Surveying 101 for GIS Professionals

Surveying 101 for GIS Professionals The Surveyor’s Role 2013 Kentucky GIS Conference September 30, 2013 Louisville, Kentucky Presented by: • Dempsey Miracle, PLS, Vaughn & Melton • Brandon L. Lewis, GISP, Vaughn & Melton

Overview • A look at the surveyor’s role • How that role relates to some real world examples • Wrap-up/discussion of the GISP and surveyor working relationship www.VaughnMelton.com

What Surveyors Do • Topographic Surveys • GPS Control Surveys • Utility Mapping • Easements • As-Built Surveys • Boundary and Property Surveys www.VaughnMelton.com

Boundaries – What happens when it doesn’t fit? • Governing Laws • Evidence Found • Protection of the public • Plats of Record www.VaughnMelton.com

KRS 322 “…Land surveying shall include but not limited to the following: Measuring and locating, establishing, or reestablishing lines, angles, elevations, natural and man-made features in the air, on the surface and immediate subsurface of the earth, within underground workings, and on the beds or surfaces of bodies of water…” www.VaughnMelton.com

Boundary Surveys (201 KAR 18:142 and 18:150) • Land surveyor shall conduct his or her practice in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. • The marks and monuments on the ground as found and verified, or as set by a professional land surveyor shall constitute the actual boundary survey. www.VaughnMelton.com

Issues that may come up • Bad Information • Misinformation • Non-descriptive deeds www.VaughnMelton.com

How do we fix it? www.VaughnMelton.com

Now what? www.VaughnMelton.com

GISP & Surveyor Working Relationship • Dependency of each other • Working together to solve common problems • Understanding the strengths of both professions www.VaughnMelton.com

Thank You

Surveying 101 for GIS Professionals