Iowa § 355.5 Measurements

Iowa Statutes

§ 355.5 — Measurements

Iowa § 355.5

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 355STANDARDS FOR LAND SURVEYING

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Iowa Code § 355.5 (2026).

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1.Measurements shall be made with instruments and methods capable of attaining the required accuracy for the particular problem involved.

2.Measurements as placed on plats shall be in conformance with the capabilities of the instruments used.

3.Inaclosedtraversethesumofthemeasuredanglesshallagreewiththetheoreticalsum by a difference not greater than thirty seconds times the square root of the number of angles.

4.Distances shall be shown in decimal feet in accordance with the federal definition of a foot at the time the survey is performed.

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1. Measurements shall be made with instruments and methods capable of attaining the
required accuracy for the particular problem involved.
2. Measurements as placed on plats shall be in conformance with the capabilities of the
instruments used.
3. Inaclosedtraversethesumofthemeasuredanglesshallagreewiththetheoreticalsum
by a difference not greater than thirty seconds times the square root of the number of angles.
4. Distances shall be shown in decimal feet in accordance with the federal definition of a
foot at the time the survey is performed.