Agenda

Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Log into Webinar:                8:30 – 9:00 am CDT
First Session:                      9:00 – 11:00 pm CDT
Break:                                 11:00 – 11:30 am CDT
Second Session:                 11:30 am – 1:30 pm CDT
Break:                                  1:30 – 2:00 pm CDT
Thrid Session:                     2:00 – 4:00 pm CDT

Understanding The Survey Process

   Research    
      • Title research vs. boundary research
   Field work
      • Reconnaissance
      • Measuring angles and distances
      • GPS
   Understanding what controls location
      • The importance of monuments and descriptions
      • The primary function of measurements in descriptions
      • Order of importance of conflicting elements

Understanding Survey Drawings and Legal Descriptions                    

   North basis
   Understanding bearings and azimuths
   Title Identity
   The importance of qualitative calls
   Closing the description
   Handling water boundary issues
   Precision vs. accuracy
   Handling special situations: arcs, chords, curves, etc.

Plotting and Writing Metes and Bounds Descriptions

   Popular deed plotting software and where to get it
   Understanding the basics of plotting deeds
   Do’s and Don’ts when writing deeds
   Writing the qualitative portion first
   Including measurements with survey precision in mind
   Metes and bounds description workshop: writing two sample descriptions

Webinar Instructions

Each webinar session earns continuing education credit and can be registered for individually. All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion will be provided for each webinar attended and will be sent via email in PDF form about five business days after the conclusion of the series.

Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.

GoToWebinar App requirements: 
Windows 7 – 10 or Mac OSX Mavericks (10.9) – macOS Catalina (10.15)

Web Browser:
The two most recent version of the following browsers:
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge
Internet Explorer v11 (or later) with Flash enabled

Internet connection: Minimum of 1Mbps       Hardware: 2GB RAM or more

For more information, visit the Support section at www.gotowebinar.com