SC Land Surveyor Glossary — Unlimited Practice Guide

Browse 50+ land surveying terms across Legal, Surveying Methods, Equipment, and Coordinates — free forever. Each definition is written for South Carolina SCPLS exam candidates preparing for the SC Professional Land Surveyor certification.

Categories Covered

• Legal: easement, metes and bounds, plat, ROW, adverse possession, fee simple, eminent domain
• Surveying Methods: traverse, GPS/GNSS, differential leveling, PLSS, azimuth, bearing
• Equipment: total station, theodolite, EDM, level/automatic level, GPS receiver, data collector
• Coordinates: State Plane, UTM, NAD 83, NAVD 88, geoid, scale factor