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FS and PS Exam Prep: A Surveyor's Tale
Story-Based Study Guide with Quizzes, Lessons, and Practice Exams for the NCEES FS and PS Exams
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FS Practice Questions
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PS Practice Questions
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2024-25 Aligned
Story-Based Study Guide with Quizzes, Lessons, and Practice Exams for the NCEES FS and PS Exams
The NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam and the Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam are the two milestones on the path to becoming a Licensed Professional Surveyor. Maxwell Pepper's FS and PS Exam Prep: A Surveyor's Tale follows a young apprentice and their mentor Prospero through the world of surveying — from GIS and photogrammetry to legal boundaries and professional ethics — with quizzes at the end of every chapter and full-length practice exams for both the FS and PS.
Traverse calculations, area computation, coordinate geometry (COGO), and least squares adjustment.
GPS/GNSS methods, total station operation, leveling procedures, and field data collection techniques.
Control networks, geodetic datums, vertical datums, and how control surveying integrates with modern positioning systems.
Metes and bounds, rectangular system, retracement surveys, adverse possession, and boundary law principles.
Aerial photography, photogrammetric mapping, remote sensing basics, and GIS data integration.
Route surveys, earthwork calculations, staking procedures, and as-built surveys.
Licensing requirements, Standards of Practice, ethical obligations, and professional responsibilities.
Surveying exam prep materials tend to be tables, formulas, and problem sets with no connecting thread. A Surveyor's Tale gives you a mentor-apprentice framework where every concept is introduced through a real project challenge. The narrative makes abstract topics like least squares adjustment and geodetic datums tangible and memorable.
