ASPLS - Online Education

Standards of Practice

Start
05 Sep 2023
8:30 AM
End
31 Dec 2024
11:30 PM
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An in depth lecture and attendee participation and discussion of the current Standards of Practice for Surveying in the State of Alabama effective January 1, 2017. The discussion will analyze the definition of Surveying (Rule No. 1.02), Surveying Standards for field and office (Rule No. 1.03), Vertical Control and Topographic Surveys (Rule No. 1.04) and the Miscellaneous Section (Rule 1.05). The discussion will also cover the different types of surveys and the accuracy requirements for field and office work, monumentation of corners, and the preparation of legal descriptions. Attendee participation is encouraged and real world examples will be presented and discussed.

After registering, you will receive an email with viewing instructions.

This course qualifies for the state requirement for licensed land surveyors of 4 PDHs for standards of practice every 2 years.

Qualifies for required standards education for Alabama licensees every 2 years.

4 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama & Florida.

Presented by Milton Denny

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Ethics for Surveyors 2023

Start
09 Sep 2023
12:00 PM
End
31 Dec 2023
11:30 PM
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An updated presentation focusing on the different types of ethics and the grey area within professional ethics. This fulfills the state requirement for licensed land surveyors of 1 hour of Ethics classes each year.

1 Professional Development Hour (PDH)

Approved for Alabama & Florida.

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SPCS 2022

Start
17 Sep 2023
10:00 AM
End
01 Feb 2024
8:00 PM
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Course Title: SPCS 2022

2 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

Working with the Alabama SPCS 2022: This workshop will present the details of the proposed Alabama 2022 SPCS. The means of undertaking co-ordinate conversions between national and state systems will be discussed. Methods for traversing on the SPCS with geodetic precision will be discussed, as well as how to integrate GNSS observations into surveying. Vertical measurements will also be discussed, especially integrating them into other measurements.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Bill Hazelton is an Associate Professor at Troy University in the Geospatial Informatics Department. He has previously taught at a number of other higher-educational institutions in the US and Australia. He has been a licensed surveyor since 1985, worked in Antarctica for a year as a glaciologist, run a number of businesses, and has surveyed on three continents. Bill is a past president of the Surveying and Geomatics Educators Society and was a director of ASPRS.

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Affect of the Trail of Tears

Start
15 Oct 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2023
8:00 PM
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Course Title: The Affect of the Trail of Tears on the Government Land Office Surveys

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

The Affect of the Trail of Tears on the Government Land Office Surveys (GLO): Indian lands were like a patchwork quilt on the landscape of the Mississippi Territory. Indian treaties and removal started long before statehood of Mississippi and Alabama. Most of this land belonged to the Five Civilized Tribes. The original GLO surveys were contracted around the Indian lands. After the Indian Removal Act of 1836 the previous Indian lands were surveyed by the government to be sold to immigrants. Who surveyed these lands and purchased them?

Spend time with Milton Denny exploring the history of surveying in your state. Understand how the GLO finished surveying these Indian lands. Find out how a modern survey along these lines may be effected by the original surveys along Indian boundary line.

Speaker Bio: Milton E. Denny is a registered surveyor in six states, and a veteran of land surveying, aerial mapping and GIS. His special interest has always been in project development and management of firms. He is a past president of the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors, a Fellow in the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and served for many years on the Board of Direction. Mr. Denny is the author of many manuals dealing with surveying, mapping and GIS. He is a nationally known speaker and lecturer on these subjects and wrote a column called “The Business Side” for a trade magazine for many years. He was instrumental in the starting of a new member organization in the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping called the “Geographic and Land Information Society”.

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Right of Way in Alabama

Start
15 Oct 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2023
8:00 PM
Location
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Course Title: Right of Way in Alabama

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

RIght of Way: Real world examples of dedicated ROW, platted ROW, vacated ROW, acquired ROW and the process involved. Also more contentious and debated topics such as Prescriptive ROW, 'Left Out' ROW (not included in legal descriptions) and even dig into how title is or is not held by individuals or organizations. Also new information on City Limits impacts ROW.

Speaker Bio: Jacob Pierce is the Geospatial Operations Manager with the Baldwin County Highway Department. He has a Bachelors in Forestry from Auburn University; a Masters in GIS from Auburn University and has served on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors since 2016 and has spoken at the ASPLS conference several times.

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Summer 2023 Deprecation of US Survey Foot

Start
15 Oct 2023
10:00 AM
End
28 Dec 2024
8:00 PM
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Course Title: Right of Way in Alabama

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

This will be an open forum moderated by Milton Denny on how the change to the International Foot and State Plane will affect the everyday work of the Land Surveyor.

The first speaker will be Steve Strickland, Current Present ASPLS, giving an overview of our current situation.

The Second Speaker will be Jason Bailey, PLS, addressing how changes to the survey law could draw the Land Surveyor closer to the GIS community.

A member of the Alabama Board of Registration will talk on what legal changes need to be made and how the changes would affect Standards of Practice.

The floor would be then open to discussion for member of ASPLS and other registered surveyors present.

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Least Squares Adjustment

Start
15 Oct 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2023
8:00 PM
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Course Title: Least Squares Adjustment

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

This workshop will discuss critical aspects of using least squares adjustment to a wide range of geospatial observation data. Building on an understanding of errors and their propagation, critical aspects of setting up data for adjustment, as well as analyzing the output of an adjustment, will be covered. ‘Things that can go wrong’ and ‘Traps for young players’ will also be discussed, so that practitioners can avoid common flaws in least squares use.

Speaker Bio: Dr. Bill Hazelton is an Associate Professor at Troy University in the Geospatial Informatics Department. He has previously taught at a number of other higher-educational institutions in the US and Australia. He has been a licensed surveyor since 1985, worked in Antarctica for a year as a glaciologist, run a number of businesses, and has surveyed on three continents. Bill is a past president of the Surveying and Geomatics Educators Society and was a director of ASPRS.

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Buying or Selling Engineering or Land Surveying Firm

Start
15 Oct 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2023
8:00 PM
Location
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Course Title: Buying or Selling the Engineering or Land Surveying Firm

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

If you are the owner of a business, or the potential buyer of a business, you need to know the answers to the following questions: When is the right time to sell? When should I buy? How do I get the company ready to sell? What is a company worth? What is the equipment and records worth? How do I attract buyers? How do I limit the amount of taxes I have to pay? How do I as new owner become successful after the sale? How do I preserve my good name after the sale? Most professional’s only buy or sell a company once in their lifetime. Make sure you understand how the game is played before you make a costly mistake.

Many of the existing companies will be sold over the next ten years as many surveyors and engineers reach retirement age. Getting a company ready for sale can take a number of years, including finding or developing buyers, finding funding sources, and making the transition to new ownership. Don’t wait too long to get started, the owners who plan their exit from the company realize a better return on their investment.

Speaker Bio: Milton E. Denny is a registered surveyor in six states, and a veteran of land surveying, aerial mapping and GIS. His special interest has always been in project development and management of firms. He is a past president of the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors, a Fellow in the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and served for many years on the Board of Direction. Mr. Denny is the author of many manuals dealing with surveying, mapping and GIS. He is a nationally known speaker and lecturer on these subjects and wrote a column called “The Business Side” for a trade magazine for many years. He was instrumental in the starting of a new member organization in the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping called the “Geographic and Land Information Society”.

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Best Practices in Drone Surveying

Start
15 Oct 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2023
8:00 PM
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Course Title: Best Practices in Drone Surveying

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

This course brings together all the best learnings from the past 7 years of drone surveying, for how to create a successful and profitable drone surveying program. Logan will discuss topics ranging from hardware and software selection to workflow and process considerations. He will also answer any questions you have about the current and future state of using drones in land surveying.

Speaker Bio: Logan Campbell is the Founder and CEO of Aerotas, which provides drone data processing for land surveyors and Civil Engineers. He founded Aerotas in 2014 and has since helped thousands of surveyors get the highest quality data out of their drone programs. Prior to founding Aerotas, Logan worked as a statistician in the financial services industry. Logan has an MBA from Harvard Business School and received his undergraduate degree from USC. Logan is a Certified Mapping Scientist with the ASPRS, and a CFA Charterholder. As a recognized industry expert, he regularly speaks at survey and drone conferences and writes in numerous land surveying publications.

About Aerotas: Aerotas provides drone data processing services for land surveyors and civil engineers throughout the United States. Aerotas is a technology-enabled services company that delivers survey-grade CAD files created from drone-collected data in days, not weeks. Data is handled by our expert team of Photogrammetrists and CAD Technicians who correct errors and perform quality assurance checks at each step in the data processing workflow. Drone photogrammetry and CAD drafting services are enabled by a combination of advanced technology, high-performance computing architecture, and human expertise — providing fast and predictable turnaround times, lower drone survey costs, and the most accurate deliverables anywhere to 900+ leading survey and civil engineering firms across the United States.

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Land Surveyor Mock Trial

Start
04 Nov 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2024
8:00 PM
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Course Title: Land Surveyor Mock Trial

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama and Florida.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

This mock trial is loosely based on the case of Dowdell v. Cotham, a case involving neighbors who for over 20 years lived in happy-peaceful-coexistence, until one of the neighbors hired a surveyor to survey his property. After that—well—let’s just say that things were never the same. This seminar will explore the world of civil litigation through a mock trial based on a real-life boundary dispute case. Through audience participation, volunteers will play the roles of attorneys, landowners, lay witnesses and expert land surveyor witnesses; the seminar leader plays the role of judge. The remainder of the audience will be divided into jury pools, each with a foreman spokesperson. The size and number of juries will be determined by the size of the remaining audience. The trial will include elements of Dowdell v. Cotham, with features of other boundary dispute cases utilized as appropriate. The trial will be held and the juries will deliberate. Following deliberation, each jury will then render their verdict, and discuss their reasoning. Each jury will be required to field questions from the trial participants and other juries, and defend their verdict. This seminar is designed to demystify the litigation process and explain the rules of engagement that will be used in court. Volunteers will be required to play the roles of the attorneys, the parties and the witnesses. OBJECTIVES: To enhance professional competency and improve practitioner’s knowledge of the law as it relates to the practice of land surveying.

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Workforce Development

Start
07 Nov 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2024
8:00 PM
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Course Title: Workforce Development

1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama and Florida.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

In today's rapidly evolving job market, it is essential for educational institutions and workforce development professionals to equip graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to meet the rising demands of the workforce. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the strategies and best practices for creating, developing, and deploying graduates.

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Title Insurance and Boundary Surveys

Start
15 Nov 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2024
8:00 PM
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Course Title: Title Insurance and Boundary Surveys

3.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama and Florida.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

The two most important documents relative to the ownership of property may be the Title Insurance Policy and the Boundary Survey. But what do these documents actually do for the property owner? What does the title policy actually cover and what doesn’t it cover? Does the survey of the property create any assurances for the landowner? What is the role of the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey? These documents and other related matters will be discussed in order to answer these and other important questions.

OBJECTIVES: To enhance professional competency and improve practitioner’s knowledge of the law as it relates to the practice of land surveying.

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Setting GPS Control on a Project

Start
15 Nov 2023
10:00 AM
End
31 Dec 2024
8:00 PM
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Course Title: Setting GPS Control on a Project

3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

Approved for Alabama and Florida.

After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

Robert Martin will teach you how to process static files and adjusting your network to tighten up the project control.

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