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Land Surveyor in Training

Optional in-training certificate; valid indefinitely, with no renewal fees. Passing FS does not by itself authorize independent practice.

Licensing authority: Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors · Application information

LSIT certificate — engineering degree and 12 core hours
Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
Application
Submit the online LSIT application and arrange an official transcript showing graduation sent directly by the school to the Board or NCEES.
Certificate validity
The certificate is valid indefinitely, with no renewal fees; independent practice requires the PLS license.
Core curriculum
201 KAR 18:092 requires at least twelve hours in at least three of Principles of Surveying; Professional Ethics and Conduct; surveying Computer Graphics; GIS; Route Surveying; Land Boundary Location; and Boundary Law. For the twenty-four-hour option, the remainder comes from the other subjects listed in Section 1(2). Core hours may be part of the degree or additional to it.
Education
Graduation from an EAC/ABET-accredited civil, mining or agricultural engineering program of at least four years, or an engineering program the Board deems equivalent, plus twelve semester credit hours of surveying core curriculum.
Examination eligibility
201 KAR 18:030 defines the final year at 105 semester credits. The Board permits FS registration after the stated education, in senior standing with at least twelve core hours, or with previous written Board approval; certificate issuance instructions require graduation.
Passing score
Pass the NCEES FS examination before applying for the optional certificate.
LSIT certificate — other four year degree and 24 core hours
Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
Application
Submit the online LSIT application and arrange an official transcript showing graduation sent directly by the school to the Board or NCEES.
Certificate validity
The certificate is valid indefinitely, with no renewal fees; independent practice requires the PLS license.
Core curriculum
201 KAR 18:092 requires at least twelve hours in at least three of Principles of Surveying; Professional Ethics and Conduct; surveying Computer Graphics; GIS; Route Surveying; Land Boundary Location; and Boundary Law. For the twenty-four-hour option, the remainder comes from the other subjects listed in Section 1(2). Core hours may be part of the degree or additional to it.
Education
Graduation from a program of at least four years in another major at a college or university of recognized standing, plus twenty-four semester credit hours of surveying core curriculum.
Examination eligibility
201 KAR 18:030 defines the final year at 105 semester credits. The Board permits FS registration after the stated education, in senior standing with at least twelve core hours, or with previous written Board approval; certificate issuance instructions require graduation.
Passing score
Pass the NCEES FS examination before applying for the optional certificate.
LSIT certificate — Board approved surveying degree
Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
Application
Submit the online LSIT application and arrange an official transcript showing graduation sent directly by the school to the Board or NCEES.
Certificate validity
The certificate is valid indefinitely, with no renewal fees; independent practice requires the PLS license.
Education
Graduation from a Board-approved surveying program of at least four years.
Examination eligibility
201 KAR 18:030 defines the final year at 105 semester credits. The Board permits FS registration after the stated education, in senior standing with at least twelve core hours, or with previous written Board approval; certificate issuance instructions require graduation.
Passing score
Pass the NCEES FS examination before applying for the optional certificate.

Professional Land Surveyor

Individual license authorizing the practice of professional land surveying. Initial issuance, endorsement, renewal and restoration are separately researched.

Licensing authority: Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors · Application information

Initial licensure by examination — engineering degree and 12 core hours
Application and record
Apply after meeting education, FS, PS and experience requirements. Submit the Board online application and have NCEES transmit a complete, current Record; Kentucky charges no initial application fee. The Board directs persons already licensed elsewhere to endorsement.
Character and reputation
KRS 322.050 requires good character and reputation and competent communication in English.
Core curriculum
201 KAR 18:092 requires at least twelve hours in at least three of Principles of Surveying; Professional Ethics and Conduct; surveying Computer Graphics; GIS; Route Surveying; Land Boundary Location; and Boundary Law. For the twenty-four-hour option, the remainder comes from the other subjects listed in Section 1(2). Core hours may be part of the degree or additional to it.
Education
Graduation from an EAC/ABET-accredited civil, mining or agricultural engineering program of at least four years, or an engineering program the Board deems equivalent, plus twelve semester credit hours of surveying core curriculum.
Experience content
Experience must be complete when applying, progressive in responsibility, directly supervised by a practicing PLS, and include property conveyance, boundary determination and boundary fieldwork. Construction surveying credit is capped at one year; a Board-approved surveying master's degree provides one year; pre-education experience is capped at two years; teaching surveying is capped at two years. Illegal practice does not qualify; qualifying military experience may count.
Experience duration
At least four years of progressive surveying experience under direct supervision of a practicing PLS.
Ineligibility
KRS 322.050 excludes a felony within ten years involving violence, sexual misconduct, fraud or deceit; conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public; or adjudication of mental disability by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Lsit certificate
KRS 322.045 designates a person passing FS as a land surveyor in training. The Board says a separately issued LSIT certificate is optional.
Overlapping experience
Under 201 KAR 18:072 Section 3, qualifying overlapping engineering and surveying experience may count toward both professions, capped at one year.
Post graduation experience
201 KAR 18:072 Section 2(10), effective June 30, 2026, states: "A minimum of two (2) years of qualifying work experience shall be completed by the applicant after graduation from a program of four (4) years or more from a college or university and completion of the twenty-four (24) semester credit hour core curriculum." Master's-degree and teaching credits do not satisfy that two-year work requirement. The Board's initial-license page summarizes this as at least two years following graduation; its engineering-degree option lists twelve core hours, as does KRS 322.045(1)(c)3.
References
KRS 322.070 requires at least five references, including at least three appropriate licensed professionals with personal knowledge of the applicant's surveying experience.
Repeat examinations
After three or more failures of the same examination, submit a new application and evidence of additional examination-review, college or continuing-education coursework satisfactory to the Board.
State law certification
After approval, return the signed certification page accompanying selected Kentucky statutes and regulations before the Board issues the license.
Late renewal within one year
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fee
Use the Board online renewal system; ordinary PLS renewal fee is $150.
Cpd
Earn at least sixteen PDH in the two-calendar-year reporting period, including a preapproved four-PDH standards-of-practice, professional-ethics and code-of-conduct course once every four years; up to eight excess PDH may carry forward. Certify compliance on renewal and retain supporting records.
Exemptions and extensions
201 KAR 18:192 Section 5 exempts the calendar year of initial licensure (eight PDH if initially licensed in the first reporting year), active-duty years, and inactive/retired licensees. Documented illness, disability or other extenuating circumstances may support an extension requested during the calendar year.
Existing license
Hold a Kentucky PLS license. Renewal is biennial, due June 30 of the expiration year.
Late renewal
Renew after expiration but within one year; add ten percent of the renewal fee for each month or fraction of a month delayed. A license is not authority to practice while expired. More than one year requires reinstatement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal during or credited for active duty military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fee
Use the Board online renewal system; ordinary PLS renewal fee is $150.
Cpd
Earn at least sixteen PDH in the two-calendar-year reporting period, including a preapproved four-PDH standards-of-practice, professional-ethics and code-of-conduct course once every four years; up to eight excess PDH may carry forward. Certify compliance on renewal and retain supporting records.
Exemptions and extensions
201 KAR 18:192 Section 5 exempts the calendar year of initial licensure (eight PDH if initially licensed in the first reporting year), active-duty years, and inactive/retired licensees. Documented illness, disability or other extenuating circumstances may support an extension requested during the calendar year.
Existing license
Hold a Kentucky PLS license. Renewal is biennial, due June 30 of the expiration year.
Military service
For active-duty service in the US Armed Forces, no renewal fees or CPD are required for active-duty years. Send the Board documentation of active duty instead of the ordinary renewal process. For previously paid active-duty years, KRS 322.160(4) permits equivalent free renewal on submission of discharge documentation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal for spouse of an active duty member assigned to Kentucky
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fee
Use the Board online renewal system; ordinary PLS renewal fee is $150.
Cpd
Earn at least sixteen PDH in the two-calendar-year reporting period, including a preapproved four-PDH standards-of-practice, professional-ethics and code-of-conduct course once every four years; up to eight excess PDH may carry forward. Certify compliance on renewal and retain supporting records.
Exemptions and extensions
201 KAR 18:192 Section 5 exempts the calendar year of initial licensure (eight PDH if initially licensed in the first reporting year), active-duty years, and inactive/retired licensees. Documented illness, disability or other extenuating circumstances may support an extension requested during the calendar year.
Existing license
Hold a Kentucky PLS license. Renewal is biennial, due June 30 of the expiration year.
Military spouse
Hold a current, active license and be married to an active-duty Armed Forces member assigned to Kentucky. Supply marriage proof, current duty orders and satisfactory answers to the standard emailed renewal questions before June 30; the renewal fee is waived.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination — other four year degree and 24 core hours
Application and record
Apply after meeting education, FS, PS and experience requirements. Submit the Board online application and have NCEES transmit a complete, current Record; Kentucky charges no initial application fee. The Board directs persons already licensed elsewhere to endorsement.
Character and reputation
KRS 322.050 requires good character and reputation and competent communication in English.
Core curriculum
201 KAR 18:092 requires at least twelve hours in at least three of Principles of Surveying; Professional Ethics and Conduct; surveying Computer Graphics; GIS; Route Surveying; Land Boundary Location; and Boundary Law. For the twenty-four-hour option, the remainder comes from the other subjects listed in Section 1(2). Core hours may be part of the degree or additional to it.
Education
Graduation from a program of at least four years in another major at a college or university of recognized standing, plus twenty-four semester credit hours of surveying core curriculum.
Experience content
Experience must be complete when applying, progressive in responsibility, directly supervised by a practicing PLS, and include property conveyance, boundary determination and boundary fieldwork. Construction surveying credit is capped at one year; a Board-approved surveying master's degree provides one year; pre-education experience is capped at two years; teaching surveying is capped at two years. Illegal practice does not qualify; qualifying military experience may count.
Experience duration
At least four years of progressive surveying experience under direct supervision of a practicing PLS.
Ineligibility
KRS 322.050 excludes a felony within ten years involving violence, sexual misconduct, fraud or deceit; conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public; or adjudication of mental disability by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Lsit certificate
KRS 322.045 designates a person passing FS as a land surveyor in training. The Board says a separately issued LSIT certificate is optional.
Overlapping experience
Under 201 KAR 18:072 Section 3, qualifying overlapping engineering and surveying experience may count toward both professions, capped at one year.
Post graduation experience
201 KAR 18:072 Section 2(10), effective June 30, 2026, states: "A minimum of two (2) years of qualifying work experience shall be completed by the applicant after graduation from a program of four (4) years or more from a college or university and completion of the twenty-four (24) semester credit hour core curriculum." Master's-degree and teaching credits do not satisfy that two-year work requirement. The Board's initial-license page summarizes this as at least two years following graduation; its engineering-degree option lists twelve core hours, as does KRS 322.045(1)(c)3.
References
KRS 322.070 requires at least five references, including at least three appropriate licensed professionals with personal knowledge of the applicant's surveying experience.
Repeat examinations
After three or more failures of the same examination, submit a new application and evidence of additional examination-review, college or continuing-education coursework satisfactory to the Board.
State law certification
After approval, return the signed certification page accompanying selected Kentucky statutes and regulations before the Board issues the license.
Ordinary biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fee
Use the Board online renewal system; ordinary PLS renewal fee is $150.
Cpd
Earn at least sixteen PDH in the two-calendar-year reporting period, including a preapproved four-PDH standards-of-practice, professional-ethics and code-of-conduct course once every four years; up to eight excess PDH may carry forward. Certify compliance on renewal and retain supporting records.
Exemptions and extensions
201 KAR 18:192 Section 5 exempts the calendar year of initial licensure (eight PDH if initially licensed in the first reporting year), active-duty years, and inactive/retired licensees. Documented illness, disability or other extenuating circumstances may support an extension requested during the calendar year.
Existing license
Hold a Kentucky PLS license. Renewal is biennial, due June 30 of the expiration year.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure by examination — Board approved surveying degree
Application and record
Apply after meeting education, FS, PS and experience requirements. Submit the Board online application and have NCEES transmit a complete, current Record; Kentucky charges no initial application fee. The Board directs persons already licensed elsewhere to endorsement.
Character and reputation
KRS 322.050 requires good character and reputation and competent communication in English.
Education
Graduation from a Board-approved surveying program of at least four years.
Experience content
Experience must be complete when applying, progressive in responsibility, directly supervised by a practicing PLS, and include property conveyance, boundary determination and boundary fieldwork. Construction surveying credit is capped at one year; a Board-approved surveying master's degree provides one year; pre-education experience is capped at two years; teaching surveying is capped at two years. Illegal practice does not qualify; qualifying military experience may count.
Experience duration
At least three years of progressive surveying experience under direct supervision of a practicing PLS.
Ineligibility
KRS 322.050 excludes a felony within ten years involving violence, sexual misconduct, fraud or deceit; conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public; or adjudication of mental disability by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Lsit certificate
KRS 322.045 designates a person passing FS as a land surveyor in training. The Board says a separately issued LSIT certificate is optional.
Overlapping experience
Under 201 KAR 18:072 Section 3, qualifying overlapping engineering and surveying experience may count toward both professions, capped at one year.
Post graduation experience
201 KAR 18:072 Section 2(10), effective June 30, 2026, states: "A minimum of two (2) years of qualifying work experience shall be completed by the applicant after graduation from a program of four (4) years or more from a college or university and completion of the twenty-four (24) semester credit hour core curriculum." Master's-degree and teaching credits do not satisfy that two-year work requirement. The Board's initial-license page summarizes this as at least two years following graduation; its engineering-degree option lists twelve core hours, as does KRS 322.045(1)(c)3.
References
KRS 322.070 requires at least five references, including at least three appropriate licensed professionals with personal knowledge of the applicant's surveying experience.
Repeat examinations
After three or more failures of the same examination, submit a new application and evidence of additional examination-review, college or continuing-education coursework satisfactory to the Board.
State law certification
After approval, return the signed certification page accompanying selected Kentucky statutes and regulations before the Board issues the license.

Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round in testing windows at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based test, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES FS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); includes alternative item types (AITs) in addition to traditional multiple-choice questions; uses both SI and U.S. Customary units
Exam questions
110 questions
Time limit
6-hour appointment: nondisclosure agreement (2 minutes), tutorial (8 minutes), exam (5 hours and 20 minutes), scheduled break (25 minutes)
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$225 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Surveying Processes and Methods (16–24 of 110 questions)
    • A. Instrumentation (e.g., GNSS/GPS, levels, total stations, robotic total stations, scanners, UAS)
    • B. GNSS/GPS surveys (e.g., static, kinematic, OPUS, real-time networks)
    • C. Control surveys (e.g., horizontal, vertical, network design, accuracy standards)
    • D. Cadastral (e.g., Public Land Survey System [PLSS], boundary, metes and bounds, land title)
    • E. Topographic surveys
    • F. Construction surveys (e.g., layout, as-built, quantity)
    • G. Land development (e.g., subdivision design/platting, land use, environmental, flood plains, wetlands)
    • H. Field record keeping and documentation (e.g., procedures, field books, raw data files)
  • 2. Mapping Processes and Methods (14–21 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic mapping concepts (e.g., scaling, symbols, features, legend, contours, cartography)
    • B. Types of maps (e.g., plan and profile, cross section, plat, record of survey, ALTA, topographic, planimetric)
    • C. CAD (e.g., 2-D, 3-D, building information modeling [BIM])
    • D. GIS (e.g., feature collection, map projections, coordinate systems, metadata, database design and management, spatial data analysis, GIS applications)
    • E. Digital terrain model (e.g., machine control, triangulated irregular network [TIN], digital surface model, digital elevation model)
    • F. Photogrammetry and remote sensing (e.g., close range, conventional, softcopy, ground control, quality control, flight planning, project planning, UAS, drone, LiDAR, satellite, digital image analysis and processing)
  • 3. Boundary Law and Real Property Principles (19–29 of 110 questions)
    • A. Public records and descriptions (e.g., land descriptions, mineral rights, ownership rights, weighting evidence)
    • B. Common law principles (e.g., controlling elements, unwritten rights, adverse possession)
    • C. Easements (e.g., granted, implied/prescriptive)
    • D. Simultaneous and sequential conveyances
    • E. Metes and bounds
    • F. PLSS
    • G. Water law (e.g., riparian, littoral rights, water marks/levels)
    • H. Sources of law (e.g., federal/state/local, administrative, common, citations, legal research)
    • I. Encumbrances (e.g., restrictive covenants, mortgages, liens)
    • J. Real property law (e.g., deeds, chains of title)
  • 4. Surveying Principles (13–20 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic surveying (e.g., horizontal surveys, vertical surveys, understanding of historical methods and instruments, route surveying, magnetic declination)
    • B. Geodesy (e.g., spherical trigonometry, geometric, physical, geodetic coordinates, orthometric corrections, convergence, geodetic reductions, gravity modeling, geoid modeling)
    • C. Applied geodesy (e.g., datums and datum conversions, latitude/longitude, coordinate transformations, state plane coordinate system [SPCS], map projections, control networks, reduction of observations, deflection of vertical, satellite coordinate systems)
  • 5. Survey Computations and Computer Applications (17–26 of 110 questions)
    • A. Coordinate geometry
    • B. Traverse closure and adjustments
    • C. Leveling (e.g., differential, trigonometric, reciprocal, precise)
    • D. Least squares adjustments
    • E. Area
    • F. Horizontal curves
    • G. Vertical curves
    • H. Volume (e.g., mass diagrams, earthwork)
    • I. Spreadsheets
    • J. Slopes and grades
  • 6. Business Concepts (11–17 of 110 questions)
    • A. Project planning (e.g., resource management, scheduling, cost estimation, tracking)
    • B. Safety (e.g., signage, basic first aid, safety equipment)
    • C. Liabilities (e.g., negligence, employee behavior, errors and omissions)
    • D. Contracts (e.g., basic elements, scope of work, specifications)
    • E. Supervision (e.g., survey team leadership, personnel management)
    • F. Project documentation and record management
    • G. Ethics
    • H. Communication (e.g., written communication, oral communication, alternate forms of communication, conflict resolution)
  • 7. Applied Mathematics and Statistics (10–15 of 110 questions)
    • A. College mathematics (e.g., trigonometry, analytical geometry and calculus, linear algebra and matrix theory)
    • B. Probability and statistics (e.g., mean, median, mode, hypothesis testing, normal distribution, linear regression)
    • C. Measurement science (e.g., error analysis, error propagation, positional tolerance, positional accuracy, random/systematic/blunder errors, unit conversions)
    • D. Quantitative reasoning (e.g., critical thinking, data analysis and validation, blunder detection, data quality, redundancy)
Examination sources

Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round via computer-based testing at approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES PS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); U.S. Customary units; questions require a variety of approaches and methodologies, including design, analysis, and application
Exam questions
100 questions
Time limit
7 hours, including a tutorial and an optional scheduled break
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$375 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Legal Principles (18–27 of 100 questions)
    • A. Principles of Evidence — 1. How to search for data and for physical evidence to evaluate data; 2. How to evaluate data; 3. Parol evidence; 4. Prescriptive rights; 5. Adverse possession; 6. Acquiescence; 7. Controlling elements; 8. Easement rights
    • B. Common Law Boundary Principles — 1. Historical and current common law principles; 2. Riparian and littoral rights; 3. Sovereign rights, including both navigable waters and eminent domain; 4. Sovereign land grants
    • C. Sequential and Simultaneous Conveyance Concepts — 1. Types of conveyances; 2. Junior/senior rights; 3. Record and physical evidence
    • D. Legal Descriptions for Real Property Transactions — 1. Preparation and interpretation of legal descriptions; 2. Controlling elements and how they impact the description; 3. Unwritten rights and how they impact the description; 4. Encumbrances and how they impact the description; 5. Easements and how they impact the description
    • E. Evidence for the Perpetuation of the U.S. PLSS
  • 2. Professional Survey Practices (22–33 of 100 questions)
    • A. Public/Private Record Sources — 1. Resources for private and public records; 2. Local public records indexing and filing system; 3. Local survey office records
    • B. Documentation, Supervision, and Clear Communication of Field Procedures — 1. Field surveying techniques; 2. Field surveying practices; 3. Data collection protocols
    • C. GPS/GNSS including satellite constellations, static GPS, RTK, PPP, and virtual networks
    • D. Surveying Principles and Computations — 1. Technical computations; 2. Applicable software
    • E. Monumentation Standards — 1. Applicable monumentation criteria; 2. Monument types
    • F. Land Development Solutions — 1. Regulatory land development criteria; 2. Construction criteria; 3. Land development implementation procedures
    • G. Survey Maps/Plats/Reports — 1. Technical communications by schematic, platting, and mapping processes and procedures; 2. Communication options
    • H. GIS — 1. GIS spatial databases and metadata; 2. Datums and projections related to GIS
  • 3. Standards and Specifications (8–12 of 100 questions)
    • A. BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions
    • B. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards — 1. Current ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards; 2. State statutes regarding boundary surveys in conjunction with ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • C. FEMA Requirements — 1. FEMA specifications and instructions; 2. Horizontal and vertical datums related to FEMA flood zones; 3. Current FEMA elevation certificate; 4. FEMA Flood Insurance Study
  • 4. Business Practices (13–19 of 100 questions)
    • A. General Business Practices and Procedures — 1. Project planning and project management; 2. Deliverables; 3. Costs, budgets, and contracts; 4. Types of surveys; 5. Site features and conditions; 6. Scope of services; 7. Appropriate equipment and instruments
    • B. Risk Management Procedures — 1. Safety procedures; 2. QA/QC methods; 3. Risk management in contracts; 4. Insurance needs and requirements; 5. Potential liabilities
    • C. Professional Conduct
    • D. Communication with Clients, Staff, Related Professions, and the Public — 1. Different forms of communications; 2. Appropriate type of communication to convey concepts; 3. Related professions and their impact on client needs and deliverables
  • 5. Areas of Practice (24–36 of 100 questions)
    • A. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys — 1. Legal documents, such as deeds, easements, and agreements; 2. Zoning information as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys; 3. Title insurance commitment letters and policies; 4. Underground features as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • B. Control Networks and Geodetic Network Surveys — 1. Datums and reference frames relative to control networks; 2. Differences between local datums and geodetic datums; 3. Equipment appropriate for control surveys; 4. The Federal Geographic Data Committee Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards; 5. The National Geospatial Programs (NGP) Standards and Specifications—Digital Data Standards
    • C. Construction Surveys — 1. Construction plan reading; 2. Construction calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 3. Construction techniques and activities; 4. Horizontal and vertical positioning relative to a plan or datum
    • D. Boundary Surveys — 1. Physical boundary evidence; 2. Boundary reconciliations; 3. Historical measurement accuracy, equipment, and techniques; 4. Legal principles related to boundary surveys
    • E. Route Surveys for Alignments and Utilities — 1. Route alignment stationing practices; 2. Reading and interpreting roadway and utility plans
    • F. Topographic — 1. Topographic/planimetric mapping and control standards; 2. Interpretation, reconciliation, and adjustment of topographic survey data; 3. QA/QC procedures as applied to topographic surveys; 4. Ground, hydrographic, and remote sensing equipment; 5. The U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards as applied to topographic surveys; 6. Tools and techniques required to perform hydrographic, bathymetric, and remote sensing surveys; 7. Nomenclature related to utilities
    • G. Surveys to Establish New Parcels, Lots, or Units — 1. Types of subdivisions; 2. Platting; 3. Condominiums and associations; 4. Deed restrictions and restrictive covenants; 5. Zoning and subdivision ordinances
    • H. As-Built/Record Drawing Surveys — 1. As-built/record drawing calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 2. As-built/record drawing techniques and activities; 3. Horizontal and vertical as-built/record drawing positions relative to a plan or datum
    • I. Consultation Services — 1. Site topography and slope for development purposes; 2. Site access for development purposes; 3. Zoning standards related to new projects; 4. Floodplains as related to land development
Examination sources