Agenda
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Friday, October 16, 2026
9:00 am – 12:15 pm CT
Agenda:
Presented by Gary R. Kent, – Manager and Owner of Meridian Land Consulting, LLC
The 2026 Minimum Standards for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
- Background of the development of the 2026 ALTA/NSPS standards
- Complying with the 2026 ALTA/NSPS standards
- Section 1 — Purpose and elements of ALTA/NSPS land title survey
- Section 2 — Ordering the survey
- Section 3 — Surveying standards and standards of care
- Effective date
- Other requirements and standards of practice
- Normal standard of care, boundary establishment
- Measurement standards
- Section 4 — Records research
- Section 5 — Fieldwork
- Monuments, rights of way and access
- Lines of possession and improvements along boundaries
- Buildings, easements and servitudes
- Cemeteries, water features
- Section 6 — Preparation of the plat/map of ALTA/NSPS land title survey
- Fieldwork
- Boundary, description, dimensions, closures
- Easements, servitudes, rights of way, access, documents
- Presentation
- Section 7 — Certification
- Section 8 — Deliverables
- Table A
- Preface
- Items 1-20
- Item 21
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Credits
Engineers
3.0 PDHs
Land Surveyors
3.0 PDHs
PIE - Practicing Institute of Engineering
3.0 PDHs
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 3.0 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 3.0 PDHs.
This webinar has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 3.0 continuing education credits. This webinar has been approved by the Missouri Board of APEPLSPLA for 3.0 PDUs.
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On-Demand Credits
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- 3.0 PDHs (PIE)
Speakers
Gary R. Kent
Meridian Land Consulting, LLCMr. Kent is in his 40th 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. He served as chair of the Joint ALTA/NSPS Committee responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards from 1995 to 2021. He also served on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors from 2004-2025 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 multiple times in all 50 states.
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