South Dakota-Land Surveyors Package: 30 PDH

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Describe the value of being a Professional and discuss the various aspects of professionalism
• Understand the responsibilities of being a professional land surveyor
• Discuss ethical principles and codes of conduct including the land surveyor’s ethics creed and cannons
• Discuss the nine aspects of the principles of land surveyor ethics

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies two professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain the general scheme of the rectangular system: points, meridian, base lines, parallels, etc.
• Understand township boundaries
• Discuss subdivision of townships
• Discuss extension and completion surveys
• Explain methods of section subdivision
• Discuss protraction diagrams and developing amended diagrams
• Explain methods of surveying amended protraction diagrams
• Discuss meandering & swamp/overflowed lands
• Discuss limits of closure for original survey & soil classification
• Understand legal settings of Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM)

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies eight professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss the fundamentals & principles of aerial photogrammetry
• Explain photographic scale, geometry and coordinate system equations
• Discuss operational procedures and standards
• Discuss all aspects of planning
• Explain aerial image acquisition & aerial triangulation
• Understand digital photogrammetric mapping workflow

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies five professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Describe how sUAS will decrease costs and increase accuracy for land surveying
• Explain important FAA regulations in operating sUAS for land surveying
• Discuss sUAS operations for accuracy and repeatability
• Describe the various equipment and sensors commercially available today

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain what Airborne Topographic LiDAR is
• Understand the principles and methods of operation
• Discuss overall planning concepts
• Discuss LiDAR data processing and report generation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand & calculate simple horizontal curves
• Explain obstacles to curve locations
• Calculate & discuss Compound and Reverse Curves
• Explain & calculate Transition Spirals
• Discuss & calculate Vertical Curves

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Discuss land descriptions
• Explain the public land survey system
• Discuss metes-and-bounds surveys
• Discuss lot and block descriptions
• Explain illustrations and coordinates
• Understand form and arrangement

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies three (3) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain proportionment problems and methods
• Discuss Property rights and boundaries
• Understand and explain water boundaries
• Discuss non-conventional Cadastral survey

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies two (2) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.