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| Architectural Programming | Research and decision making process that identifies the scope of work for a design project. |
| Architectural Program | Written statement setting forth design objectives, constraints, and criteria for a project, including special requirements and systems, and site requirements. |
| Baseline | A parallel of latitude running through an arbitrary point chosen as the starting point for all sectionalized land within a given area. |
| Bearing | A horizontal direction indicated by an angle from either due north or due south toward either the east or west. |
| Benchmark (BM) | A relatively permanent object, natural or artificial, bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed. |
| Floor Plan | A representation of a building as seen from above at an imaginary horizontal plane approximately 4 feet above the floor. |
| Gantt Chart | A horizontal bar chart used in project management to graphically represent the schedule of a set of specific activities or tasks. |
| Land Patent | The legal documents that transferred land ownership from the U.S. Government to individuals. |
| Metes and Bounds | A method of land description in which property lines are successively described using lengths and bearings from a point of beginning. |
| Plat | A plan or map showing property boundaries and geographical features. |
| Principal Meridian | A meridian (north-south line) through an arbitrary point chosen as the starting point for all sectionalized land within a given area. |
| Project Management | The discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of a project. |
| Public Land Survey System | A system used to divide public domain lands in the United States in which land is divided into 6-mile square townships and subdivided into sections, portions of sections, or irregular lots. Also referred to as Rectangular Survey System. |
| Range | A vertical column of townships in the Public Land Survey System. |
| Rectangular Survey System | A system used to divide public domain lands in the United States in which land is divided into 6-mile square townships and subdivided into sections, portions of sections, or irregular lots. Also referred to as Public Land Survey System. |
| Section | A one-square-mile block of land, containing 640 acres, or approximately 1/36 of a township. |
| Setback | Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures. |
| Specifications | A set of technical requirements that provide a detailed description of materials and quality of work for a project. |
| Township | An approximately 6-mile square area of land, containing 36 sections. Also a horizontal row of townships in the Public Land Survey System. |
| Viability Analysis | An evaluation process that takes into account the factors that will influence and determine the successful implementation of a proposed project. |
