📋 PLSS Monument Field Tool — Manuals

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Reference guides for the PLSS Monument Field Tool and Survey Parcel Drawing Tool. Each document opens in a new tab. Use your browser's Print function (Ctrl+P / Cmd+P) and select Save as PDF to keep a local copy.

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Surveyor's How-To Guide
Official resources, reporting procedures, and field guidance — where to find GLO field notes, how to report an NGS mark recovery, how to file a Corner Record, and what to do when you find an undocumented monument.
GLO field notes & plats · NGS datasheets · Reporting mark recoveries · Submitting new marks · BLM PLSS map · Magnetic declination · CORS stations · Filing Corner Records · Identifying meridians · Closing sections & lots · Finding unmarked monuments
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User Guide
Complete reference for all tool features — written for licensed surveyors, engineers, and field technicians. Covers every tab, button, and field with surveying context explaining why each value matters.
Q/QQ Lookup · CSF and convergence · Magnetic declination · Closing sections and government lots · CORS stations · Section corrections · Monument Log · Corner Record Generator · COGO traverse · Parcel lookup · Survey Parcel Drawing Tool · Extra lines · Symbols · Title block · Saving and exporting · Coordinate system reference
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Survey Parcel Drawing Tool — User Manual
Complete reference for the Survey Parcel Drawing Tool — drafting parcel boundaries and traverses, adding site features, and producing assessment exhibits. Covers every tab and tool, with the surveying context behind each one.
Point of Beginning & closure · Bearing/distance entry · CSV import · Line types · Draw tools (Offset, Rect, Measure, Trim, Best-Fit) · Fill patterns (hatch, dots, brick, scribble) · Monuments & symbols · Leaders & free text · Title block · Select / move / rotate / lock · Rotating symbols · Background images · Site assessment · Saving & exporting · Keyboard shortcuts · Example workflows · Troubleshooting
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Administration Guide
For the organization administrator. Covers user account management, role assignments, firm information, SMTP email configuration, and system maintenance.
Creating and editing users · Role and permission system · Firm information management · SMTP configuration · Password reset · Audit log · Security practices
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Installation and Configuration Guide
For the person deploying or reinstalling the system. Covers database setup, file upload, configuration, database migrations, cron job setup, and MySQL version compatibility notes.
Database creation and permissions · Full schema SQL · Seed data SQL · File upload and permissions · config.php settings · DCA API key setup · Cron job configuration · Photos directory setup · First-time setup · Database migrations · Migration history · Security checklist · Troubleshooting
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SQL Reference Guide — System Architect only
Ready-to-run diagnostic, audit, and maintenance queries for phpMyAdmin. Every query was derived from real troubleshooting during development — nothing invented. Run these to verify migrations, audit permissions, investigate problems, and manage data directly.
Verification queries · Migration confirmation · User management SQL · Permission auditing · Monument Log queries · Reports queries · Audit log analysis · Failed login detection · Session management · Troubleshooting: why can't user X see Y · Duplicate role cleanup · Foreign key diagnostics · General health check
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Feedback & Contact
Report bugs, request features, submit county parcel service URLs, or ask questions. County parcel service submissions include a structured form for service URL, field names, and a test APN — making them easy to integrate directly into the tool.
Bug reports · Feature requests · County parcel service submissions · Data issues · UI feedback · General questions
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PLSS Monument Field Tool — surveyor.weist.net  ·  Documentation v2.2 — April 2026