by Andrew L. Harbin, George M. Cole
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The Surveyor Reference Manual is the most comprehensive reference and study guide available for surveyors preparing for the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam. New chapters on GPS, electronic distance measurement, geographic information systems, economics, job costing, and ethics have been added to this edition to meet the current NCEES survey exam specifications. The most trusted reference for the FS exam - A complete introduction to the exam, including the format and content
- A comprehensive review of the math needed to perform surveying functions
- More than 240 solved example problems and 385 solved practice problems
- A full glossary of terms
- An easy-to-use table of sine, cosine, and tangent values
"The Land Surveyor Reference Manual successfully prepared me for the exam and is now the backbone of my reference collection." -J. Forest McKenzie II, E.I.T., L.S.I.T. Civil Designer ADC Engineering, Inc.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Don't waste your time and insult your intellect, 2008-08-15
This book is written for people who didn't pay attention in high school math. The section on boundary surveying is too limited. It reads like a short course manual written by someone lacking a university-level educators background.
The "Surveying Handbook" by Brinker and Minnick is much more technical. I also recommend "Surveying - Theory and Practice" by Anderson and Mikhail which has the technical detail that should be known by a capable land surveyor. If you want a basic book on surveying, mainly related to field technique and construction staking, then get "Surveying with Construction Applications" by Kavanagh, It gives a general overview and I liked the earlier edition I used in college.
My qualifications for writing this review is that I am a civil PE and a PLS with university coursework completed in both professions. I hate wasting time and money on a poor text.
I also like the old surveying books from the 1930's for the basics of math, including spherical trigonometry, error analysis, and traditional surveying practice that still has use in modern times. It is nice to know where we came from and how things work, then use computers and field data collectors. To many instrument operators nowdays are only button pushers and don't have the technical background in basic trigonometry. Try "Surveying Vol I and II" by Breed and Hosmer and "Route Surveying" by Pickels and Wiley from a used book store.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Good reference for PS exam., 2008-07-06
I have the unique experience that the person who write the book was the visitor profesor in our University in Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus. I decide to buy this books for many reason he gave a good review of that exam using this book and the courses that I take I use it too. He really have a very experience man in that topics for that I believe that is a good reference to any surveyor will need it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 don't buy this book., 2008-02-28
Save your money and buy a real book. This book is so full of errors that there is an independent website where you can log the mistakes you find in the book. Harbin's explanations are simplistic and his English is marginal. After studying from this book for several weeks, I took it to my college instructor to ask him what I was doing wrong. He laughed and told me that I was doing the problems right but that the book was wrong and that he figured that about 8% of the answers in the book were just plain wrong. This is an awfully expensive book to be so riddled with errors. There is also the fact that this is the THIRD EDITION. Hello Harbin, you would think that after two tries he might get it right. I guess that as long as people keep buying the book for an exorbitant price someone will keep printing it. Save yourself the headache and expense and keep shopping.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Good study material, 2007-12-20
I purchased this book to use to study for my Fundementals of Surveying exam. This book covers most topics needed for the exam. I studied it along with the Sample Exam, and passed my test. It falls short on information about GIS. It would be helpful to use this book in conjunction with another study aid. It doesn't go into great detail on any topic but its a excellant overveiw. A basic idea on what your studying would be helpful because this book it not the best at teaching you something your not familar with.
I gave it four stars because I passed, and this was my main study guide. However I highly recommend additional study material.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Nice Background Book, 2007-09-26
This book is resonably well written and is aligned with the NCEES models for Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) and Principles of Surveying (PS) exams. About 60% of book is math related starting with fractional multiplication and proceeding through state plane to Lat/Lon conversions. Other areas include limited introductions to Boundary Law and Business Practices. Outside of the math, I would not depend too heavily on this book for answers.
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