MS Land Surveyor case studies
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The Mississippi Professional Surveyor (PLS) credential is issued by the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, a state agency established by the legislature in 1928. Its stated mission is to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare through a complete licensure process that confirms each Professional Surveyor is properly qualified to practice in Mississippi. The MS Land Surveyor case studies are 5 cases and about 4,191 words.
1The Hog Pen Fence: Occupation Line Versus Plat Line
Ruth Aldridge bought Lot 14, Block 3, Meadowlark Subdivision (0.92 acre per the 1948 plat) in 2019. Her deed conveys by lot and block only.
816 words, about 4 min2A Traverse That Closes Too Well in One Direction
You are surveying a four-sided lot with a 7-second total station and an EDM whose prism constant you believe is set correctly. The field data close as follows: perimeter 1,624.97 ft; angular misclosure +0 degrees 00 minutes 16 seconds over four angles; linear misclosure 0.21 ft, composed of 0.14 ft in northing and 0.16 ft in easterly, i.e.
784 words, about 4 min3The Wrong Plat Book, the Absent Strip, and the Affidavit of Correction
Your research on a tract described as 'Lot 7, Block 2, Sunset Hills Subdivision, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 14, Chancery Clerk's Office' produces four findings. First, Plat Book 6, Page 14 is a 1971 replat of a different subdivision three miles away.
913 words, about 5 min4Grid Coordinates, Ground Distances, and a Rotation You Cannot Skip
You are laying out a 22-lot residential plat in the Mississippi East state plane zone. Your control was observed by network RTK and reduced to the grid using a combined factor of 0.999872.
805 words, about 4 min5The Friday Closing, the Carport, and the Cousin Next Door
A developer's agent hires you on Tuesday to survey Lot 9 for a Friday closing. Field work shows the neighbor's carport roof projecting 1.1 ft over the lot line and the neighbor's septic field lines crossing the rear 15 ft of Lot 9; there is no recorded easement.
873 words, about 4 min