New crew starts here. Two minutes, the whole world.
WEEK 4CHAINMAN
First walk of the season.
WEEK 8RODMAN
The yard where lots get measured and averages settle arguments.
WEEK 12INSTRUMENT HAND
Balanced terrain.
WEEK 16LEVELMAN
A parcel billed by the hundredth and split by proportion.
WEEK 17INSPECTOR CLEARED
An inspector arrives unannounced before the midpoint.
WEEK 20TRANSITMAN
Marking paint gets mixed by the hundredth and billed by the percent.
WEEK 24PARTY CHIEF
Ratios run the supply line: stakes per crew, markers per hour, paint per plot.
WEEK 28LICENSED SURVEYOR
The grid that powers the site runs on repeated multiplication.
WEEK 32MASTER SURVEYOR
The last plot is the drafting table itself: boundaries walked, interiors filled, every corner of the plane named and claimed..
WEEK 33LEVEL AND TRUE
Opening ceremony for a year of level ground.