Studying Resources

Resource Banks

Reddit Wiki

A pretty good source for materials

CLSA Resources

Links to various other Resources

Keith W. Spencer Resources

Some older material and CA specific information

SurveyPath Resources

Land Surveying Orgs and Math Made Fun Website List

Caltrans Video Series

Older but generally good

Jerry Mahun Resources

Clearly explains a lot of math, basic concepts and general survey information

Land Survey Descriptions - Wattles

Can buy it direct from publisher by emailing jfrems@wattles.com

Books

Black’s Law Dictionary

Buckner Book

Especially good for the PS

For more Book resources the Nevada Young Surveyors Network has an excellent archive of relevant books, please find them below

Online resources on specific topics

GNSS

Van Sickle’s course with a lot of free information. Additionally has a book that is a more in-depth version of the site

GIS

First two chapters are good for any GIS question that may come up

Calculators

General note: the HP35s are great but costs quite a lot now. We recommend buying the HP33s and programming that yourself

HDD to HMS Workbook

Blank workbook that has custom DMS<-->DD equations and custom DMS display option

Practice Questions/tests

Confluence Survey Daily Survey Quiz

Free newsletter with survey questions ranging from FS to PS difficulty. New question goes out every weekday in the morning. Includes answer explenation.

PS and CA PLS Practice Tests

Paid practice tests for PS and CA PLS.