Anglos from the Eastern United States migrated to Texas for one reason: CHEAP LAND! When the US was selling land for $1.00 per acre, Texas was selling it for about $0.10 per acre. There were many different systems created by Mexico, the Republic, and the State of...
There are very few math questions on the PS exam. But if you see one, do you have the skills to answer it correctly? It’s been quite a number of years since land surveyors using traversing-by-deflection-angles in daily practice, but deflection angles certainly have...
Geomatics is no longer just about land surveying, so the FS exam expects you to know about remote sensing, photogrammetry, and UAS. Remote sensing platforms are used for a variety of projects, one of the most popular being crop monitoring using the Normalized...
Passing the Fundamentals of Surveying exam is difficult! Only about 50% of first-time takers pass the exam, while about 25% of repeat takers. One of the reasons the pass rate is so low is the variety of topics. There are 13 categories of questions on the current FS...
The TBPLS expects examinees to know about land surveying in TEXAS, so you better understand how the Board operates, how many board members comprise the Board itself, and what types of individuals (RPLS, LSLS, and the Public) are required to serve on the Board. Learn...
