OVERVIEW OF SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY

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This course will introduce the student to the various methods and applications of land surveying to the real estate, construction, and land development industries. Students will also be introduced to the various technologies employed by Professional Land Surveyors in accomplishing their work including differential leveling, electronic distance measurement (EDM), electronic data collection, computer-aided design (CAD), the global positioning system (GPS) and geographical and land information systems (GIS/LIS). Prerequisite: ENGL1050 or ENGL1100 (3 credits)