Additional Free Educational Resources

Mentoring Mondays (https://mentoringmondays.xyz/). A free weekly online seminar which meets Mondays at 4:00 pm Pacific.  Experts from all over the country presenting a variety of surveying topics. Meetings (over 100 so far) are recorded and available for viewing on the website.

Wisdom Wednesdays (http://wisdomwednesdays.xyz/). Another free online seminar which meets every other Wednesday at 4:00 pm Pacific. This is a book-club meeting: at each meeting a chapter of a surveying book of consequence is discussed. It makes for some lively discussion and constructive learning. Having recently completed a review of Evidence and Procedures for Boundary Location, WW is on hiatus until this fall when a different book will be reviewed. Details will be posted when available. In the meantime you are welcome to listen to recorded sessions at the website.

Surveying and Mapping textbook at the Open Textbook Library. This book provides an introduction, at academic level, into the field of surveying and mapping. The book has been compiled based on hand-outs and readers written for the third-year course Surveying and Mapping, in the bachelor program Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). 

The Nature of Geographic Information is an excellent open geospatial textbook offered by the Department of Geography at Penn State University. 

An Introduction to GNSS is a online and downloadable text from Novatel that provides a general overview of GNSS.  It does a pretty good job explaining concepts using lots of illustrations without getting into complex math. Novatel also offers a number of useful on-demand GNSS webinars.

Many historical PLSS publications are available at the BLM/NTC Knowledge Resource Center Library. A slightly larger collection has been assembled by Arizona's BLM Office. Both are excellent resources, particularly if you're researching original Instructions.

 

Other

Although not free, geolearn (https://geolearn.wcea.education/) offers many reasonably priced short presentations on a wide range of surveying topics. Account creation is necessary to view their course catalog.

For those seeking CST certification, review courses are available at Learn CST (https://learncst.com/)

updated 16 July 2023

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Welcome to the Open Access Surveying Library

Material Organization

Subject matter is arranged by Topic in the Open Access menu. Selecting a Topic lists its Chapters which in turn are further divided into Sections. Most Topics include Self-Study problems.

Content is evolving and will be added as time permits. This is a one-man show so please let me know of grammar errors, typos, etc. Suggestions for other Topics or additions to existing ones are always welcome.

A site account is not necessary to access or use any of the Open Access material.

Software

The Software area contains Excel workbooks and Windows software in support of various Open Access topics. It also includes other software provided as freeware for educational purposes. I welcome feedback and bug reports on any of the products.

Open Access Library Terms of Use

By accessing this material you agree to these terms of its use:

  • Copyright of all non-attributed material on this site is retained by me, Jerry Mahun.
  • You are granted permission to use any of this material (text and/or images) in support of surveying education.
  • Material used shall be appropriately credited.

Because the material is freely provided and intended solely for educational purposes, there is no warranty as to its applicability or appropriateness of use. The author does not assume any liability for damages resulting from its use.

Other Website Areas

Mentoring Mondays

If you're not familiar with Mentoring Mondays, check it out at https://mentoringmondays.xyz/; it's a great continuing education resource, particularly for students. MM are weekly online presentations by experts and participation is free. Presentations are recorded so previous ones are available for viewing.

The Mentoring Mondays area contains materials for presentations I've done; all the material is freely accessible.  

Seminars and Workshops

I still present an occasional seminar and use this website to distribute materials to attendees. These are not part of the Open Access Library and are password-protected restricting access to seminar participants. If you are a surveying instructor and would like access to the material, please contact me.

updated 09 Aug 2022

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