MO Land Surveyor case studies
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The Missouri Professional Land Surveyor credential is a state-issued license administered through the Missouri Division of Professional Registration, which oversees architects, engineers, and land surveyors. It is intended for surveyors who perform or take responsibility for boundary, cadastral, geodetic, and construction surveying work in Missouri, and who must demonstrate competence before offering services to the public. The MO Land Surveyor case studies are 5 cases and about 2,779 words.
1The Stone, the Pin, and the Fence
An Ozark County landowner asks you to retrace the east half of a quarter-quarter section before selling it. The 1874 GLO plat calls for a limestone at the quarter corner, 18 by 12 by 6 inches, with a bearing tree 14 inches in diameter, oak, north 62 degrees east 21 links.
696 words, about 3 min2The Lender's One-Page Certificate
A real estate broker sends you a one-page form for a 0.4-acre lot in a 1974 subdivision. The lender wants a 'mortgage survey' certificate stating that the house and garage are within the lot lines.
579 words, about 3 min3Grid, Ground, and the Contractor's File
A contractor is staking a 2,640-ft sanitary sewer extension in the Missouri State Plane East Zone, NAD83(2011), U.S. You computed coordinates by OPUS and delivered a point file.
556 words, about 3 min4The Prism Constant and the Wooded Traverse
You are running a closed traverse around a 12-acre wooded parcel in the Missouri Ozarks. There are six setups with a total station rated at 1-inch accuracy and a 360-degree prism.
505 words, about 3 min5Splitting the Forty in the Fifth Principal Meridian
A client owns the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 14, T45N, R12W, Fifth Principal Meridian, containing 40.00 acres by deed. He wants to split it into two 20-acre tracts, each with frontage on the 30-ft county road along the south line.
443 words, about 2 min