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surveying
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAMERIT BADGE SERIESSurveying
Requirements1. Show that you know first aid for the types of injuries thatcould occur while surveying, including cuts, scratches,snakebite, insect stings, tick bites, heat and cold reactions,and dehydration. Explain to your counselor why a surveyorshould be able to identify the poisonous plants andpoisonous animals that are found in your area.2. Find and mark the corners of a five-sided lot that has beenlaid out by your counselor to fit the land available. Set aninstrument over each of the corners and record the angleturned between each line and the distance measuredbetween each corner. With the assistance of the counselor,compute the error of closure from the recorded notes. Theerror of closure must not be more than 5 feet. From thecorners, take compass readings or turn angles to trees,shrubs, and rocks, and measure to them. All measurementsshould be made using instruments, methods, and accuraciesconsistent with current technology.3. From the field notes gathered for requirement 2, draw toscale a map of your survey. Submit a neatly drawn copy.4. Write a metes and bounds description for the five-sided lotin requirement 2.5. Use one of the corner markers from requirement 2 as abenchmark with an assumed elevation of 100 feet. Usinga level and rod, determine the elevation of the other fourcorner markers.35956ISBN 978-0-8395-3327-6 2004 Boy Scouts of America2010 PrintingBANG/Brainerd, MN8-2010/060789
6. Get a copy of the deed to your property, or a piece ofproperty assigned by your counselor, from the localcourthouse or title agency.7. Tell what GPS is; discuss with your counselor theimportance of GPS and how it is changing the fieldof surveying.8. Discuss the importance of surveying with a licensedsurveyor. Also discuss the various types of surveying andmapping, and applications of surveying technology toother fields. Discuss career opportunities in surveyingand related fields. Discuss the qualifications andpreparation for such a career.surveying 3
.Surveying ResourcesSurveying ResourcesScouting LiteratureArchitecture, Computers, Drafting,Engineering, Landscape Architecture,and Orienteering merit badge pamphlets.Visit the Boy Scouts of America’sofficial retail Web site at http://www.scoutstuff.org for a complete listing of all merit badgepamphlets and other helpfulScouting materials and supplies.This merit badge pamphlet touchesonly briefly on a very complex subject.Most of the details of instruments andmethods are left to your merit badgecounselor. If you have further interest insurveying, ask your counselor to helpyou learn more about it or to refer youto books that match your interest andbackground in mathematics.Surveying changes so rapidly thatmost books soon become obsolete. Ifyou borrow a surveying book from alibrary, check the date of publication.If the book is more than a few yearsold, portions of it probably are obsolete.After your counselor, other sources ofinformation include your local or statelibrary, college or university departmentof surveying or civil engineering, a localprofessional surveyor, a technical orcollege bookstore, or the ACSM.American Congress onSurveying and Mapping6 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 403Gaithersburg, MD 20879Telephone: 240-632-9716Web site: http://www.acsm.netNational Society ofProfessional Surveyors6 Montgomery Village Ave., Suite 403Gaithersburg, MD 20879Telephone: 240-632-9716Web site: http://www.nspsmo.orgTopozone.com73 Princeton St., Suite 305North Chelmsford, MA 01863Web site: http://www.topozone.comU.S. Geological SurveyUSGS National Center12201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, VA 20192Telephone: 703-648-4000Web site: http://www.usgs.govsurveying 63
surveying 3 6. Get a copy of the deed to your property, or a piece of property assigned by your counselor, from the local courthouse or title agency. 7. Tell what GPS is; discuss with your counselor the importance of GPS and how it is changing the field of surveying. 8. Discuss the importance of surveying with a licensed surveyor.
