Post by Nate Green on May 25, 2015 13:24:19 GMT -8
Just a thread dedicated to some common acronyms that may get mentioned in the forum posts.
LS Licensed Surveyor - A professional certification administered by and specific to the state you work in. This certifies a surveyor's qualifications to perform boundary determinations. Not required for most survey work.
LSIT Licensed Surveyor in Training - A test that must be taken prior to the LS test. This is a national test and is mostly math based.
CFedS Certified Federal Surveyor - Similar to the LS test, the CFedS course grants a surveyor the ability to perform boundary work on Federal and Tribal lands.
LSAW Land Surveyors Association of Washington - a professional organization representing over 1500 individuals practicing in the various disciplines of surveying.
NSPS National Society of Professional Surveyors - the national equivalent of LSAW
FIG International Federation of Surveyors - the international group associated with surveyors. The acronym is french, the 'G' stands for 'Geometres'.
...more to come as needed.
LS Licensed Surveyor - A professional certification administered by and specific to the state you work in. This certifies a surveyor's qualifications to perform boundary determinations. Not required for most survey work.
LSIT Licensed Surveyor in Training - A test that must be taken prior to the LS test. This is a national test and is mostly math based.
CFedS Certified Federal Surveyor - Similar to the LS test, the CFedS course grants a surveyor the ability to perform boundary work on Federal and Tribal lands.
LSAW Land Surveyors Association of Washington - a professional organization representing over 1500 individuals practicing in the various disciplines of surveying.
NSPS National Society of Professional Surveyors - the national equivalent of LSAW
FIG International Federation of Surveyors - the international group associated with surveyors. The acronym is french, the 'G' stands for 'Geometres'.
...more to come as needed.
