Office of Land Surveys

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PCPI - Or Amazon are good resources for Surveying and Engineering books and exam study literature

Previous PLS Exams 1980-1992 & 2005

BLM Reference Materials

California Laws for Land Surveyors

Land Surveys for Rights of Way _ A Caltrans' Course for Surveyors

Adverse Possession and Prescreptive Easements in California

Trig and Curve formulas

Jeremy Evans PPS on errors

Cal Cooridinates PPS - Tom Taylor

Preamble Examples for Legal Descriptions

Corner Record Card w/Forms - Corner Record Check List

County Engineers Guide to Preparation of Corner Records and Records of Surveys - March 2009

CAL - Nevada Boundary Dispute

Georgia - Tennessee Boundary Dispute

Geodesy for the Layperson

2005 ALTA Surveying Standards