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  • SURV 2310: Surveying US Public Lands

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): EGDT 1400, MATH 1060 or EGDT 1600 and 1610 or appropriate math placement score, Completed and Approved Matriculation into any Surveying and Mapping degree program.. Studies U.S. Public Land Survey System (PLSS) as described in the current official Department of the Interior-Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Manual of Instructions for Surveying Public Lands with emphasis on federal, state, and other applicable laws, evidence, resurveys, and subdivision of sections. Covers a detailed study of general and special instructions, irregularities in subdivisions, lost and obliterated corners, single and double proportion methods, monumentation, riparian boundary laws and rights, hiatuses, mineral surveys, and official survey documents. Introduces Spanish and Mexican land grants, as well as state and national boundaries.. Lab access fee of $45 for computers applies.
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  • SURV 2320: Property Descriptions and Public Land Records

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1005) and EGDT 1400, Completed and Approved Matriculation into any Surveying and Mapping degree program.. Involves analysis, interpretation, and writing of legal descriptions with proper form, controlling elements, metes-and-bounds, sectionalized land descriptions, easements, and rights-of-way. Discusses different types of descriptions, junior-senior rights in descriptions, latent & patent ambiguities, basis of bearing and interpretation, easements, and reversions. Applies practical exercises and case studies. Studies the responsibilities of the professional land surveyor regarding due diligence in searching public land records and performing applicable legal research. Examines public records and recording laws. Emphasizes title search to patent and includes zoning laws relating to land. Involves tour(s) of local record systems and/or public offices.Lab access fee of $45 for equipment applies.
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  • SURV 2350: Ethics and Liabilities for Surveyors

    2.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Completed and Approved Matriculation into any Surveying and Mapping degree program. Teaches the code of ethics adopted by the Utah Council of Land Surveyors (UCLS). Explains meaning and attributes of professionalism along with the ethical, moral, and social responsibilities of professional surveyors. Includes model law standards, professional liability cases, and professional client relationships. Involves lecture, readings, case studies, and other media.
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  • SURV 2350: Ethics and Liabilities for Surveyors

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Teaches the code of ethics adopted by the Utah Council of Land Surveyors (UCLS). Explains meaning and attributes of professionalism along with the ethical, moral, and social responsibilities of professional surveyors. Includes model law standards, professional liability cases, and professional client relationships. Involves lecture, readings, case studies, and other media.
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  • SURV 2500: The Business of Surveying

    2.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Develops a practical business plan including policies and procedures associated with a typical professional surveying firm in the private sector. Reviews and applies a myriad management principles and functions including: operations, financial, marketing, human resource, project, and risk management. Explores business concepts specific to professional surveying services; pricing, fees, bidding, proposals, contracts, and professional liabilities. Involves developing a business plan for a professional surveying firm.
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  • SURV 2700: Fundamentals of Surveying Exam Prep II

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SURV 1700 and SURV 2240. Teaches knowledge areas of surveying, including computations, data collection, boundary law, mapping, and professional practice. Discusses ethical responsibilities and legal principles as they relate to the practice of surveying. Explores more advanced FS-style exam questions including full-length mock exams to build confidence and improve exam readiness.
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  • SURV 3010: Measurement Analysis and Adjustments

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): EGDT 1040, SURV 2100, EGDT 1610 or MATH 1060 or Equivalent, University Advanced Standing, Completed and Approved Matriculation into any Surveying and Mapping degree program.. Examines observation theory, and observational error analysis. Discusses the theory of measurement errors, principles of error propagation, variance and covariance, and the theory of the least squares method. Studies variances and co-variances of observed, derived, and adjusted quantities; regression analysis, and polynomial curve fitting. Involves systems of linear equations, linearization, and iteration of nonlinear equations; adjustment validation using hypothesis testing; modeling of surveying problems using different techniques of least squares and also presents several methods used to fit survey data to mathematical and survey models.. Software fee of $18 applies.. Lab access fee of $45 for computers applies.
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  • SURV 3030: Land Development Planning-Platting-Mapping

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): EGDT 1040, SURV 2100, University Advanced Standing, Completed and Approved Matriculation into any Surveying and Mapping degree program.. Discusses land use planning techniques for residential and commercial developments. Studies subdivisions, industrial parks, and commercial complexes along with the associated governmental regulations, codes, rules, and approval processes and procedures. Requires a mock public presentation on course projects. Uses current surveying/engineering software to develop and plot drawings including; subdivision plats, records of survey, ALTA surveys, topographic site surveys, and other maps.. Software fee of $58 applies.. Lab access fee of $45 for computers applies.
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  • SURV 3210: Advanced Photogrammetry

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): EGDT 1400, SURV 1220, MATH 1060, or (EGDT 1600 and 1610), or appropriate math placement score, and University Advanced Standing, Completed and Approved Matriculation into any Surveying and Mapping degree program.. Examines principals of photogrammetry as applied to surveying and mapping. Analyzes geometry of vertical and aerial photographs, stereoscopic parallax, geometry of tilted photographs, and stereoplotter mapping. Discusses close-range photographic analysis, planimetric and topographic maps, flight planning, digital photogrammetry, aerial cameras and camera calibration. Involves the theory and techniques of photo orientation, digital imagery, and aerial triangulation.. Software fee of $60 applies.. Lab access fee of $45 for computers applies.
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  • SURV 3220: Control Surveys

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SURV 1030, SURV 2100, SURV 3010, University Advanced Standing, Completed and Approved Matriculation into any Surveying and Mapping degree program.. Applies principles and theories presented in prerequisite courses and moves the student to an advanced applications level. Studies the establishment of control surveys and survey networks. Reviews compass rule adjustment computation, matrix methods and least squares adjustment methods, random and systemic errors in measuring, and error propagation. Offers field applications of Radial and GPS surveying systems: static, kinematic and RTK procedures, data collection, post processing coordinate transformation, creation, and report generation. Teaches practical applications of network adjustment, control surveys, triangulation, and precision traverses with precise elevation control. Requires demonstration of field skills and techniques.. Lab access fee of $45 for computers applies.Course fee of $35 for materials applies.
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