Agenda

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Thursday, March 27, 2025 
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT

 

Presented by: Anthony “Tony” M. Gregory, PS

Working with Metes and Bounds Descriptions

  • History of land descriptions in the U.S.
  • Basic land description concepts:
    • Terminology
    • Bearings
    • Distances
    • Circular curves
    • Mathematical closure
    • State plane coordinates
  • Monuments, natural and artificial boundaries

Reading, Interpreting and Locating Land Described with Metes and Bounds

  • Finding the described land on a map
  • Finding the described land on the ground

Metes and Bounds Workshop: Writing, Drawing and Locating Descriptions

  • Writing a description
  • Drawing a description
  • Software for mapping, drawing and locating described lands

Handling Special Issues in Metes and Bounds Descriptions

  • “Part of” descriptions
  • Exceptions and reservations
  • Water boundaries
  • Easements and other access rights
  • Hybrid descriptions

 

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Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Credits

Engineers
6.0 PDHs*

Land Surveyors
6.0 PDHs*

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in all states that allow this learning method. *This course is not approved in New York; please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. 

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300) and North Carolina (S-0130). 

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE10600325), Maryland, and North Carolina (S-0130). 

This course has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 6.0 continuing education credits and has been approved by the Missouri Board of APEPLSPLA for 6.0 PDUs. 

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed). 

*On-Demand Credits* 

The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate.

Speakers

Anthony “Tony” M. Gregory, PS

Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology

Mr. Gregory is a former department head at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana. He is registered as a professional surveyor in Indiana and Illinois and consults as a project surveyor at Abonmarche through their Hobart, Indiana office. Mr. Gregory has presented numerous seminars on various land surveying topics to professional land surveyors, surveying technicians, attorneys, title company officials, and real estate professionals through various settings. He is a member of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS), the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Mr. Gregory previously served on the ISPLS Board of Directors and is a past society president. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of NSPS and chairs the NSPS Education Committee. Mr. Gregory and his wife, Jen, previously co-pastored a church congregation in Grove City, Ohio for two and a half years.

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