Recommended Reading Material

RECOMMENDED READING FOR VARIOUS CLASSES

In addition to providing an industry-wide classification for the surveying industry, advancement through the various levels of classification should be augmented with educational programs including classes and industry related seminars. The following books are recommended as an accompaniment to work related activities and educational programs.

CLASS 1 – APPRENTICE SURVEYOR

The Making of a Land Surveyor, Michael Schmitz (1982)
Trigonometry, Robert E. Moyer, Frank Ayres (1990)
Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms, ACSM (2005)
Lay of the Land, Michael Pallamary (2003)

CLASS 2 – INSTRUMENT OPERATOR

Geodesy: An Introduction, Torge (1991)
Basic Surveying Computations, Edward Zimmerman (1991)
Fundamentals of Measurement Theory and Analysis, R. B. Buckner
Errors in Practical Measurement in Surveying, Engineering and Technology, B. Austin Barry (1978)
Elementary Surveying, Paul R. Wolf, Russell C. Brinker (1989)

CLASS 3A AND 4A - BOUNDARY CREW CHIEF

Water Boundaries, George Cole (1997)
Surveying Handbook, Russell Brinker, Roy Minnick Editor, (1995)
Advanced Land Descriptions, Roy Minnick, Paul Cuomo and Michael Pallamary (1995)
Laws for the California Surveyor, Roy Minnick
Legal Research and Writing, Gilbert Honigsberg (1995)
Boundary Control and Legal Principles Robillard, Walter G., Wilson Donald A., Brown, Curtis (2004)
Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location 5th ed. Robillard, Walter G., Wilson Donald A., Brown, Curtis (2006)
Water Boundaries: Demystifying Land Boundaries Adjacent to Tidal or Navigable Waters, Bruce Flushman (2002)
Interpreting Land Records, Donald A. Wilson Donald A (2006)
Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the Public Lands, Bureau of Land Management (1973)
4567 Review Questions for Surveyors, Russell Brinker (1989)
Lay of the Land, Michael Pallamary (2003)

CLASS 3B AND 4B - CONSTRUCTION CREW CHIEF

Construction Surveying and Layout, Wesley G. Crawford (1994)
Noteforms for Surveying Measurements, Brinker, Barry & Minnick (1981)
Surveying Handbook, Russell Brinker, Roy Minnick Editor (1995)
4567 Review Questions for Surveyors, Russell Brinker (1989)
Surveying with Construction Applications, Barry S. Kavanagh (1997)

CLASS 3C AND 4C - GEODETIC CREW CHIEF

Surveying Handbook, Russell Brinker, Roy Minnick Editor (1995)
GPS Satellite Surveying, Alfred Leick (1994)
4567 Review Questions for Surveyors, Russell Brinker (1989)
Remote Sending and GIS Accuracy Assessment, Ross S. Lunette, John G. Lyon
GIS: A Computing Perspective, Michael Worboys, Matt Duckham

CLASS 3D AND 4D - TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY CREW CHIEF

Surveying Handbook, Russell Brinker, Roy Minnick Editor (1995)
Elements of Photogrammetry, Paul Wolf (2000)
Errors in Practical Measurement in Surveying, Engineering and Technology, B. Austin Barry (1978)
4567 Review Questions for Surveyors, Russell Brinker (1989)

CLASS 3E AND 4E - SURVEY ANALYST

Adjustment Computations Practical Least Squares for Surveyors, Paul Wolf (1997)
Surveying Handbook, Russell Brinker, Roy Minnick, Editor (1995)
Surveying Theory and Practice, Davis, Foote, Anderson & Mikhail, 7th edition
Errors in Practical Measurement in Surveying, Engineering and Technology, B. Austin Barry (1978)
4567 Review Questions for Surveyors, Russell Brinker (1989)

CLASS 5 – LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR

Surveying the Courtroom – A Land Expert’s Guide to Evidence and Civil Procedure, John Briscoe (1999)
Easements and Reversion, Donald A. Wilson (1991)
Legal Research, Writing, & Analysis, Peter Jan Honigsberg (1995)
Ethics for the Professional Land Surveyor, Dennis J. Mouland (1996)
Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th edition