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SUR 4430 Surveying and Mapping Practice

 

 

Instructor: David W. Gibson, Ph.D.

 

Syllabus: here

Course Calendar: here

Bank Balances: here

 

Lecture/Lab Topic Sequence (Quiz numberings)  

View the lectures and work the labs and take the quizzes in this order (according to

the Assignment/Assessment schedule in WebCT.

 

Quiz #1  An Econometric Model, Making Estimates

Quiz #2  Professional Concepts

Quiz #3  Content of a Survey Drawing

Quiz #4  Frost's Survey (Frost Survey results– see Solution Video below)

Quiz #5  History and Development of the Surveying Profession

Quiz #6  Minimum Technical Standards MTS

Quiz #6a Licensure Exams and Application

Quiz #7  Lot 5 Palm Court

Quiz #8  Surveying in a Monumented Subdivision

Quiz #9  Disciplinary Process -- Before the Board

Quiz #10 Laws Regulating Surveying – Practice Act

Quiz #11 Gardens East

Quiz #12 Surveying in a Protracted Subdivision

Quiz #13 ALTA/ACSM Standards

Quiz #14 Ethics

Quiz #15 Professional Negotiations, Intro Liability

Quiz #16 Contract and Tort Liability

Quiz #17 Third Party Liability, Certifications

Quiz #17a Least Squares for ALTA/ACSM

Quiz #18 Warner Road

Quiz #19 Surveyor in Court

Quiz #20 Flow of a Court Case

Quiz #21 The Trial Experience

Quiz #22 PLSS History and Equipment

Quiz #23 PLSS Follow the Footsteps

Quiz #24 PLSS Running PLSS Lines -- Equipment and Markings

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

Quiz #26 PLSS Platting, Proving a Corner

Quiz #27 PLSS Protraction of a Township Plat

Quiz #28 Water Boundaries

Quiz #29 Tidal Datums

Quiz #30 Tide Theory

Quiz #31 Tide Station Data

Quiz #32 Mean High Water Study Height Difference, Range Ratio

Quiz #33 Mean High Water Study Amplitude Ratio

 

Review Document for Final

 

PART I – Lectures on Professional Topics

Survey Procedures and Deliverables:

Lecture: An Econometric Model for Surveying, Making Cost Estimates

             Lecture Outline

Lecture: Content of a Survey Drawing 

Lecture: MTS Survey Review

Lecture: The ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards

Lecture: Least Squares for ALTA/ACSM

             

 

Boundary Survey Theory Review:

Lot and Block Surveys

Lecture: Surveying in a Monumented Subdivision

Lecture: Surveying in a Protracted Subdivision

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

USPLS Products, Retracement, Protraction

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

Lecture: USPLSS Platting, Proving a Corner

Lecture: Protraction of a Township Plat

Lecture: Researching GLO Information

 

 

Professional Concepts:

Lecture: Professionalism Concepts

Lecture:  History and Development of the Surveying Profession

Lecture: Professional Ethics

Lecture: Professional Negotiations and Intro Liability

Lecture: Contract and Tort Liability

Lecture: Third Party Liability, Certifications (first 1/3 of Lecture 17 tape)

 

Professional Regulation:

Lecture: Laws Regulating Surveying, Practice Act  

             (NOTE: This lecture describes Ch472 before the inclusion of photogrammetry under

              Regulation and the name change of the practice act to "Surveying and Mapping.")

              Refer to the "History and Development" lecture for the current status. 

Lecture: Administrative Rules Governing Surveying 

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

               Link to Florida's Regulatory Board: http://www.myflorida.com

               Government    Executive Branch     Dept. Business and Prof. Regulation  

               Direct to Our Divisions    Surveyors and Mappers  Statutes and Rules  

               Ch 472 or 61G17  

Lecture: Disciplinary Action – Before the Board

Lecture: Licensure Exams and the Application Process

 

The Surveyor in Court:

Lecture: Surveyor in Court (Last 2/3 of same tape used in Lecture 17)

Lecture: The Flow of a Court Case

Lecture: The Trial Experience

 

 

 

PART II – Survey Cases and Assignments:

 

ACAD assistance:  Making a drawing "template" that can be used from

 survey to survey for meeting Minimum Technical Standards:

 SUR 3323 Visualization Template Video,  SUR 3323 HW Assignment

NOTE:  MAKING A DRAWING TEMPLATE IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT WILL BE TIME SAVING

THROUGH THE TERM.

 

A Survey Report: Sample Surveyor's Report

 

Excel Field Note Template: here

Assignments and Cases

 

Case:                   Frosts.doc                   First available NOON, Fri, Jan 9th.

                            FrostsScaled2007.dwg     FrostsScaled2004.dwg    FrostsScaled2000.dwg  

 

                            Frost's Survey Solution Video

 

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

 

                            Lot 5 Palm Court Solution Video

 

Case                    Warner Road    ACAD Drawing     Warner Rd Image

 

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

                             Plat Certification       Lot 21 Survey

 

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

 

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

                              

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

 

Case:                    Proving a Corner Field Exercise

 

Case:                    MHW Survey

 

Case:                    Ordinary High Water Survey

 

Case:                    Riparian Allocation

 

Case:                    Mapping RFP and Selection

                            Summary Notes: RFP Mapping Process – Jeremy Conner

 

 

Case:                    Mock Liability Trial – Information

 

Case:                    MTS "Shootout" 

 

Case:                    Attend Licensing Board Meeting

 

Case:                    Apply for the Surveying Exam

 

Case:                    Attend Society Board or Chapter Meeting

 

Case:                    Compile Ethics

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART III -- Water Boundaries:

Intro to Water Boundaries

Lecture:  Water Boundaries

Lecture:  Tidal Datums

 

Mean High Water 

Lecture  Tide Theory

Lecture  Tide Station Data

Lecture  Mean High Water Study Height Difference Range Ratio

Lecture: Mean High Water Study Amplitude Ratio

 

2007 Field Trip Data: Control Gage #1, Control Gage #2, Control Gage Leveling

Subordinate Gage #1, Subordinate Gage #2

 

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

Nick's Video

 

2009 Field Trip Data: Control/Subordinate Gage,   Leveling   MHW Data Reduction Template Excel

 

 

Ordinary High Water

Lecture:  Ordinary High Water Concepts

Lecture:  Ordinary High Water Line Survey      

 

Riparian and Regulatory Lines

Lecture:   Riparian Allocation (class)

Lecture:   Regulatory Lines

 

 

 

 

           

 


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