IA Land Surveyor case studies
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The Iowa Land Surveyor credential is a state professional license administered through Iowa's Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing (DIAL), the umbrella agency whose site hosts the boards and commissions that regulate licensed occupations. Candidates searching for the Iowa Land Surveyor Licensing Examination should understand that this page cannot confirm any exam specification. The IA Land Surveyor case studies are 5 cases and about 2,891 words.
1Fence, Deed Line, and Boundary by Acquiescence
An Iowa surveyor is retained to prepare a boundary survey for sale of a 78-acre rural parcel in Dallas County. The seller's deed begins at a found 1-inch iron pipe at the northwest corner of Section 22 and calls thence S 89°51' E, 1,318.6 ft to a set iron pin; thence S 0°07' W, 2,640.0 ft; thence N 89°51' W, 1,318.6 ft; thence north to the point of beginning.
647 words, about 3 min2Grid Versus Ground Control for Bridge Layout
An Iowa engineering firm is laying out a replacement bridge on a county road. The project datum is NAD83(2011), Iowa State Plane North zone, and the plans are on grid.
544 words, about 3 min3Lost Quarter Corner and Proportionate Measurement
A surveyor is retracing the north line of Section 7, T80N, R25W, Iowa. The original 1855 government survey record gives the distance from the northwest section corner to the north quarter corner as 40.00 chains and the total north line as 80.00 chains.
588 words, about 3 min4Floodplain Subdivision Feasibility and Platting
An Iowa developer owns 42.3 acres zoned agricultural and requests rezoning and a 14-lot residential subdivision. The parcel has 1,240 ft of frontage on a paved county road.
543 words, about 3 min5Sealing Another Firm's Plat and Backdating
An Iowa-licensed land surveyor is asked by a longtime developer client to sign and seal a subdivision plat prepared by an unlicensed draftsman in another state. The drawing is based on a boundary survey performed two years ago by a different Iowa firm; that firm's seal has been removed from the drawing.
569 words, about 3 min