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FORTC 153: Forest Surveying Techniques                                               3 units  
Lecture:  2 hours
Laboratory:  3 hours

Use of basic forest surveying instruments.  Application of hand and staff compass, topographic and engineer's chain, clinometer, abney, dumpy and auto level, E-Z arc slope reducer, redy mapper, plane table and alidade, engineer's transit, theodolite, electronic theodolite, electronic distance meter and total station.  Field recording techniques, laboratory computations and map drafting.  Field trips may be required.
 
Spring 2008 FORTC 153 Syllabus Instructor:  Hofstra, T
     
 

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