Course Goals:

There are two primary goals for this course. The first is to learn and become proficient in basic forest survey techniques including surveying fundamentals, field notes, distance and angle measurements, and leveling techniques. The second goal, which is consistent throughout all Forest Surveying and Measurement courses, is the development and application of good professional practices.

 

Course Objectives:

The course objectives are built around lecture and lab combinations. Material presented in lecture will focus on the theory of surveying measurements and the application of surveying techniques to forestry related problems. The field labs will focus on the hands-on use of equipment, proper field measurement techniques, proper field note keeping, and the application of classroom material in forest field conditions.

 

Students who successful complete this course will be able to:

 

• Understand and apply the theory of measurement errors and be able to calculate uncertainty in survey measurements.

 

• Successfully solve surveying problems of horizontal distance, vertical distance, and angular measurement.

 

• Successfully solve Survey problems of adjustments to horizontal and vertical measurements

 

• Understand the principles of map creation and projection and use maps to successfully solve problems of measurements and legal descriptions.

 

• Understand the concepts and development of the Public Land Survey System in the United States and Oregon, and use these concepts to successfully analyze and solve problems of division of public lands.

 

• Become proficient in various field survey techniques and field note-keeping.

 

• Understand the concept of survey order.