Wyoming Land Surveyors Professional Development Courses

This course will cover GIS systems and its two specific purposes: 

• Creating thematic maps which represent a given theme, such as displaying a certain combination of data in order to visually describe a desired concept. 
• Analyzing spatial and database data, then outputting the results to a map composition or in a textual form

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. 

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.

Explore the ethics of engineering and land surveying, including different aspects of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) as well as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) Code of Ethics. 

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 at 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.

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. 

This course will cover GIS systems and its two specific purposes: 

• Creating thematic maps which represent a given theme, such as displaying a certain combination of data in order to visually describe a desired concept. 
• Analyzing spatial and database data, then outputting the results to a map composition or in a textual form

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. 

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.

This course is designed to fulfill professional development requirements for land surveyors. The course opens with definitions of terms related to water rights and their importance to land surveyors. Then it focuses on tidal and non-tidal boundaries and the significant difference between the two. Finally, the course informs us of shorelines, their changes over time, and how a land surveyor can determine a historic shoreline. McKissock has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP, provider #127505.

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.

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.

The two basic water allocation systems, Riparian Rights and Prior Appropriations, used in the United States are based on pragmatic values and environmental conditions that have defined how Americans prioritize and distribute surface water and ground water to those with a legitimate need for its use. Although both doctrines are sensible in their distribution methods, that commonality is where the similarity ends. Their colorful histories, unique philosophies, legal battles and evolving management methods are thoroughly explored with-in their own chapters: "Water Rights West of the Mississippi" and "Water Rights East of the Mississippi".; The final chapter is dedicated to groundwater aquifers; the different types of aquifers, potential impacts to surface water as well as their associated allocation systems.