New Jersey Land Surveyors Professional Development Courses

This course covers the topic of land seizures using the power of the eminent domain law. Eminent domain is a legal power legislatively granted to city, state or federal government entities for the purpose of seizing private property deemed necessary to serve the best interests of the general public. 

This course covers the topics of adverse possession and prescriptive easements.  Both are legally-established means in which a party may acquire either legal title, or the deeded privilege, to use land belonging to another party without the expressed consent of that owner. Surveyors who perform boundary retracement surveys must be familiar with this legal doctrine; these types of boundary surveys are often muddled by the existence of an adverse possession or prescriptive easement situation. 

Gain a basic understanding of the world of property law and boundary principles. 

Geophysical surveying is an applied branch of geophysics which uses seismic, gravitational, magnetic, electrical and electromagnetic physical methodologies at the Earth’s surface to measure the physical properties of the subsurface. Geophysical surveying methods generally measure these geophysical properties, along with anomalies, in order to evaluate various subsurface conditions such as the existence of groundwater, bedrock, minerals, oil and gas, geothermal resources, voids and cavities, and much more. This course details the various methods used in geophysical surveying and provides an overview of the many applications of geophysical surveys.

This course assist the student with formulating an understanding of the history of aerial photography and mapping.

 

 

 

 

 

This course will teach the student how to determine when it is necessary to conduct nighttime surveying, how to plan for the activity, and how to do it safely and efficiently. 

This two-hour course is designed to enhance the survey professional’s understanding of the benefits of habitual documentation. The class discusses liability, contrasts contracts vs, agreements and reviews the legal rules of evidence. Each topic is discussed using actual court cases to demonstrate how documentation can provide protection and defense in litigious world.

Explore the origins of real property title, real property ownership, deeds and legal descriptions, as well as conflicts of title.

In this course, the surveyor will learn the surveying procedures used to perform a roadway route survey. Additionally, the surveyor will learn some of the pertinent design principles of geometric roadway design used by transportation designers. These include: The use of superelevation (or banking of curves), tangent to curve transition, sight distances, and design speed.

This course covers the performance of as-built surveys, along with the emerging popularity of 3D scans, for the creation of quick, easy, and highly detailed and accurate surveys for use in a wide range of applications. This course is designed to offer an overview of 3D scanning technology and the many applications which are possible with these types of surveys. 

This course covers the topic of land seizures using the power of the eminent domain law. Eminent domain is a legal power legislatively granted to city, state or federal government entities for the purpose of seizing private property deemed necessary to serve the best interests of the general public. 

This course covers the topics of adverse possession and prescriptive easements.  Both are legally-established means in which a party may acquire either legal title, or the deeded privilege, to use land belonging to another party without the expressed consent of that owner. Surveyors who perform boundary retracement surveys must be familiar with this legal doctrine; these types of boundary surveys are often muddled by the existence of an adverse possession or prescriptive easement situation. 

Geophysical surveying is an applied branch of geophysics which uses seismic, gravitational, magnetic, electrical and electromagnetic physical methodologies at the Earth’s surface to measure the physical properties of the subsurface. Geophysical surveying methods generally measure these geophysical properties, along with anomalies, in order to evaluate various subsurface conditions such as the existence of groundwater, bedrock, minerals, oil and gas, geothermal resources, voids and cavities, and much more. This course details the various methods used in geophysical surveying and provides an overview of the many applications of geophysical surveys.

This two-hour course is designed to enhance the survey professional’s understanding of the benefits of habitual documentation. The class discusses liability, contrasts contracts vs, agreements and reviews the legal rules of evidence. Each topic is discussed using actual court cases to demonstrate how documentation can provide protection and defense in litigious world.

Explore the origins of real property title, real property ownership, deeds and legal descriptions, as well as conflicts of title.

Learn about the history of the ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey (hereinafter referred to as an ‘ALTA Survey’), its purpose, standards, associated terms and governance.

This course will teach the student how to determine when it is necessary to conduct nighttime surveying, how to plan for the activity, and how to do it safely and efficiently. 

The word "utility" implies usefulness to the public, but surveyors may find that what is considered a "utility" in one place is not always a utility in another jurisdiction. The distinction between regulated and unregulated utilities defines the legal rights and protections these utilities may have, or the restrictions to which they may be subject. The distinction also affects how surveyors access or interpret information about the location of utilities. The statutes and case law included in this class are intended to help those who plan or stake out new or relocated utility facilities, or recover existing utility locations in the field.

Examine legal descriptions that are written on warranties and deeds.

This course is designed to provide an overview of how easements are used and how they affect the land surveyor. The course will cover types of easements and how to create easements as well as how easements are terminated. Throughout the course various case studies will be discussed, which will give the participant an example of how easements are used.