Agenda

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Friday, March 15, 2024 
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT

 

Presented by Barry Savage, PLS

Agenda:
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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Credits

Land Surveyors
6.0 PDHs*

Engineers
6.0 PDHs*

*No credit for NY engineers or surveyors

 

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 most states for whom this subject matter is professionally relevant. 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. 24GP00000700) 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 webinar has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 3.0 CE hours and has been approved by the Missouri APEPLSPLA Board for 3.0 PDUs for land surveyors. 

This webinar has been submitted to the Tennessee Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors for course approval which is currently pending. Visit this course listing at www.halfmoonseminars.org for updates on pending credits. 

 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 may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. 

 

Speakers

Barry E. Savage, PLS

Survey Products Group Manager with Tennessee Valley Authority in Chattanooga, TN

Prior to his service at TVA, Mr. Savage was in private survey practice for 10 years specializing in dispute resolution and expert witness services. He has surveyed several disputed state boundaries to resolve jurisdictional conflicts. Mr. Savage is an adjunct professor at Cleveland State Community College where he teaches courses in boundary law, geodesy, GIS, and surveying fundamentals. He has researched and retraced the historical surveys of Henry David Thoreau and has published several articles on the subject. Mr. Savage teaches exam review and continuing education seminars at various state and local conferences across the country.

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