Agenda

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT

 

Agenda:
Presented by Barry Savage, PLS 

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.

Writing Metes and Bounds and Strip Descriptions

  • Easement basics
  • Preparing strip descriptions for routes
  • Do’s and don’ts when writing descriptions
  • Writing the qualitative portion first
  • Including measurements with survey precision in mind
  • Metes and bounds description workshop: writing two sample descriptions

 

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Credits

Engineers
6.0 PDHs

Land Surveyors
6.0 PDHs

PIE - Practicing Institute of Engineering
6.0 PDHs

 

Continuing Education 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. Please refer to specific state rules to verify eligibility.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300). HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE10600325), and Maryland. HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and land surveyors via its registration with the Practicing Institute of Engineering (PIE).

This webinar has been evaluated for compliance with NYS Mandatory Continuing Education requirements for professional engineers and land surveyors by the Practicing Institute of Engineering, and has been approved for 6.0 PDHs.

This webinar has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 6.0 continuing education credits. This webinar 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

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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