Hi, I just want to introduce myself and give a little background on myself. I am fairly new to surveying, currently working as a survey technician for a PLS mostly doing boundary work. I am currently in college and hoping to sit for the CST I Exam soon. I have always had a strong interest in mapping and navigation that I think served as the foundation for my interest in surveying. My grandfather was a landscape architect at a multidisciplinary firm and ever since I was just a little kid, when he would bring me to work, I was always enamored with the surveying aspect of the business...and now here I am. For the last year I have been voraciously reading as many surveying books I can get my hands on. I am hoping to learn as much as I can and grow in the surveying field.?ÿ
P.S. - Please let me know if anyone has any recommendations on a geodetic surveying book/text, I am very interested in learning more about that type of surveying.?ÿ
Welcome, Evan! You should be bombarded with replies any time now... ????
Welcome Evan!
Welcome, Evan. Others will provide book recommendations. Here are a few geodesy related online lessons available from the NGS that will augment your learning experiences.
https://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/science_edu/online_lessons/index.shtml
Welcome! I second the NGS website for geodesy references. There's a treasure trove of resources there.
For a hardcopy book reference, I would recommend?ÿ Thomas Meyer's Introduction to Geometrical and Physical Geodesy. That was my geodesy class text in school. It's still sitting on my shelf today, and gets pulled out periodically.
Penn State's Geog862 class and it's accompanying text, GPS for Land Surveyors?ÿ
is a really good place to get started in geodetic surveying. In fact if you never went any further you would be ahead of at least 95% of all surveyors.
If you will go down to your local big cheese realtors office, and take a ride in one of their big cheese Suv's, you will learn more geodesy in a week, than you will ever use in your lifetime! (Welcome aboard!)
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This is a MUST READ for all Surveyors (and wise surveyors read it twice a year) ?????ÿ
@spmpls, thank you. These look interesting and engaging, I look forward to being able to start them.
@rover83, thanks for the recommendation. I really like being able to crack open a physical book, this one will be going on my list.
@norman-oklahoma, thank you for the information. Geog862 looks like a fantastic resource and it looks like GPS for Land Surveyors will certainly be going down on my reading list. GPS is one of those things that I use and I understand the basic concept behind but I would really like to be knowledgeable on how it truly works - hopefully that will help me use it appropriately.
@flga-2-2, I really appreciate you sharing this and I will probably read it tonight. Looking forward to learning more especially since the majority of the work I currently participate in involves boundaries.
Welcome Evan, I am also fairly new to surveying and pursuing licensure so glad to see others using this resource. I don??t have any recommendations for geodetic surveying books, however, I??ve learned so much from the videos I copied below. I??ve seen Dave Doyle??s name come up as a guest speaker for our New Jersey surveying conventions before so I??m guessing I??m not the only one who found his information extremely helpful. Just type in Dave Doyle NGS on YouTube and a few of his lectures will pop up.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VeBRfIu5jZ8
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Working through the NGS material is an excellent idea. Follow up with GPS for surveyors.
The most important afvice I have is build your reference library. Digital books are awesome, but remember you will be taking exams some day. Knowing which references you need and knowing your way around in them is critical. Watch flea bay and don't pay retail for anything.
Welcome aboard. Hope you enjoy the ride..
Welcome, friend.
@surveyordave96, thanks for sharing this, I appreciate it since I find I learn best when I draw from a variety of resource types. I found the series of videos and have watched a bit already, can't wait to dive in deeper.
@thebionicman, thank you for the advice. I am very much onboard with you, I always prefer hardcover books. Also, anyone who knows me is well aware that I almost never pay full price for books - from my growing library of surveying books to my college textbooks, they are all good used deals with many from eBay 🙂
I am currently in college and hoping to sit for the CST I Exam soon.
You are on the right path! Best of luck to you and welcome!
