Just passed the FS . I would say finding a licensed surveyor to go over problems with and getting several practice tests helped the most. Also getting a programmed calculator helped not fill up my head with math and solving triangles.
Can anyone take the test or is it required to have a degree in atleast computer science. Been surveying for 20 years, Been doing cad work, drafting, calculations and 3d modeling for the past 10 years. Have experience in civil, architectural and land surveying. Didn't know if it's possible to take the test straight up without any kind of collage time.
@@unknown-x-1777 at least in NY state you need I think 8 years of field experience. And you have to write a long resume on where and how much you know about surveying and the board of education will review it and accept you to take the exam.
Hi, my uncle had his own surveying business for a long time before he passed. I worked with him a couple times but never anything too technical, it’s been years since he passed and I am thinking of becoming a surveyor here in California but have no experience. Is that a bad idea ? I can work with some local surveyors I know who have continued my uncles work, to get a better understanding while also studying. Is this a rediculous I dea?
When I told my uncle I quit my job to take my FE exam he told me to take FS exam to take over his business. The prices for the study material are really cheap and the exam are alot cheaper then the last time I looked years ago.
got my Associates in Architecture and started working with a land surveyor where nothing leaves the door unless its beyond 100% perfect, subdivision plats, topos, boundary surveys, divisions, footers, cogo, etc. have worked with them for 2 years and im using my past knowledge of calc and physics etc, plus RU-vid to help me pass the FS exam ...giving myself 8 months to study for this.
Good info. Accuracy and precision can also refer to unit of measurement. eg. If you see something mapped as 10.2 feet and it measures as 10.16, the 10.2 is accurate to the precision of 10ths of a foot. If map states 10.20 feet, then the map loses the accuracy. Question for you as related to language used for requirements of filing an ROS instead of a corner record. Is there any standard for "Material Discrepancy"?
Hi Larry! Accuracy is closeness to the true value. It's an indication of how much error is in the measurement. Precision is repeatability. When the same quantity is measured multiple times, precision is reflected in the spread of values - how close the measurements are to each other. Having good precision does not mean you have good accuracy and vice versa. Resolution is the smallest unit division of an instrument. For example, a steel tape was typically divided down to 0.01 ft and we could interpolate (maybe) 0.001 ft. But that was it. The equipment didn't support a measurement resolution to smaller than approx 1/10th of the instrument's least count. We'll sometimes say our measurements are "accurate to 0.01 ft based on the equipment used." That's not true. The resolution is 0.01 ft, but the accuracy may not be, Equipment resolution is just one error source and type which affect measurement accuracy. The example of 10.2 ft on a map versus 10.16 ft measurement isn't really an indicator of accuracy or precision. Both came from different measurement conditions: equipment, personnel, and environment. Without knowing the standard deviation and standard errors for both dimensions, you really can't really say anything concrete about them. In fact, the 10.2 ft may be more accurate than the 10.16 ft if if the latter was made with equipment that wasn't centered correctly. Better technology doesn't always translate into better measurements. As to your closing comment,: not sure what you mean by a material discrepancy standard. Do you mean difference between a record and resurvey dimension?
B is accurate but not precise because the shots are clustered together nicely; D is precise but not accurate because a portion of the shot pattern is closest to the bullseye. This video has the terms reversed? 12:23
Hello Marc, thanks for the comment! You are mixed-up, the video is correct. I would recommend consulting Elementary Surveying (chapter 1) for a full explanation of accuracy and precision.
Great question! But that's a little more advanced than the FS exam. That is typically not an answer choice on the FS exam. Plus, if the lines were not surveyed, then there likely wouldn't be bearings, distances, and monuments to "rank."
