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SUR 4430 Surveying and Mapping Practice

Instructor: David W. Gibson, Ph.D.

Syllabus: here

Bank Balances: here

Spring 2008 Topic Sequence (Quiz numberings)

#1 An Econometric Model for Surveying

#2 Professionalism Concepts

#3 Content of a Survey Drawing

#4 Frost's Survey

#5 History and Development of the Surveying Profession (Outline)

#6 Minimum Technical Standards MTS

#7 Lot 5 Palm Court

#8 Surveying in a Monumented Subdivision

#9 Disciplinary Process -- Before the Board

#10 Laws Regulating Surveying – Practice Act

#11 Gardens East

#12 Surveying in a Protracted Subdivision

#13 ALTA/ACSM Standards

#14 Ethics

#15 Professional Negotiations, Intro Liability

#16 Contract and Tort Liability

#17 Third Party Liability, Certifications

#18 Warner Road

#19 Surveyor in Court

#20 Flow of a Court Case

#21 The Trial Experience

#22 PLSS History and Equipment

#23 PLSS Follow the Footsteps

#24 PLSS Running PLSS Lines -- Equipment and Markings

#25 PLSS Products of the PLSS – Notes, Plats, Scribes

#26 PLSS Platting, Proving a Corner

#27 PLSS Protraction of a Township Plat

#28 Water Boundaries

#29 Tidal Datums

#30 Tide Theory

#31 Tide Station Data

#32 Mean High Water Study

Review Document for Final, Thurs. finals week 3PM. 50 to 65 questions M/C

PART I – Professional Concepts

Module: Professional Concepts

Lecture: Professionalism Concepts

Lecture: History and Development of the Surveying Profession (Outline)

Lecture: Professional Ethics (Outline)

Ethics Cases: cover, page1, page2, page3, page4, page5

Lecture: Professional Negotiations and Intro Liability

Module: Cost Proposals

Lecture: An Econometric Model for Surveying

Lecture: Formulating a Cost Proposal

Module: Professional Regulation

Lecture: Statutory Laws Regulating Surveying

Link to today's Florida Statutes: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/

Link to Florida's Regulatory Board: http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/pro/surv/sm_index.shtml

Lecture: Administrative Rules Governing Surveying

Link to Ch 61G17 Florida Administrative Code: https://www.flrules.org/Default.asp enter 61G17 for "rule . number", select the rule section desired, then pick the "W" for Microsoft Word version.

Lecture: Disciplinary Action – Before the Board: outline

Module: Surveying Deliverables

Lecture: Content of a Survey Drawing

Lecture: MTS Survey

Lecture: The ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards (outline)

Sample Surveyor's Report

Module: Professional Liability

Lecture: Contract and Tort Liability

Lecture: Third Party Liability, Certifications

Module: The Surveyor in Court

Lecture: Surveyor in Court

Lecture: The Flow of a Court Case

Lecture: The Trial Experience

PART II – Cases and Assignments

Module: Boundary Survey Cases

Metes and Bounds

Case: Frost's Survey Background, Frost Survey AutoCAD

SUR 3323 Visualization Template Video, SUR 3323 HW Assignment

Case Warner Road ACAD Drawing Warner Rd Image

Lot and Block in a Monumented Subdivision

Lecture: Surveying in a Monumented Subdivision

Case: Lot 5 Palm Court ACAD Field Sheet Lot 5 Palm Court

Case: Edwards v. Cicatello ACAD Field Sheet Edwards Plat Drawing

Plat Certification Lot 21 Survey

Lot and Block in a Protracted Subdivision

Lecture: Surveying in a Protracted Subdivision

Case: Gardens East Research ACAD Drawing Gardens East Image Gardens East Plat

Sectional Surveys

Case: Sections 31/32 T9S R23E ACAD Drawing Sections 31 32 Image

Sections 31/32 with Vicinities ACAD Overall E NEMC SW W NW NWMC NE

Case: Retracement Field Trip

Water Boundaries:

Case: MHW Survey

Case: Ordinary High Water Survey

Case: Riparian Allocation

Module: Mapping Cases

Case: Mapping RFP and Selection

RFP Mapping Process – Jeremy Conner

Module: Surveyor in Court

Case: Mock Liability Trial – Information

Module: Survey Deliverables

Assignment: MTS "Shootout"

Module: Professionalism

Assignment: Attend Licensing Board Meeting

Assignment: Apply for the FS Exam

Assignment: Attend Society Board or Chapter Meeting

Assignment: Compile Ethics

PART III – The Public Land Survey System

Module: Intro to the Public Land Survey System

Lecture: PLSS History and Equipment

Lecture: PLSS Follow the Footsteps

Lecture: PLSS Running PLSS Lines -- Equipment and Markings

Module: USPLS Products and Retracement

Lecture: Products of the PLSS, Scribes, Field Notes, Plat

Lecture: USPLSS Platting, Proving a Corner

Module: USPLS Protraction

Lecture: Protraction of a Township Plat

Lecture: Researching GLO Plats and Notes and Info Online (class)

Video#1, Video#2,.Video#3, Video#4, Video#5, Video#6, Video#7, Video#8

Melrose Quad Sheet, Randolph Plat T9S R23E 1853, McKay Field Notes 1850,

A. W. Brown Notes 1929 #1, A. W. Brown Notes 1929#2, A. W Brown Notes 1929#3,

McKay Plat T10S R23E 1950

PART IV – Water Boundaries

Module Intro to Water Boundaries

Lecture: Water Boundaries

Lecture: Tidal Datums

Module: Mean High Water

Lecture: Gages, Datum Determination, Datum Transfer

Lecture: Range Ratio Method of Tide Datum Transfer

Lecture: Amplitude Ratio and Height Difference Methods of Datum Transfer

Cedar Key MHW Tide Data

Control Gage #1, Control Gage #2, Control Gage Leveling

Subordinate Gage #1, Subordinate Gage #2

Lecture Tide Theory Excel Spreadsheet

Lecture Tide Station Data Excel Spreadsheet

Lecture Mean High Water Study

MHW Example Excel Calculation

2008 Field Trip Data: Control Gage, Subordinate Gage, Control Leveling, Subord. Leveling

Nick's Video

Cedar Key Solution Spreadsheet – please use as reference only. Submit your own reduction.

Module: Ordinary High Water

Lecture: Ordinary High Water Concepts

Lecture: Ordinary High Water Line Surveys

Module: Riparian and Regulatory Lines

Lecture: Riparian Allocation (class)

Lecture: Regulatory Lines

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