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CHAPTER 177, PART I PLATTING

Course No. 6970

  1. Law Implemented
  2. Rewrites to the Law
  3. Law Review
    • 177.011 Purpose and scope of Part I
    • 177.021 Legal status of recorded plats
    • 177.031 Definitions
    • 177.041 Boundary survey and title certification required
    • 177.051 Name and replat of subdivision
    • 177.061 Qualifications and statement required
    • 177.071 Approval of plat by governing bodies
    • 177.081 Dedication and approval
    • 177.085 Platted streets; reversionary clause
    • 177.086 Installation of cul-de-sac
    • 177.091 Plats made for recording
    • 177.101 Vacation and annulment of plats subdividing land
    • 177.111 Instructions for filing plat
    • 177.121 Misdemeanor to molest monument or deface or destroy map or plat
    • 177.121 Recordation of the Department of Transportation officialright-of-way maps and other governmental right-of-way maps
    • 177.132 Preservation of unrecorded maps
    • 177.141 Affidavit confirming error on a recorded plat
    • 177.142 Renaming of subdivisions and streets on plats and maps
    • 177.151 State plane coordinate
  4. Plat Checklist
  5. Resources
  6. Attorney General Opinions
  7. Current Law and Rules affecting Surveyors

CLIENT SATISFACTION EXCELLENCE FOR SURVEYING PROFESSIONALS

Course No. 7229

This six-hour correspondence is designed to give the surveying professional the tools to serve their clients better. The use of instrumented learning (Inscape Publishing's Personal Profile System and the Customer Service Action Planner) will give the surveying professional the knowledge and skills to discover their communications and customer satisfaction strengths and then to develop strategies to capitalize on those strengths. Instrumented learning will give each surveying professional immediate and specific personal feedback concerning his or her unique communications strengths and those areas where he or she can make personal and professional communication's excellence growth. This will enable them to become more effective in meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of their clients.

Course Topics:

  1. “Can do” attitude of service.
  2. Three-step strategy to create loyal clients.
  3. Economics of client satisfaction.
  4. Communication strategies as related to client satisfaction.
  5. Providing extraordinary value to clients.
  6. Dealing with difficult clients.
  7. Moments of magic.

CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR SURVYEING PROFESSIONALS

Course No. 7228

This six-hour correspondence is designed to give the surveying professional the tools to work better with others. The use of instrumented learning (Inscape Publishing's Personal Profile System) will give the surveying professional the knowledge and skills to discover their communications and behavioral strengths and then to develop strategies to capitalize on those strengths. Instrumented learning will give each surveying professional immediate and specific personal feedback concerning his or her unique communications strengths and those areas where he or she can make personal and professional communication's excellence growth. This will enable them to become more effective leaders who understand critical leadership, teamwork, and motivation strategies.

Course Topics:

  1. Create enduring, positive relationships with other surveyingprofessionals and clients.
  2. How to create trust, the foundation of any relationship.
  3. How to appreciate and value the differences of individuals.
  4. How to communicate effectively with others.
  5. Leadership, teamwork, and motivation strategies.

FLORIDA LAWS

Course No. 6966

PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM

Course No. 6979

HISTORY OF SURVEYING

Course No. 7108

What is Surveying?

"Surveying is the art of determining the relative positions of prominent points and other objects on the surface of the ground and making a graphical delineation of the included area. The general principles on which it is conducted are in all instances the same; certain measures are made on the ground and corresponding measures are protracted on paper, on a scale which is fixed at whatever fraction of the natural scale may be most appropriate in each instance. The method of operation varies with the magnitude and importance of the survey, which may embrace a vast empire or be restricted to a small plot of land. All surveys rest primarily on linear measures for direct determinations of distance; but these are usually largely supplemented by angular measures, to enable distances to be deduced by the principles of geometry which cannot be conveniently measured over the surface of the ground where it is hilly or broken." (Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1895, vol. Ix, p; 5635)

And where did it all begin? Buy the correspondence course to find out!

61G17-6 MINIMUM TECHNICAL STANDARDS

Course No. 6962

PRACTICAL GEOMETRY FOR SURVEYORS

Geometría PrácticaPara Topógrafos y Agrimensores

Course No. 7109

Practical Geometry for Surveyors has three modules.

Module I

Module II

Module III

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR SURVEYORS

Course No. 7107

Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can be used forsurveying, resource management and development planning. Forexample, a GIS might allow emergency planners to easily calculateemergency response times in the event of a natural disaster ora GIS might be used to assist surveyors in finding records ofland transactions.

A GIS is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing,and displaying geographically referenced information; that is,data identified according to location. Practitioners also definea GIS as including the procedures, operating personnel, and spatialdata that go into the system.

The power of a GIS comes from the ability to relate different informationin a spatial context and to reach a conclusion about this relationship.Most of the information we have about our world contains a locationreference, placing that information at some point on the globe.When rainfall information is collected, it is important to knowwhere the rainfall is located. This is done by using a locationreference system, such as longitude and latitude, and perhaps elevation.Comparing the rainfall information with other information, suchas the location of marshes across the landscape, may show thatcertain marshes receive little rainfall. This fact may indicatethat these marshes are likely to dry up, and this inference canhelp us make the most appropriate decisions about how humans shouldinteract with the marsh. A GIS, therefore, can reveal importantnew information that leads to better decision making.

REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS TO SURVEYING & MAPPING

Course No. 6972

This course instructs and informs the attendee regarding the applicationof remote sensing devices to surveying and mapping. The coursewill focus on the application of current remote sensing systemssuch as digital aerial imaging, satellite imagery, LiDAR and RADAR.The instructor will also present a number of case studies thatdemonstrate when remote sensing has been applied successfully inthe practice of surveying and mapping.

Course Topics:

ALTA/ACSM LAND TITLE SURVEYS

Course No. 6963

This course will focus on ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards. It is recognized that members of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) have specific needs, peculiar to title insurance matters, which require particular information for acceptance by title insurance companies when said companies are asked to insure title to land without exceptions as to the many matters which might be discoverable from survey and inspection and not be evidenced by the public records. In the general interest of the public, the surveying profession, title insurers and abstracters, ALTA, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors, Inc. (NSPS) jointly promulgate and set forth such details and criteria for these standards.

Course Topics:

TIME MANAGEMENT FOR SURVEYORS AND MAPPERS

Course No. 6901

This six-hour correspondence course is designed to give the surveyingprofessional practical tools to manage his or her time better.Time mastery is a critical business skill for all surveying professionals.The secret to success in today's hyperfast-paced world is masteryof effective time management skills. Research shows, for example,that if an office or work site could reduce just five minutes ofwasted time per hour, productivity would jump 8.3 percent! Thus,the surveying professional could accomplish more work and servemore customers without adding more staff, equipment, or officespace.

More effective time management will enable the surveyingprofessional to use his time better and thus enable him to be morefocused on the project he is currently handling. Time masterywill put more time in one's life and more life into one's time.The use of instrumented learning (Inscape Publishing's TimeMastery Profile) will give each surveying professionalimmediate and specific personal feedback concerning his or herunique time management strengths and those areas where he or shecan make personal and professional time management growth. In addition,the surveying professional will receive techniques, technology,and strategies for enhancing personal, professional, and team effectivenesswith respect to proven time management principles.

Course Topics:

  1. The challenges and dynamics of time management for the surveyingprofessional.
  2. Identifying ways for the surveying professional to use timeeffectively and ways that may be ineffective.
  3. Identifying specific time management techniques that the surveyingprofessional can employ to improve time mastery.
    1. Increase productivity.
    2. Meet deadlines.
    3. Control interruptions.
    4. Master paperwork.
    5. Establish clear goals.
    6. Conquer procrastination.
  4. Determine ways the surveying professional can increase productivityboth at work and at home.
  5. Determine ways the surveying professional can enhance a senseof accomplishment and enhance his or her quality of life.

STRESS MANAGEMENT FOR SURVEYORS AND MAPPERS

Course No. 6902

This six-hour correspondence course is designed to provide practical tools to enable each surveying professional to be more productive under pressure as well as how to achieve greater life balance, satisfaction, and productivity in their work and personal lives during demanding times.

According to recent reports, 46% of employees report high levels of work-related stress, and 32% say high stress levels reduce their productivity. Many doctors estimate that 70-80% of their patients have negative health symptoms brought on by stress or significantly aggravated because of stress. Highly-stressed workers experience increased signs of anxiety, boredom, depression, hostility, and fatigue. They also suffer colds at 2-5 times the rate of their less-stressed co-workers. Most surveying professionals understand that stress in one area of life, such as work, can create stress in other areas.

While many programs deal with work-related stress or family stress as single issues, this course is unique in its focus on the interconnection and interplay of stress, coping resources, and satisfaction in all four life areas--personal, work, couple, and family. The strategies for eliminating stressors in these life areas focus on coping skills rather than just the traditional "get more exercise, eat right, get more sleep, deep breathing, laugh, and positive affirmations" approaches. Genuine stress relief is based on developing proven coping skills. Since stress robs the productivity of individuals and businesses, reducing the negative impact of stress will significantly improve both workplace productivity and quality of life.

This program is designed to help surveying professionals increase their productivity under pressure. The use of instrumented learning (Inscape Publishing's Coping & Stress Profile) will give each surveying professional immediate and specific personal feedback concerning his or her unique stress management strengths and those areas where he or she can make personal and professional stress management growth. In addition, the surveying professional will receive techniques, technology, and strategies for enhancing personal and professional effectiveness with respect to proven stress management principles. Stress management is a critical business skill that must be mastered by all surveying professionals.

Course Topics:

  1. Provide an opportunity for surveying professionals to sit down and think about the stress in their lives, what they can do to reduce it, and help improve their productivity and quality of life.
  2. Surveying Professionals will learn how to avoid or eliminate stressors.
  3. Surveying Professionals will learn how to minimize the impact of unavoidable stressors.
  4. Surveying Professionals will learn how to build upon current coping resources.
  5. Surveying Professionals will learn how to develop new coping resources and stress management skills.

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