As the United States started expanding west, it became apparent that a system was needed to be put in place to provide an organized way for the Government to map and sell land. The Rectangular Survey System was first proposed and enacted through the Land Ordinance of 1785. As time has passed, many of the corners set by the original surveyors have been lost. This course will give the surveyor an insight to the history of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and how it was established. Along with the history, the course will discuss the layout of the PLSS system and the instructions used by the original surveyors. Information on original notes, and where to find them, will be provided as these notes will be critical during the retracement and remonumentation the a PLSS survey. Field methods that will be used to retrace and remonument PLSS corners will be discussed, along with how this field data will be used to remonument a corner.

 

Some other items the course will cover are:

-Obliterated Corners

-Lost Corners

-Meander Corners and how and why they were set

-Omitted Lands and how they are handled

-Closing Corners and how and why they were set

-How corners should be marked when setting new monuments

 

When completed, the surveyor should have a good understanding of what tasks will need to be completed and where to find information to successfully complete a PLSS retracement and remonumentation project.

As the United States started expanding west, it became apparent that a system was needed to be put in place to provide an organized way for the Government to map and sell land. The Rectangular Survey System was first proposed and enacted through the Land Ordinance of 1785. As time has passed, many of the corners set by the original surveyors have been lost. This course will give the surveyor an insight to the history of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and how it was established. Along with the history, the course will discuss the layout of the PLSS system and the instructions used by the original surveyors. Information on original notes, and where to find them, will be provided as these notes will be critical during the retracement and remonumentation the a PLSS survey. Field methods that will be used to retrace and remonument PLSS corners will be discussed, along with how this field data will be used to remonument a corner.

 

Some other items the course will cover are:

-Obliterated Corners

-Lost Corners

-Meander Corners and how and why they were set

-Omitted Lands and how they are handled

-Closing Corners and how and why they were set

-How corners should be marked when setting new monuments

 

When completed, the surveyor should have a good understanding of what tasks will need to be completed and where to find information to successfully complete a PLSS retracement and remonumentation project.