Pa Surveyor Fall 2016

Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors Newsletter The

Pennsylvania Surveyor Fall 2016

Surveying Beyond Boundaries

Pennsylvania Surveyors:

Inside...

Surveying in a Foreign Land By: Donald G. Groesser, PLS

Cover Story: Surveying in a

Foreign Land

In 2007, I flew to Haiti to complete a survey for the design of an orphanage.

Little did I know that 7 years later I would have another experience with surveying in a foreign land. I moved from Illinois to Pennsylvania!

President’s Message...3

While the underlying principles of the land surveying profession are fairly constant, the past two years have been a real learning experience for me. Coming from a sectionalized state to a metes-and-bounds commonwealth has given me a greater appreciation for what I have learned from first surveying boss, Tom Sheets. During my job interview in his home office back in 1985, Tom explained the art of surveying was “like a jig-saw puzzle … but you get to trim the pieces”. While that was true for surveying in the Chicago suburbs, it is paramount in Western PA.

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For the 29 years prior to my move to Pennsylvania all of my professional experience was in Northern Illinois. All of the land in Illinois is either a part of a section, or a lot in a subdivision. While there can be some difficulty in retracing a section where corners are lost or obliterated, there is always a “framework” to work from.

This “framework” aspect of surveying in Illinois applied to the standards of practice and statutory requirements as well. Replacing section corners in the course of a survey is required by the Illinois Land Survey Monument Act. Setting concrete monuments for at least two subdivision corners and monumenting subdivided lots is required by the Illinois Plat Act. The specifics regarding the preparation of boundary surveys, topographic surveys, and writing legal descriptions are all defined in the “framework” of the Illinois Minimum Standards of Practice.

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NSPS Report...4

Sustaining Firms...12 Surveyors Conference ...16 Responsible Charge...19 Winter Surveying...20 On the Lighter Side...22 2017 Slate of Officers...24

Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors Officers Michael D. Kreiger, PLS, President Shaheed A. Smith, PLS, President-Elect Scott R. Reeser, PLS, Vice President Brian Yorkiewicz, PLS, Secretary Mark E. Hummel, PLS, Treasurer Adam Crews, PLS, Past President Brent L. Birth, PLS, NSPS Director

2016 Board Meeting Dates December 9, Harrisburg, PA

State Directors Allegheny Heartlands Chapter Joseph P. Hood, PLS & Bill Lehman, PLS Bucks Chapter Robert J. Snyder, PLS & Jonathan J. Tabas, PE, PLS Delaware Valley Chapter Bruce E. Lewis, PLS & Richard Shewman, PLS Harrisburg Chapter John Clark, PLS & James Hartman, PLS Laurel Highlands Chapter Joseph Allegra, PLS & Alexander R. Wood Lehigh Valley Chapter Stephen D. Ombalski, PLS & Arthur A. Swallow, PLS Mid-State Chapter Fred M. Henry, PLS North Central Chapter K. Robert Cunningham, PLS & Charles G. Lang, PLS Northeast Chapter Glenn L. Johnson, PLS

The PSLS board and staff extend condolences to the families of PSLS members who passed away.

Edward Heary, PLS, of State College, PA, passed on November 13, 2016 at the age of 83. Ed was a longtime member of the Mid-State Chapter.

Northwest Chapter Ryan Courtney, PLS & Matthew Swanson, PLS Pocono Chapter Gregg A. Davis, PLS & Brian J. Zick, PLS

Reading Chapter John G. Fuehrer II, PE, PLS & John M. Huck, PLS

South Central Chapter Thomas E. Farcht Jr., PLS & L. Bradley Foltz, PLS Southwest Chapter Donald R. Housley Sr., PLS & Terry R. Siefers, PLS Susquehanna Chapter Mark J. Brinkash, PLS & David A. Drumheller, PLS

PSLS Staff

Laurie L. Troutman, Business Manager Lisa Diehl, Administrative Assistant

Editor

Donald E. Rife, PLS

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Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors 801 East Park Drive, Suite 107, Harrisburg, PA 17111 P: 717.540.6811 F: 717.540.6815 www.psls.org

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David P. Mignona, PLS, of McKeesport, PA, passed on October 30, 2016 at the age of 65.

David was a 20+ year member of the Southwest Chapter. and former Chapter President.

PSLS Mission The Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, a statewide professional organization, exists for the purpose of supporting, improving and enhancing the profession, its members, and the practice of land surveying. To these ends, the critical work of the Society focuses on providing education, legislative involvement, enhancing the public awareness, and the promulgation of the ethics of the profession.

The Pennsylvania Surveyor is published by the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors (PSLS). Articles or opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of PSLS, but are published as a service to its members, the general public, and for the betterment of the surveying profession. Articles may be reprinted with due credit given. We welcome submissions via e-mail in MS Word format. Please forward to psls@psls.org or call 717.540.6811.

President’s Pen

Benchmarks Michael D. Kreiger, PLS

lessings to each and every one of you this Holiday Season, Happy Thanksgiving!

B The next time I will speak or write widely will be at the Annual Conference, therefore I bid you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

I am thankful! I have been blessed with a wonderful family (a wife and five children), a proper job and career, and a wonderful group of Surveyors and technicians supporting the Profession while safeguarding the public.

My thanks are due to various Society activities: •

The rejuvenation of the Northwest Chapter... thanks to Jim Hunter for his diligence, thanks to the new officers for their desire, and thanks to the past officers for their service;

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The presentation at the Northwest GIS User Group Conference... thanks to Greg Clark for his authenticity to the Profession and professionals;

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The responsiveness to a contract negotiation... thanks to Bob Bickart, Matthew Laidacker and their respective Chapters (Susquehanna and Northeast) for their attention to processes;

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The attendance at other Society Conferences... thanks to Richard Shewman at the Maryland Conference and Scott Reeser at the upcoming New York Conference for their allegiance to the profession nationally;

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The alliance with American Association of Geodetic Surveying... thanks to Charles Ghilani and the Directors for discussing this matter with the Board and the Membership to further strengthen the Profession;

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Planned attendance/exhibition at the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association Conference... thanks to Adam Crews and the Public Relations Committee for their foresight in developing our future;

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The renewal of a past program, the Mentoring Program... thanks to Amy Hopkins for the passion to encourage and lead the next generation toward licensure;

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Input regarding Calibration Base Lines by the membership... thanks to Brian Naberezny for keeping a keen eye on particulars that many of us depend upon to verify exactness of our measurements;

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Opportunities continuing with the DEP Sewage Advisory Committee... thanks to Keith Heigel for representing the Profession in 2016;

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Although not successful in 2016, thanks to Jim Hartman, John Huck and the Legislative and Government Affairs Committee for their devotion in preparing amendment language to the Registration Law;

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Dialog with Lancaster County GIS Director regarding the location of Survey Markers along the Northeast Surveyed County Line... thanks to Chris Phillips and the Reading Chapter for their perspective and continued interest; Continued on Page 5

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Director's Report Brent L. Birth, PLS, NSPS Director of Pennsylvania

NSPS continues working throughout the year. Please take some time, no scratch that, make some time to visit the NSPS Website. It is filled with information and answers to many of the questions raised in our meetings as to what is the NSPS “doing for me”. The Mission Statement http://www.nsps. us.com/?page=MissionStatement and the Strategic Plan http://www.nsps.us.com/?page=StrategicPlan, which outline the goals, covers many of the basic questions.

The 2016 Fall Conference was held at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in Chandler, AZ Thursday and Friday, September 29th, and 30th.

I am focusing on Workforce Development for this publication as not to bore you with details of other items.

Workforce Development NSPS attended the American School Counselors Association Conference, a national conference, as part of the PR and Workforce Development program. The PR Chair stated that it went well and connections with several states developed into invites to several state conferences. Affiliates were encouraged to reach out to their perspective state conferences. Materials and assistance are available for those affiliates who are successful being able to exhibit at their state’s school counselor’s conference. This is considered a step to workforce development and encourage our country’s youth to consider surveying as a career.

It was concluded in the March meeting that Middle School and Junior High School age students should be the target age group. Although High School was typically historically the target, many of this age group have made their decisions of post high school education and career choices. NSPS is not ignoring this age group totally but is changing gears to focus on the younger group when they may be starting to decide the classes they will need to take throughout high school to prep them for the career path they may choose.

Several states are also working together with their licensing boards to encourage and discuss the formation of Task Forces for the purpose to promote the profession of Land Surveying in their state.

Two specific states are Oklahoma and Maryland.

More information on Oklahoma can be found at: http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nsps.us.com/resource/ resmgr/Workforce_Development/surveyoklahoma.pdf; and Maryland as found in a recent NSPS News and Views on sent on Wednesday November 2nd and reprinted below.

As a follow up to a relationship that was reported in NSPS News & Views (September 7) the office of the Mayor of the City of Baltimore is partnering with the Maryland Society of Surveyors and its Baltimore Continued on Page 12

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President’s Pen

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Ongoing efforts to revise the Society Manual of Practice... thanks to Brian Yorkiewicz and Mark Brinkash for steadfast efforts to safeguard the Practice of Surveying;

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Conversations regarding the Practice of the Profession... thanks to those members who seek to clarity and counsel;

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Now for the Real Deal, I am sure that I have missed thanking someone, but I am Thankful for each and every member, for being a Professional and providing insight into our remarkable Profession.

Continue to be blessed and think outside the daily work grind as to how you can participate and be a vital part of your community.

It is good to see such fantastic activity and be in touch with so many members, those that have ideas and want to progress the Profession. Together we are 900 strong; we are the Society. The strength is in each and every one of us, together in our town, county, Chapter, regions, and Commonwealth. Join the activities and be Thankful for all you have.

P.S. Good Luck in the woods if you are a hunter!

Michael D. Kreiger, PLS

PSLS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors has opportunities for members to be active in the society and the profession by volunteering for a variety of tasks and programs. Different programs require a different level of commitment varying from short term as little as one day or long term over one or more years. Each of these activities offers members a chance to learn, network, and grow in the profession, while helping the profession to grow and flourish. Contact us at psls@psls.org for more information or to volunteer.

Creating and Maintaining Publications •

The Boundary Retracement Principles and Procedures for PA book needs to be edited and updated for the next printing.

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The Municipal and County Boundary Descriptions book needs to be updated and edited.

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Brochures: Volunteers are needed to help write and maintain brochures about surveying for a variety of uses such as promoting surveying to high school students, educating the public, and educating township and municipal supervisors. Brochures written on these topics could then be used for PSLS exhibit opportunities in order to directly target the area of interest.

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Professional Articles and Opinions: Articles written by society members make publications such as the PA Surveyor and the PSLS website more valuable to surveyors. You don't need to be a professional author or editor. Some of the best material published has been written by Surveyors for Surveyors.

There are many more opportunites for Society Members to contribute. For more information, check out the Society Opportunities page on the website at http://www.psls.org/careers, contact a committee chair , or

speak to your chapter State Director.

Make a difference. Volunteer!

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Surveying in a Foreign Land While I’ve been licensed in Pennsylvania since 2001 by reciprocity and taking the state-specific exam, I never experienced boundary surveying without my familiar framework until shortly after my move two years ago to manage the surveying department for Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. in Pittsburgh.

My first opportunity came when another surveyor in our office suggested I calculate the boundary for a project in Greene County. When my first calc of a “perch deed” failed to close by 150 feet, his response to my dismay was “that’s closer than most”!

Other projects in Beaver, Butler, Allegheny and Washington counties proved to be a little less exaggerated than my first project in Greene County.

Surveys in subdivided properties, especially in urban and suburban areas, have proven to be nota-lot-different than Illinois. Still, the “framework” aspect of standards of practice and statutory requirements seems as loosely defined as that first boundary I calculated in Greene County. For all of us being a “good surveyor” has been learned mostly from our professional mentors and less from state regulations – yet there is still a place for having minimum standards codified (I will comment further on that in a later article).

Surveying in the flat, densely developed Chicago suburbs, a closure error of more than a few hundredths of a foot was not common. Survey monuments Yet in the midst of surveying ...

Tom explained the art of are usually prevalent. in this foreign land, I must surveying was “like a jig-saw puzzle Occupation, monumentation, admit that the challenge and record distances are … but you get to trim the pieces”. has given me a deeper more-often-than-not within appreciation of the art of reasonable agreement. Even surveying, regardless of the retracement of surveys that framework. The sometimes dated back 80 years would often result in variations subtle evidence, the research, the analysis - it all of less than a foot in a large rural tract – even with highlights those aspects of surveying that I have though the original surveyor measured with a always loved the most. The surveyors I have met transit and steel tape and the retracement was and worked with these past two years in PA are not completed with GPS. Illinois surveyors do disagree much different than my colleagues for that past 29. (sometimes making property corners look like “pin cushions”) but the disagreements are usually within We've all had the joy of fresh dug dirt, finding a a few feet. hidden corner, solving the puzzle. We walk looking at the ground for corners and talk about how we It’s not that surveying in western Pennsylvania is “used to do things”. As surveyors, we all know that without a “framework” but I have found that it looks regardless of the framework, the art of surveying is significantly different when you are viewing that something we deeply care about. artwork for the first time. Bearings to the nearest degree, calls to a white oak (in the middle of a With this in mind, I have realized I am no longer forest), distances in perches, points of beginning surveying in a foreign land. with a simple reference to a name of an adjoining owner long since dead. These may all be common I am home. place to a surveyor who grew-up in PA, but just like my experience in Haiti, it was foreign to me.

Donald G. Groesser, PLS

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Evidentiary Search

by Gregory Clark, PLS. PE

Boundary Retracement Paper, People, and Posts are three sources searched for evidence of boundary location. The licensed surveyor is in that profession uniquely qualified to sort through the various pieces of evidence in order to offer an opinion of location on the ground. We study the evidence attempting to determine the intent of the parties (grantor and grantee) involved in the creating of a land boundary. What was visible on the land at the time of boundary creation to know when stepping from one parcel to the next?

Paper evidence can be recorded or unrecorded documents, deeds, plans, assessment maps, etcetera, both digital and hard copy. I believe it is well established that paper evidence is considered simply as the attempt to transcribe or translate to paper the demarcations which actually exist on the land. This transcribing from ground to paper may or may not be accurate depending on things such as quality of measurements taken on the ground and then written onto paper. But, on the other hand, there may be times when paper evidence is the best evidence available.

Paper evidence can include the descriptions in all deed conveyances, or chain of title, for a subject property and adjoiners dating back to time of boundary origin.

This may be a short list if the boundary was created recently, or a very long list if created 100 years or more

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ago. Typographical errors are not uncommon.

Also the same line may be described differently in various deeds throughout chain of title, and if the neighbor’s deed describes a common line differently, which one should be considered more correct? We should be careful not to focus too much on the subject property itself, but rather on the boundary when performing evidentiary search.

Paper evidence is usually relied upon to give us a sense of size, shape, and location of the property in general. If the paper evidence is an error-free transcribing of an original survey performed in recent years it may coincide almost perfectly with field evidence. Or paper evidence may have significant errors of closure discovered when checking the mathematics.

Paper evidence hopefully will at least give us some idea of specific types of objects to look for on the land.

People evidence, sometimes called parole evidence, is often useful when determining boundary location. I do not initially presume to know more about property lines than those living in that neighborhood, especially long established residents. During reconnaissance prior to field

measurements I sometimes hear a voice loudly saying “can I help you?” which I take to be a polite way of a nearby resident thinking “why is someone suspiciously walking around my neighborhood”.

If I happen to go unnoticed I then knock on doors to introduce myself. This can be the beginning of productive dialogue with residents, after they have assurance I am not there to steal their cat.

People often can show us pins, stones or other monuments that may have otherwise been missed.

And you never know when someone will surprise you by pulling out an old unrecorded survey map that provides problem-solving evidence.

People, especially long time residents, often provide pertinent historical facts such as how long that pin has been in the ground and who put it there. Or explain why a particular line of possession is where it is. History and land boundaries go hand in hand.

One example being if the age of a particular fence can be traced back close to the time of boundary creation, it likely supports a claim that the fence indicates l a n d b o u n d a r y.

People have a tendency to possess, or occupy what they own.

People, landowners in the neighborhood of a survey, may agree or disagree with our conclusion of boundary location. I want to know if any have viable reason to challenge my conclusions. I want to know if I missed a vital piece of evidence during my search. I make myself openly available to the locals. After all, our work on any single boundary can affect an entire neighborhood.

Posts, in context of this article, is my generic term for any monument. A monument may be any object (tree, stone, pin, fence, creek, street, etc.) on ground having potential significance as evidence of boundary.

Posts set and documented by an original surveyor at the time of creation of a new boundary are normally considered best evidence of intended location regardless of accuracy of measurement between posts, and transcribing thereof onto a deed. This is so because courts have decided it to be so. As the original surveyor travelled, so shall we travel. We as surveyors scour the ground looking for the post.

Paper and People assist us in the search.

Posts can rot, rust, fall over, or for whatever reason cannot be found. When original posts can no longer be found we then rely on lesser clues gleaned from field evidence, or from paper and people. One example being a pipe found in vicinity of where a deed calls for a blazed hickory, we must judge whether or not the pipe is situated where the hickory was. People evidence can help us decide.

How much time and effort should be devoted to evidentiary search when performing a boundary retracement? If fortunate enough to find original posts, and confident the posts have not been disturbed, the search can end there. We can then measure, map, and describe the land between those posts. And if original posts are lost we are then tasked with determining where the post was, or was intended to be.

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Evidentiary Search

In a perfect world all evidence would lead to an inarguable single conclusion of boundary location.

Often though, various pieces of evidence lead to multiple end results. Which end result is the best?

The challenge is on us to make that decision. If multiple results differ by a few inches or less this may not be a big deal. If differing by many feet it can be a big deal. There will be occasions when no best solution floats to the surface, and we must advise our client accordingly.

Gregory Clark, PLS

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If people cannot mutually accept a particular post as being correct they have the option of requesting a final opinion, which means petitioning the courts. I have found judges to be highly respectful of surveyors when hearing a boundary case. But it is the judge who decides whether our collection and analysis of evidence passes the acid test when weighed next to the full body of the law.

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Our knowledge of boundary case law, along with ability to measure, along with patience to sift through evidence, guide us toward best conclusion.

Will my best conclusion be the same as that of another surveyor? Not always. People have the power to accept or reject one opinion over another.

If people mutually agree on a certain post as being correct then that spot on the ground becomes more and more inarguable with the passage of time.

We offer to a client our well thought opinion. Our opinion can affect entire neighborhoods. Our opinion may be etched on the ground and on paper for posterity. We should be able to defend our opinion if called upon to do so. If diligent, we have devoted reasonable and adequate time and effort searching for and evaluating evidence.

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NSPS Director's Report Chapter to develop a pilot program in surveying for a high school class. The class will introduce students to the field and help expose the next generation to a career in surveying. MSS Immediate Past President and workforce development chair TJ Frazier had sent the NSPS-drafted model email to Career and Technical Education (CTE) officials in the Maryland Department of Education, and Baltimore Chapter Chairman Bryan Haynie contacted the city’s workforce development board. As a result, Frazier has had two meetings with state officials to plan surveying curricula throughout the state. Frazier and Haynie were invited to meet with Baltimore City officials, at which meeting a high school level pilot program in surveying was offered.

It was also decided for NSPS to attend the 2017 conference which will be held in Denver, Colorado. The Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado will be encouraged to supply volunteers to help out with the conference and minimize costs.

PSLS has plans of, and will be working out the details to attend Pennsylvania School Counselors Association http://www.psca-web.org/aws/PSCA/pt/sp/conference and possibly be exhibiting at this event.

Chapters are encouraged to engage your local Middle and Junior High Schools to conduct a several hour program. As an example, my chapter, the Northeast Chapter assisted Matthew Boyce, a Northwest Area Jr-Sr High School Alumni and Penn State Survey Program student in conducting a presentation at the Jr-Sr High School. Several surveyors from the NE Chapter, two of whom are also Northwest Alumni, and one of the instructors from Penn State supported and assisted in the presentation. The presentation which is being reviewed and fine-tuned can be trimmed to whatever time is allowed. Ideas are: a power point presentation, old and modern equipment exhibit, give aways, hands on exercises, a short competition if time allows, and very importantly, where they can find scholarships to aid in their education endeavor.

There is quite a bit of information out there to help you talk to your local schools and cater to their particular needs. I would suggest keeping the groups small, such as a specific grade level or those that may show interest. The first step is to find the right contact person to help get your foot in the door. These would typically be the Guidance Counselor, or Math Department heads. Please contact me or our PR Chair, Adam Crews to assist you with finding information or exhibits and handouts.

Respectfully,

Brent L. Birth, P.L.S. NSPS PA Affiliate Director

Keep up with National News by reading the NSPS weekly email, "News & Views".

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Registration Now Open for the 2017 Surveyors Conference January 22 – 25, 2017 in Hershey, PA

Investing in the Future of the Profession Keynote Speaker will be Dru Smith from NOAA. You do not want to miss this!

PSLS believes that the future of the profession is in our hands and that the key to protecting and investing in the profession is education. From Boundary’s to UAV’s, the 2017 Surveyors Conference has you covered. Workshop topics span all levels of the profession from students and technicians to licensed professionals on the cutting edge of technology, and everyone in between. Check out the list of planned workshops on the next page. The complete brochure is available on the PSLS website.

Accommodations: Participants are responsible for their own lodging. A block of rooms has been reserved at Hershey Lodge. Rooms will be held until December 22, 2016. To make reservations, contact Hershey Lodge at 1-800-HERSHEY, or reserve online at: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/ PASOCLANDSURVEYORS2017 Fees and Registration: PSLS Members: $680 early (if postmarked by December 26, 2016, $740 regular; Other Prof. Assn. Members: $680 early (if postmarked by December 26, 2016), $740 regular; NSPS, AAGS, GLIS, PSPE or member of other professional society in the geospatial of related fields (contact appropriate professional society for registration code). Non-members: $825 early (if postmarked by December 26, 2016), $880 regular; Student: $305. Multiple Registrations: $625 member, $770 non-member; 3 or more from same company (contact PSLS for discount code).

One-day Registration: $405, includes instruction, lunch, and breaks. Breakfast and dinner are NOT included for a one-day registration. They may be purchased separately.

Fee Includes: Instruction; Sunday buffet; Monday and Tuesday evening banquets; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday breakfasts; Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday lunches; and beverage breaks.

To register, complete our online application or complete the brochure registration form and return to PSLS by December 26, 2016, for the early registration fee. Late registrations must be received

by January 11, 2017. Faxed registrations must be accompanied by payment information. If you choose to pay by credit card via telephone, please fax your registration form prior to calling. You will be notified promptly of any cancellations, schedule, or program changes.

Spouse Program: $100 per person. Meals at Hershey Lodge are breakfast for $25, lunch for $35 and dinner for $50 per person. Meals for spouses are not included with registration except as noted on the spouse registration form.

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401.Map Accuracy Standards Brian Naberezny

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201.Evolution of Drafting Scott Reeser 402.UAS Regulations Roy Boyd

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Monday, January 23

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2017 PSLS Surveyors' Conference Workshops Time

201. Mentoring Amy Hopkins 302. Units of Measure Scott Reeser

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

202. Intro to GNSS Dimitris Bolkas

101. Project Management & Liability Yorkiewicz & Amirault

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Lunch break 12:00 - 1:15 PM 203. Analyzing Positional 303. Case Law Accuracy Ted Lewis Esra Tekdal

1:30PM - 3:00 PM 403.Basic Principles of Photogrammetry Derby

102. Social Media for Business Intelativity

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

404. UAS Flight Planning and Field Operations Matt Mercurio

503. Boundary Disputes Michael Kreiger

500 501. Condominium Law John Mateyak

4054. UAS Data Reduction & Deliverables Matt Mercurio

502. Legal Descriptions DR Davidson

304. Preparation and Presentation, Part 1 Bill Beardslee

204. Modernization of NSRS Dave Doyle

506. Road Rights-of-way Beitler & Kreiger

505. Water Boundaries – Definitions & Locations Mike Brinkash

504. Mediation & Arbitration Tom Skibinski

408. Laser Scanning Accuracy Anthony Paturzo

407. Laser Scanning: Principles and Applications Sherry Kopec Grymko

406. Applications in Mobile Mapping Jeff DeBoer

307. Understanding the State Land Records of PA Aaron McWilliams

Lunch break 11:45 - 12:30 PM

306. Land Development Principles Richard Kresge

Lunch break 12:00 - 1:15 PM 205. Geodesy & Datums 305. Preparation and Dave Doyle Presentation, Part 2 Bill Beardslee

Tuesday , January 24

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM 103. HR for Small Business Kristi Donbaugh

Time

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

105. Ethics, Part 1 D.R. Davidson

106.Ethics, Part 2 D.R. Davidson

206. Practical Applications Using Opus, Part 1 Bill Henning

Wednesday, January 25

104. Methods of Communication Scott Reeser

Time 8:15 AM – 11:45 AM

12:45 PM – 4:15 PM

207. Practical Applications Using Opus, Part 2 Bill Henning

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Keynote Speaker: Dru Smith

900

901. Preparing for a Surveying Career Derby & Wood

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801. Flood Certificates Thomas Smith

902. Basic Survey Math, Part 1 Mark Hummel, PLS & Robert R. Miller, PLS

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802. Establishing a BFE in Zone A Only Thomas Smith

903. Basic Survey Math, Part 2 Mark Hummel, PLS & Robert R. Miller, PLS

Lunch Break 11:45 - 12:30 PM

605. GIS Liability Salvatore Marsico

701. Carlson Software, Part 1 Mike Hyman

Lunch break 12:00 - 1:15 PM 602. GIS for Project Tracking 702. Carlson Software, Brian Naberezny Part 2 Mike Hyman

803. Stormwater Review for Licensure, Part 1 Andrew Bennett, PE (S) & Thomas Seybert, PE, Ph.D. S

904. Applied Survey Math, Part 1 Mark Hummel, PLS & Robert R. Miller, PLS

601. State Plane Coordinate Systems Ghilani

703. AutoCAD Civil 3D – Core Skills for Surveyors, Part 1 John Cooke

804. Stormwater Review for Licensure, Part 2 Andrew Bennett, PE (S) & Thomas Seybert, PE, Ph.D. S

905. Applied Survey Math, Part 2 Mark Hummel, PLS & Robert R. Miller, PLS

603. GIS for Subdivision Paul DeBarry

Lunch break 12:00 - 1:15 PM 604. Parcel Based GIS 704. AutoCAD Civil 3D – Frank Derby Core Skills for Surveyors, Part 2 John Cooke

805. Stormwater Review for Licensure, Part 3 Andrew Bennett, PE (S) & Thomas Seybert, PE, Ph.D. S

906. Applied Survey Math, Part 3 Mark Hummel, PLS & Robert R. Miller, PLS

705. AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey – Practical Applications, Part 1 John Cooke

806. Stormwater Review for Licensure, Part 4 Andrew Bennett, PE (S) & Thomas Seybert, PE, Ph.D. S

706 AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey – Practical, Part 2 Applications John Cooke

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Four Surveyors and Another Guy On September 8th, four surveyors from the Southwest Chapter and a local attorney presented a seminar thru Half Moon Education on Boundaries and Easements.

Presenters included Jeffrey Horneman, US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District; Amy Hopkins, Morris Knowles & Associates in Delmont; Terry Siefers, Senate Engineering in Pittsburgh; and Mark Hummel with Duquesne Light Company; along with Frank Kosir (the other guy), an attorney with the law firm of Meyers, Unkovic & Scott in Pittsburgh.

The eight hour seminar for continuing education targeted Attorneys, insurance producers, Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landmen. Topics covered included: Determining Land Boundaries by Jeffrey Horneman; Resolving Boundary Disputes by Amy Hopkins; Defining Trespass and Adverse Possession by Frank Kosir; Understanding Riparian and Water Rights by Terry Siefers; and Understanding Utility Easements and Rights of Way by Mark Hummel.

These members of the Southwest Chapter felt it was important to present these topics from the surveyor’s point of view. If we, as surveyors, don’t step up when given the opportunity, topics like these will be presented by non-surveyors from their perspective. We all need to do our part to promote our profession.

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Responsible Charge A Brief Discussion The Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cites under Definitions, paragraph i., that; “Responsible Charge means a position that requires initiative, skills and independent judgement, and implies such degree of competence and accountability gained by technical education and experience of a grade and character as is sufficient to qualify an individual to personally and independently engage in and be entrusted with the work in the practice of engineering or land surveying. This term does not include positions which require routine performance as sub-professional work such as auxiliary survey personnel (unless acting as chief of party) and drafting personnel.”

Most other states have similar definitions of “responsible charge” included in their registration laws that vary in worded length from one line to a full page dissertation (a Google Search under the topic “Responsible Charge, Engineers and Land Surveyors” provides many examples).

The Pennsylvania definition is worded such as to give the licensed professional land surveyor some latitude on the degree of control and supervision of their work to be in compliance with the responsible charge provision. The judgement of physical presence and supervisory direction of technicians is under the discretion of the licensed professional, with awareness of the provisions of the law. Should the occasion arise where a situation is questioned, accountability must be clarified by the professional, as nothing less than full responsibility is the end result.

With today’s advanced technology, a licensed professional surveyor’s role under the provisions of the “responsible charge” definition has come to the forefront. Should all activities regarding GPS, GIS, UAV’s, etc. be required to have participation and “responsible charge” of a licensed professional land surveyor?

We will leave that debate to future articles on the subject.

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Equipment Best Practices for the Winter Surveyor a general conception that the downturn in Iendt’stemperature that comes with late fall means the of the outside work season, but surveyors are different. To the contrary, surveyors frequently work year-round, and winter offers some unique benefits to other seasons, depending on where work is being done. In rural or wooded areas especially, the loss of leaf cover can have a positive impact on target visibility for conventional surveys and the quality and reliability of satellite signals needed to perform GNSS surveys. For other areas, it may offer relief for field crews from the allergies and inconsistent weather of spring and fall, or the intense heat and humidity of summer. There are, however, obvious drawbacks to the winter season that all surveyors need to take into account when they head out to perform cold-weather work. Knowing the specifications and requirements of your surveying instruments, regular maintenance, and a little common sense are key to making the most out of winter surveying.

Operating temperature is perhaps one of the most important things to consider when performing winter surveys, as just about any piece of surveying equipment that has mechanical or electronic components will have an optimal temperature range that it functions in. Extreme fluctuations in temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity can affect EDM return signals from a prism. Due to this, temperature and barometric pressure values need to be correctly entered into the data collector and user field Horizontal and Vertical collimation, tracker and compensator calibrations should be performed regularly, especially when there is a noticeable change in the environmental conditions between setups. Batteries are particularly impacted by the surrounding temperature, and will lose longevity in extreme highs or lows. Plastic becomes brittle, metal will expand and contract, and lubricants can gel when the temperature dips dramatically.

Even on what would otherwise be considered a “dry” day, variations in temperature between the air outside and inside of a piece of equipment can cause condensation to form on the inside of the instrument which may temporarily disable it.

Fortunately, most surveying instruments these days have been designed with the aforementioned hazards in mind, and knowing both the operational temperature range and environmental rating can go a long way towards avoiding some of winter’s headaches. Furthermore, just as the surveyor requires time to acclimate, so too does the

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By: Precision Laser & Instrument, Inc.

instrument being used. An example would be the case of condensation on internal optics, which can paralyze an instrument. In such an instance, simply letting the instrument acclimate may be all that is needed to restore its functionality. A little commonsense can increase the performance of surveying equipment as well, such as limiting its exposure to precipitation and storing it in a dry carrying case as close to room-temperature as possible. There’s also no substitute for yearly preventative maintenance by a certified, professional service center to ensure operational performance and accuracy.

Preparing for winter surveying is more about equipment-familiarity and best-practices than anything. It also helps, as with any surveying instrument, to have a firm grasp of the accuracy requirements in relation to the capabilities of the instruments being used. For some surveyors, the added satellite signal strength and visual target clarity, as well as consistent weather patterns, make winter one of their favorite times to work. By far, the biggest concern is related to temperature, whether it be extreme cold that pushes past the operating limits of a surveyor’s instrument or mechanical and environmental fluctuations that can affect the precision of work being done. Understanding the performance specifications of the equipment being used, routine maintenance, and a few good habits can make winter surveying your most productive time of year!

Summary of Winter Surveying Tips 1. Batteries will lose charge faster in cold weather. Have extra batteries on hand, external power, or an inverter in the survey vehicle to power chargers. Most survey gear will have the capability to use an external power source. Check the owner’s manual or with your local survey equipment dealer for external power recommendations.

2. Input proper temperature and pressure for EDM measurements. It is not uncommon for temperatures to change by 40 or 50 degrees in a day and the barometric pressure to fluctuate with weather changes. These changes can cause EDM corrections of 40 parts per million (ppm) or more. That is a correction of 0.04 feet in a 1000 foot measurement.

3. Modern electronic total stations have field calibration routines for Horizontal and Vertical collimation, compensator calibrations, and may also have tracker collimation routines (for robotic instruments). These routines should be performed regularly and many manufacturers recommend the field calibration routines be performed when the temperature changes by more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

4. Allow your instrument to acclimate to the environment before taking measurements. Do not take an instrument directly from a warm office or vehicle, set it up, and immediately begin taking measurements in cold weather. Allow the instrument to acclimate to the outdoor temperature.

5. Never put a cold instrument back in a sealed case and leave it overnight in a warm office without opening the case to prevent moisture and condensation from affecting the instrument.

6. Use best GNSS practices when working in tree cover. Although it is easier to obtain a GNSS solution with the leaves off, tree branches still cause multipath errors. Use appropriate occupation times and measure critical points more than once at different times of the day and check for repeatability whenever possible.

7. Dress properly and stay safe!

A special thank you to the folks at Precision Laser & Instrument, Inc., for this timely article.

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On the Lighter Side...

Summary of Life GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: 1. No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.

2. When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair.

3. If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person.

4. You can't trust dogs to watch your food.

5. The best place to be when you're sad is Grandma's lap.

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED: 1. Raising teenagers is like nailing jello to a tree.

2. Wrinkles don't hurt.

3. Families are like fudge... mostly sweet, with a few nuts 4. Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

5. Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.

6. Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD: 1. Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.

2. Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

3. When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you're down there.

4. You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.

5. It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.

6. Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

7. Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

SUCCESS: At age 4 success is . . . ... Not piddling in your pants.

At age 12 success is ... . . Having friends.

At age 17 success is ..... . Having a driver's license.

At age 35 success is . ... . Having money.

At age 50 success is . .. .. Having money.

At age 70 success is . ... . Having a driver’s license.

At age 75 success is ... ... Having friends.

At age 80 success is . .. .. Not piddling in your pants.

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Just for Fun Just for Fun. The first person who emails psls@psls.org with a caption for this photo wins a $10 gift card. Captions will be published in the next issue of the PA Surveyor.

Fall 2016 Photo >>>>> Summer 2016 Issue James Young of the Allegheny Heartlands Chapter won a $10 Gift Card with his caption "Fill6.8 Feet" for the Summer Issue of Just for Fun. Congrats!

Other captions entered: "No creek too deep for a Land Surveyor!" - Brian Zick, Pocono Chapter “Johnny Cash - Five Feet High And Rising” - Michael Kreiger, Harrisburg Chapter “Send the ransom or Rover gets it.”

- Vincent X. Nohe, Frederick Ward Associates, Bel Air, MD Thanks to all who sent in your captions, just for fun.

"Fill-6.8 Feet"

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2017 Slate of Officers

The year is coming to an end and for PSLS members that means you will have a new set of officers leading your Society. Many of our members never get to attend Board meetings and their knowledge of the leaders is limited to those who are in their geographical area. Since biographical information can be very dry and not reveal much about the person behind it, we have gathered some insights into the proposed 2017 slate of officers.

Shaheed Smith – President 1. Where is your hometown? Warrington, PA 2. What brought you to the survey profession?

Started out as a summer job while in college.

3. What drives you CRAZY? Pincushions, recent deeds that don’t close, unrealistic deadlines, slow computers.

4. What is your dream car? Classic 1966 Mustang GT / Ferrari 488GTB 5. What is your favorite type of pet? Pug or an English Mastiff. I prefer the Mastiff but the pug is like a mini-version 6. What animal makes you scream? Or shudder?

Or run? Snakes and bear 7. Are there any other surveyors in your immediate family? My cousin is a surveyor in New Jersey.

8. What is your favorite hobby, pastime, or passion? And where do you go for it?

Anything to spend time with the family.

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Scott Reeser – President-Elect 1. Where is your hometown? I was raised in West Leesport, Pennsylvania, but I now call Sullivan County, PA my home.

2. What brought you to the survey profession?

I was helping a friend painting their rental property when an employee of the surveying firm asked me if I was interested a 'brush cutter' job. I figured the job couldn't be worse than hanging off a rickety ladder painting window trim, so I filled out the application and started my career.

3. What drives you CRAZY? Disorganization and 'talking' problems to death 4. What is your dream car? Not sure I can pick one specific car, I learned to drive in my father's 1957 Chevy Bel Air (which he still has) so it is certainly very special to me, but I am also in to 4x4's and motorcycles.

5. Are there any other surveyors in your immediate family? To me family is more than blood, there are several surveyors out there I would call 'family'. As far as immediate 'blood' relation, I am not aware of any surveyors.

6. What is your favorite hobby, pastime, or passion? And where do you go for it? Like many in the profession, I enjoy hunting and the outdoors. I also like to 'tinker' in my woodshop, I do small rehab projects, and experiment with wood turning, however my real specialty is making sawdust.

9. What is your most unusual survey experience? I spent a week surveying inside nuclear facilities

7. What is your most unusual survey experience? Based on some of the experiences I have heard other surveyors go through, I am not sure too many of mine could be called unusual.

10. How long did you live in PA? 12 years

8. How long did you live in PA? I have been a

2017 Slate of Officers

Mark Hummel – Vice President (Mark has been the State Treasurer for the past 6 years) 1. Where is your hometown? George, Iowa - the ninth wonder of the world is there. Ask me about this 2. What brought you to the survey profession? I started as an engineer and had a few survey classes that sparked my interest. I completed the engineering course and graduated with a degree but then started working in South Florida taking classes full time at a local Community College that eventually I taught as an adjunct for 12 years.

3. What drives you CRAZY? There isn't enough time or space here to elaborate here.

4. What is your dream car? What day of the week is this? I do enjoy driving my wife's convertible Mini Cooper. I am the one who blows the carbon out of the car since she only drives one mile to work and one mile back home three times a week.

5. What is your favorite type of pet? I have several dogs that I have trained, no not to hunt but to walk off lease around Pittsburgh. Neighbors and others that we encounter are amazed how I can have them sit off to the side while they pass with their children and dogs.

6. What animal makes you scream? Or shudder? Or run? Nothing really makes me scream or run. I have swam with alligators in Florida, been chest deep in swamps where there were water moccasins are so nothing makes me run, HOWEVER I do respect those animals and will give them ample room to pass.

7. Are there any other surveyors in your immediate family? Yes, my son who I am very proud of has come into the surveying profession and can run circles around me with both GPS and the transit. Oh yes, I must add AutoCAD is his specialty. Call him with any questions and he will tell you what to select or type in at the prompt as he is in the field or driving to a job and he can walk you through step by step.

8. What is your favorite hobby, pastime, or passion? And where do you go for it? I enjoy playing pasture pool. Walking in the fresh air and the walk being interrupted by hitting a ball towards a hole in the ground that has a stick marking its locations.

9. What is your most unusual survey experience? Reading notes from the survey crew where they had to bail one of the tree cutters out of jail and it was $2 because he was drunk the night before. I guess that week he worked for free to payoff his bail. Another was in the same notes where the survey crew were told not to go into a certain area because the Seminole Indians were upset and were shooting at the survey crew. And we thought it is bad when we can't get a GPS fix under a tree.

10. How long did you live in PA? I have lived in PA since March of 2006

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2017 Slate of Officers

Michael Kreiger - Immediate Past President

Brent Birth – NSPS Director

1. Where is your hometown? Dillsburg, PA

1. Where is your hometown? Muhlenburg

2. What brought you to the survey profession?

My high school Physics/Calculus teacher

2. What brought you to the survey profession?

High school guidance counselor

3. What drives you CRAZY? I plead the fifth

3. What drives you CRAZY? Ignorant people

4. What is your dream car? Can it be a boat?

4. What is your dream car? Chevy 2500 HD diesel long box extra cab, top of the line model

5. What is your favorite type of pet? Dog 6. What animal makes you scream? Or shudder?

Or run? Snakes, however I respect them and cause no harm to them 7. Are there any other surveyors in your immediate family? No! 8. What is your favorite hobby, pastime, or passion? And where do you go for it? Scouts and Camping. Go anywhere.

9. What is your most unusual survey experience? Running a curve to the left instead of to the right.

10. How long did you live in PA? All of my life

5. What is your favorite type of pet? Bird dog and pair of shire draft horses 6. What animal makes you scream? Or shudder?

Or run? Snakes and Spiders 7. Are there any other surveyors in your immediate family? My Great grandfather was a surveyor 8. What is your favorite hobby, pastime, or passion? Rural living. And where do you go for it? Back to my childhood hometown 9. What is your most unusual survey experience? Nothing unique. Most rewarding was ALTA survey in Providence RI. Finding a brown stone monument buried 4' under current ground called for in late 1700s.

10. How long did you live in PA? All but three years- 53 years

Brian Yorkiewicz - Secretary Not available at this time.

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Member Benefits

Tim Smit, PLS - Treasurer 1. Where is your hometown? East Liverpool, Ohio 2. What brought you to the survey profession?

When my parents had their property surveyed, I followed the surveyor around and thought he had a pretty cool job being outdoors.

3. What drives you CRAZY? People not listening to what I am telling them 4. What is your dream car? Mustang Convertible, I have one but I want a newer one 5. What is your favorite type of pet? Don’t have one 6. What animal makes you scream? Or shudder? Or run? Spiders 7. Are there any other surveyors in your immediate family? No 8. What is your favorite hobby, pastime, or passion? And where do you go for it? Sailing 9. What is your most unusual survey experience? Surveying in the Colorado Rockies and Hawaii 10. How long did you live in PA? 0

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