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K+E Manual Berger Manual

Legal Decsriptions * U.S.C.G.S. Manual *

G.L.O. Maps - Mt. Diablo

Mine and Tunnel Transit - L. Casella

Hayden Exp. - U.S.G.S. - 1870

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Survey Equipment Manufacturers

Chicago Steel and Tape
David White Levels
Dunham & Morrow
Dutch Hill Tripods
Jobcom Radios
Laser Technology
Latec Instruments Inc.
Leica Geosystems
MDL Laser Systems
Motorola Portable Radios
Nikon-Trimble
Pacific Crest
Schonstedt Magnetic Locators
Seco
Silver Shield
Sokkia
Sub-Surface Instruments
Suunto Compasses
Thales-Magellan
Topcon Positioning Systems
Tri-Ped
Trimble

Survey Related Agencies, Organizations and Publications

Accreditation Board for Engineering Technologies (ABET)
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
American Council of Professional Surveyors (GOPS)
American Land Title Association (ALTA)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Surveyor Magazine
Bureau of Land Management - California (BLM)
Bureau of Land Management - US (BLM)
California Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA)
California Land Surveyors Association - Central Valley Chapter
California Land Title Association (CLTA)
Certified Federal Surveyor (CFedS)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
Geo Place Magazine
GPS World Magazine
National Council of Examiners (NCEES)
National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
National Integrated Land System (NILS)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Society for Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
Point of Beginning Magazine
Professional Surveyor Magazine
U.S. Dept. of the Interior (USDOI)
U.S. Dept. of the Interior - BLM (USDOI-BLM)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)

GPS and Surveying Primers, Tutorials and Manuals

A History of the Rectangular Survey System ( Large File! 35mb) *
Adverse Possession (Wikipedia)
Automation in Location and Design (1969)
Basic Surveying - Theory and Practice
Basics of Levelling
Berger Manual of Field Adjustments
Cadastral Information for GIS Specialists
CalTrans Survey Manual
Chaining Methods
Corner Point Identification
Differential Leveling Methods
Fourteen Steps to a Cadastral Survey
Geodesy for the Layman
Geodetic Aspects of Land Boundaries
Geodetic Surveying 1940-1990
GPS History Chronolgy and Budgets
GPS Operation and Applicaton Article
GPS Primer
GW's Workshop - Legal Descriptions (large file)*
Introduction to Differential GPS
Keuffel Esse Care and Adjustments
Land Ordinance of 1785
Manual of Surveying Instructions 1973 (large file) *
NAVSTAR Overview
Public Lands Survey System (Wikipedia)
Records for Found Section Corners
Restoration of Lost and Obliterated Corners
Specifications for Geodetic Control
Survey Equipment Database
Survey Markers and Monuments (USACE)
Survey Networks
Surveying (Wikipedia)
Surveying Our Public Lands
Surveying Units and Terms
The Advantages of Polaris Observation
Topographic Surveying Manual (USACE) large file. Wait for it! *
U.S.C.G.S. State Coordinate Systems Manual *

Survey Supplies

Allen Precision Equipment
Bathey Survey Markers
Ben Meadows
Berntsen Survey Markers
Cadastral Bookstore
California Surveying & Drafting Supply
Calson Software
Carhartt Work Clothes
Chief Supply - Survey
Cleary Machinery
Data Collectors.com
E-Bay Surveying
Engineer Supply.com
Filson Vests
First Point Surveying Equipment and Supplies
GeoSpatial Experts
GPS Precision Accessories
Haselbach Survey Instruments
Hewlett Packard
Holmans Inc.
Intermap Technologies
Kuker-Ranken Inc.
LoInk Specialties
Mapmart
Mark-It
MicroSurvey
Mighty GPS
Northern Survey Supply
Pacific Survey Supply
PointSpotter
Portland Precision Instrument (PPI)
Professional Publications, Inc.
Servco
Stakemill
Surv-Kap
TCS Wireless
TerraServer
Tripod Data Systems
Uline - Packaging
West Coast Shoe Company
West Texas Battery Co.
Whites Boots

Survey Data Resources

ALTA/ACSM 2011 Survey Specificatons
BLM - Geographical Services
Cadastral Survey Reference Page
Corner Record Form
DocEdge
Federal Land Patents
FEMA Map Center
Fogler Guide - Univ. of Maine GIS
Geographic Coordinate Database
Geomatic Information Center
Geomatics.net
GIS Resource Page
Magnetic Declination Calculator
Microsoft Research Maps
National Geospatial Program Office
NGS CORS site
NGS Datasheets
NOAA Benchmarks
NOAA Tde Predictions
NOAA Tides and Currents
Online Resources for Land Surveying and Geomatics
Online Spatial Data Sources
SCVWD Vertical Control Network
Soil Survey Resourses
Surveyor's Right of Entry
Township and Range Finder
USACE Surveying, Engineering, and Mapping Center
USGS Geographic Data Download
USGS Seismograph
USNO - Ephemeris Calculator

Other Interesting Sites

Antique Prints of Surveying
Antique Survey Maps (GLO)
Antique Surveying Equipment
California Daily Reservoir Data
CIA World Factbook
IFS History of Surveying & Measurement
Images of the American West - Surveys and Expeditions
International Federation of Surveyors
Land Surveying Units and Resources - Article
Land Surveyor US
Mt. Diablo Surveyors Historical Society
Principal Meridians and Baselines
RPLS.com (now POB) Message Board
Smithsonian - Surveying and Geodesy Collection
The Hubble Gallery
Virtual Museum of Surveying
WGA Cadastral Data and Policy Forum Report
World Boundaries by Walter J. Robillard

Note:
The large files(*) will take a while to download but are well worth the wait.
Recommend that you right click the link and select "Save Target As" and copy to your computer.

San Joaquin Valley - 1886 Sheet 1 San Joaquin Valley - 1886 Sheet 2