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AT61 - Survey Flashcards

Learn architectural terms relating to Survey.

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To determine the exact form, boundaries, extent, and position of a tract of land by linear and angular measurements and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry.

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SURVEY

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A survey in which curvature of the earth’s surface is ignored, and all distances and horizontal angles are assumed to be projected onto a horizontal plane.

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PLANE SURVEY

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A survey made to establish the length and bearing of boundary lines and the area of the tract bounded by these lines.

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LAND SURVEY

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A survey showing boundaries and property lines, usually made to create land units suitable for transfer of title.

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CADASTRAL SURVEY

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A system of land survey in which the course and length of each boundary line of a parcel of land are called out starting at a known reference point and working around the periphery of the plat until returning to the place of beginning.

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METES-AND-BOUNDS SURVEY

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A legal term for the boundary lines of a parcel of land as used in deeds and titles.

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BUTTS AND BOUNDS

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The property lines or boundaries of a parcel of land.

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METES AND BOUNDS

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The direction of the north pole from a given point.

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TRUE NORTH

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North as indicated by the north-seeking pole of the magnetic needle in a compass.

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MAGNETIC NORTH

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A horizontal direction expressed in degrees east or west of a true or magnetic north or south direction.

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BEARING

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The angle of horizontal deviation, measured clockwise, of a bearing from a standard direction, as from north or south.

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AZIMUTH

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A plan or map of land in a city, town, section, or subdivision, indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.

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PLAT

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A legal document describing the location, boundaries, and dimensions of a tract or parcel of land, including zoning and planning commission approvals, easements and restrictions, and for a subdivision, the dividing lines of street, blocks, and lots, and the numbering and dimensions of each lot.

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SURVEY PLAT

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Six things contained in a survey plat which is a type of legal document describes a tract or parcel of land.

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LOCATION, BOUNDARIES, DIMENSIONS, ZONING & PLANNING COMMISION APPROVALS, EASEMENTS & RESTRICTIONS, DIVIDING LINES, and NUMBERING OF LOTS

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Three levels of dividing lines shown in a survey plat specific to subdivisions.

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STREET, BLOCKS, and LOTS

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A written description of the location and boundaries of a specific parcel of land, based on a metes-and-bounds survey or a rectangular system of survey, or made with reference to a recorded plat.

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION

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A sequence of interesting surveyed lines whose lengths and angles of intersection are recorded graphically on a map and as a data in a table.

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TRAVERSE

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The starting point for a metes-and-bounds survey.

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PLACE OF BEGINNING

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The compass direction from one reference point to the next for each leg of a metes-and-bounds survey, stated in degrees, minutes, and seconds as an angular deviation east or west of due north or south.

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COURSE

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A system of land survey based on a modified grid of north-south principal meridians and east-west baselines.

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GOVERNMENT SYSTEM or RECTANGULAR SYSTEM

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In the rectangular system of survey, a north-south reference line established at a substantial landmark for a large area of land.

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PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN

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In the rectangular system of survey, a north-south reference line located between correction lines at 24-mile intervals to the east and west of principal meridians.

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GUIDE MERIDIAN

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The principal east-west reference line for an area in the rectangular system of survey.

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BASELINE

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An east-west reference line located at 24-mile intervals to the north and south of a baseline in the rectangular system of survey, established to correct for the convergence of meridians and equalize east-west distances.

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CORRECTION LINE

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In the rectangular system of survey, a north-south reference line located at 6-mile intervals between guide meridians.

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RANGE LINE

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One of a series of divisions numbered east or west from a guide meridian in the rectangular system of survey and consisting of a row of townships that are numbered north or south from a baseline.

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RANGE

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A unit of land area in the rectangular system of survey, approximately 93.2 square kilometers (or 6 square miles) containing 36 sections.

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TOWNSHIP

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One of the 36 numbered subdivisions of a township, each approximately 2.59 square kilometers (or 1 square mile or 640 acres) and further subdivided into halves, quarters, and quarter quarters.

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SECTION

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A method for determining the relative positions of three or more points by treating these points as vertices of a triangle or triangles of which the sides and angles can be measured.

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TRILATERATION

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A trigonometric method for determining the position of a point by taking bearings from the end points of a baseline of known or measurable length.

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TRIANGULATION

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A line of known length and position from which points or other lines may be established, such as a corner of a building structure or a property line.

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BASELINE

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A device for determining true horizontal or vertical directions by the centering of a bubble in a slightly bowed glass tube filled with alcohol or ether.

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LEVEL or SPIRIT LEVEL

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A level, such as that defined by a surface of mercury.

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ARTIFICIAL HORIZON

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A surveying instrument, such as a theodolite, having a telescope that can be reversed by turning in a vertical plane, used for measuring horizontal and sometimes vertical angles.

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TRANSIT

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A precision instrument having a telescopic sight for establishing horizontal and sometimes vertical angles.

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THEODOLITE

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The entire upper part of a transit or theodolite, including the telescope, its supports, spirit level, horizontal circle, leveling devices, and the spindle.

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ALIDADE

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A circular plate, graduated in degrees, minutes, and seconds, and fixed to the base of a transit for measuring horizontal angles.

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HORIZONTAL CIRCLE

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A device for centering a transit or theodolite over a reference point, used in place of a plumb bob in a strong wind.

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OPTICAL PLUMMET

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A method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two horizontal cross hairs mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument.

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STADIA

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A red and white disk on a leveling rod that facilitates the sighting and reading of the rod.

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TARGET

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A straight pole or bar, conspicuously marked with graduations, and used in measuring the vertical distance between a point on the ground and the line of sight of a surveyor’s level.

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ROD, LEVELING ROD, or STADIA ROD

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A distance-measuring device consisting of 100 metal links of equal length.

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CHAIN

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A distance-measuring device consisting of 100 metal links and a total length of 20 meters (or 66 feet).

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GUNTER’S CHAIN or SURVEYOR’S CHAIN

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A distance-measuring device consisting of 100 metal links and a total length of 30 meters (or 100 feet).

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ENGINEER’S CHAIN

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A procedure for determining the difference in elevation between two points by means of a level or transit and a rod.

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LEVELING or DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING

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The vertical distance above or below a datum.

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ELEVATION

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The elevation of a certain point relative to a specified datum.

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SPOT ELEVATION

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A vertical section of the ground surface taken parallel to a survey line.

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PROFILE

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Any level surface, line, or point used as a reference from which elevations are measured.

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DATUM

50
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A point temporarily located and marked in order to establish the elevation or position of a surveying instrument at a new station.

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TURNING POINT

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A precisely located reference point over which a surveying instrument is centered. Also called set-up.

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STATION or INSTRUMENT STATION

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A precisely located reference point over which a surveying instrument is centered. Also called station or instrument station.

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SET-UP

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A marked point of known or assumed elevation, usually on a permanent object, from which other elevations may be established.

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BENCH MARK

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