Art of Retracement for Surveyors
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Agenda
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8:00 – 8:30 am CDT
Morning Session
8:30 – 11:45 am CDT
Break
11:45 am – 12:15 pm CDT
Afternoon Session
12:15 – 3:30 pm CDT
Presented by Gary Kent
Definitions
Retracement boundary survey
Original boundary survey
Introduce flowchart
Intent – the Holy Grail
Determining if there was an original survey
Yes, there was an original survey
The surveyor’s responsibility – follow in the footsteps
The surveyor’s challenges
• Identifying the best evidence of intent
• Determining the best evidence of the original survey
– Direct
– Indirect
– Determining the acceptable precision of indirect evidence
– Summarizing intent and direct and indirect evidence
No original survey (or I don’t know if there was an original survey)
• Retracing when there was no original survey
– Determining the best evidence to rely upon
Ambiguities
• Definitions
– Patent
– Latent
Explaining/solving patent ambiguities in the legal description
Explaining/solving latent ambiguities by exploring and analyzing extrinsic evidence
Analyzing the evidence and applying the appropriate boundary law principles
Potential conflicts independent of the resolved boundary
Completing the survey
A surveyor’s role in boundaries
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Credits
Civil Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Land Surveyors
6.0 PDHs in Most States
6.0 Florida CE Hours
Pending Approval
in Missouri and Tennessee
Non-Credit in New Jersey
Continuing Education Credit Information
This interactive webinar offers 6.0 PDHs/continuing education hours to civil engineers licensed in all states, except New York and 6.0 PDHs to land surveyors licensed in all states, except those in New Jersey and New York. Course approval is applied for and pending for Missouri, Delaware and Tennessee land surveyors.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has assigned this course number 10050 for surveyors.
HalfMoon Education is not seeking course approval for New Jersey land surveyors.
Course completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete the webinar in its entirety, respond to all the verification prompts during the instruction, and earn a score of 80% on the quiz that follows the instruction (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Gary R. Kent, PS
Meridian Land Consulting, LLCMr. Kent is in his 39th year with Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis – having transitioned to part-time status in 2020. He also provides training, consulting and expert witness services as manager and owner of Meridian Land Consulting, LLC. Mr. Kent has served as chair of the Joint ALTA/NSPS Committee responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards since 1995. He has also served on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors since 2004 and is a past president of both ACSM and the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Kent has presented programs on boundary law, easements and rights of way, surveying standards and practice, and leadership in all 50 states.