GME 381 - Adv Cadastral Surveying I

Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 2

A brief history of the United States land surveying and pertinent boundary law. Introduction to land records research. Basic boundary law principles are covered along with analysis of legal descriptions contained in deeds and other documents that transfer land title. This is a subset of the BLM CFedS material.

Prerequisites: Instructor consent, ability to perform standard surveying computations, and an understanding of boundary law