I just got all of my paperwork in to Louisiana for the State specific exam. I have a copy of the Compendium of Louisiana and Federal Laws Relating to Land Surveying and have taken and passed all of the exams in the application package. Can anyone tell me what other study material is needed and also if there are calculations needed for the test. Thanks
You should know a bit about Louisiana history and also know what Cario Datum is. Good luck.
> You should know a bit about Louisiana history and also know what Cario Datum is. Good luck.
I do believe you meant "Cairo Datum". Which is according to Mandle-Edwards Surveying means:
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This stands for Cairo Datum and was originally based on a benchmark at an Army Corps of Engineers facility in Cairo Illinois. In 1879 an elevation survey was conducted down the Mississippi River from Cairo to New Orleans. The elevation of the Cairo benchmark was arbitrarly raised to ensure there would be no negative elevations in the New Orleans area. The difference between the elevation from Cairo and the Mean Sea Level at the time was found to be 20.43 feet. The Cairo Datum currently used in the New Orleans area is just an artificial means for keeping the elevations positive, hence making mathematic calculations easier.
http://www.mandle-edwards.com/as/Definitions.html
Just my quick Google search at work...:-P
And Napoleonic Code, in divorce proceedings! I have a Cajun Friend who was telling me about it. (She was not particularly fond of it!)
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Napoleon ended feudalism!
I hate that guy. :-@
Cairo Datum
Actually, it's exactly 20.434 feet and is used as an "index" to whatever is the current National Vertical Datum. Realtors in New Orleans like its use in order to horns waggle the ignorant out-of-town buyers that have concerns about negative elevations ...
See:
DATUMS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY,
SURVEYING AND MAPPING,
March, 1979, Volume XXXIX, No. 1, pp. 49-60.
However, I would be absolutely amazed if the topic is even broached on the exam.
Hey mlove,
I took and passed both the PS and State-specific test last October. The compendium is a big help (especially at the test as it seems they draw ~1/3 of the questions from it) but don't forget about the Laws and Rules that can be found on the LAPELS site. I just had them spiral-bound together with a divider for easy access of information. I'm sure you learned this from the oral interview, but know the boundaries of the state. There is GOING to be a question on it so take 5 minutes and learn them. There weren't many calcs on the SS exam. If there is, it will be GLO/PLSS stuff with some double or single propotionment.
Also, look through this and bring it to the test - http://www.lsps.net/pdf/ORY_PORET_BKLT.pdf
It is the only place I could find much information on the Federal Land districts.
Good luck tomorrow! It's open-book, but you will be pressed for time with 70 questions so remember to just make sure you get the ones you know and don't leave any blank.