SRV 110 - Survey Drafting

1. Demonstrate knowledge of mapping and basic drafting standards
   1. Discuss Maps in general, types of maps, map requirements, and Cartography
   2. Demonstrate basic drafting techniques in weights and types of lines
2. Review Surveying Fundamentals
   1. Discuss the shape and size of the Earth
   2. Illustrate types of surveys
   3. Demonstrate a measurement of distance
   4. Demonstrate elevation measurements
   5. Define traversing and demonstrate plotting a traverse
   6. Discuss Global Positioning System
3. Demonstrate the procedure of location and direction
   1. Apply surveying techniques to calculate location and direction
   2. Compute location and direction on a quadrangle map
   3. Discuss map geometry and plot property using latitudes and longitudes
4. Identify mapping scales
   1. Examine the numerical scale, graphical scale, verbal scale, scale conversion, engineer’s scale, metric scales, and CAD scales
   2. Identify Mapping symbols by types of symbols, special techniques, and drawing mapping symbols with CAD
5. Assemble legal descriptions and plot plans by metes and bounds, lot and block, and the rectangular system
   1. Draw plot plans
   2. Discuss methods of sewage disposal
6. Draw contour lines
   1. Distinguish contour line characteristics and types of contour lines
   2. Plot contour lines from field notes manually and with a CAD system
   3. Enlarge contour maps manually and digitizing contour maps with a CAD system
7. Create Profiles utilizing contour map
   1. Review profile leveling
   2. Draw plans and profile drawings manually and with CAD 
8. Examine highway layout
   1. Draw plan layout manually and with a CAD system
   2. Layout profile drawings manually and with a CAD system
9. Calculate earthwork
   1. Determine highway cut-and-fill manually and with a CAD system
   2. Draw cross sections manually and with a CAD system.
   3. Determine site plan cut-and-fill manually and with a CAD system
10. Discuss introductory Geographic Information System (GIS) concepts, components, data formats, and relate them to GIS applications in the survey field