2011 Officers. February 2011

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1 2011 Officers Chapter President Wm. T. Smith, PLS President Elect Peter G. Wiseman, PLS Secretary Ryan M. Versteeg, PLS Treasurer Ryan Hunsicker, PLS (909) Immediate Past President Delia K. Smith, PLS (951) Education Liaison Bill Hofferber, PLS February 2011 Monthly Newsletter To subscribe, unsubscribe or add other interested individuals or companies to the distribution list please send a request via to rversteeg@deainc.com include contact name & Our Mailing Address Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter of CLSA P.O. Box 523 Moreno Valley, CA Calendar & Events Next Chapter Meetings February 17th Morongo Casino Date Change March 16th Joint Meeting w/ NAWIC Please see the 2011 Calendar on Page 15 Our Website Address State Assoc. Website Address Chapter Membership Renewals for 2011 were due January 1!!! Chapter Membership = Representation at the State Level Pay your 2011 Dues at the February 17th meeting! Dinner Meeting: February 17, 2011 Speaker: Jay Seymour, PLS Topic: 2011 ALTA Standards Morongo Casino, Cabazon, CA (See Page 13 for Dinner Pricing Options) Trig-Star Event - Saturday March 19 Mt. San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA See Page 16 for details on how to volunteer!

2 Table of Contents Page 2 Table of Contents...Page 2 Announcements....Page 3 More Announcements.....Page 4 President s Message Page 5 Chapter Scholarship Awards..Page 6 Chapter Committees.... Page 7 Advertising Section.....Page 8 & 9 RSB Chapter 2011 Membership Application..Page 10 RSB Chapter 2011 LS Review Workshop...Page 11 CLSA State Announcements... Page 12 February Dinner Meeting Details... Page 13 February Dinner Meeting Speaker Bio..... Page 14 Trig-Star Event Information Page Proposed Dinner Meeting and Special Events Schedule. Page 16 Spring 2011 Norco College Surveying Course Info..Page 17 NSPS Surveying USA NGS Project March 19, Page 18 LSCO State of NGS Seminar....Page 19

3 Announcements... Page 3 Future Meetings: February 17th New Alta/ACSM Standards VPDC Jay Seymour PLS, Joint Meeting with the Desert Chapter Morongo Casino, Cabazon, CA March 16th DATE CHANGE Joint Meeting with NAWIC, March Air Field Museum topic TBD Announcements: Our local chapter board meetings are generally on the second Saturday following the dinner meeting. Our local chapter monthly dinner meetings are generally on the third Thursday of each month. If you know of any restaurants in your area that would allow us to hold our chapter meetings and can accommodate up to 50 people (more or less) please contact a Chapter Representative. Monthly Newsletters: State Members: Articles are encouraged for publication in the newsletter. Send reports and articles to rversteeg@deainc.com by the first of the month. Remember to visit our state CLSA website at and log in to get important information available only to members. Advertising for you & your firm (Ad fees are due January 1 of each year). Full page ad for one year in our newsletter is $ Half page ad for one year in our newsletter is $ Business card size ad for one year in our newsletter is $ Employment offers are free for one month Riverside County Scanned Images (See New Hard Drive Requirement) Available FREE for the time being...could change anytime. Drop off a minimum 150GB portable hard drive and pickup in a day or two. Questions, contact the Riverside County Surveyor s Office. Riverside County Updated Preparation Manual Is available for viewing and downloading from the County website at Use this as a guide for preparing Tact Maps, Parcel Maps, Records of Survey, and Corner Records. San Bernardino County Research Website The public Internet website is up and running at the San Bernardino Surveyor s Office. You will need to set up an account in order to purchase images from the website. Send an to surveymaporders@dpw.sbcounty.gov to request an account or details.

4 .More Announcements Page 4 Send Me Your Articles, Opinions, Interesting Links, Pictures, Employment Opportunities, Etc. for publication in the newsletter. Send to rversteeg@deainc.com by the first of each month. Interesting Links Public Land Survey System Foundation (PLSSF) 2009 Manual of Survey Instructions - Ordering and Information Page - Government info on 2009 Manual - Federal Land Records - (Jim Fivash) Dana Robie Word of the Month Vara An old Spanish unit of length, used in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and some Latin American Countries. In California, the vara varies from inches to inches in various records and reports. (Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms, ACSM) (The vara s conversion to feet varies depending on location and date of the mapping. Please verify which conversion should be used for your specific project.) Check Out The New Page on the RSB Website Archives First entry is an Adobe PDF document submitted by Dana Robie. It is a syllabus prepared by none other than William C. Wattles, circa 1943 for what was then known as the State of California, Department of Public Works, Division of Highways. If you have documents, field notes, pictures, maps, etc. that you feel have historical significance, are important, know they should be kept but have no where to put them, or are just really cool that you would like to share, please submit them to Ryan at rversteeg@deainc.com If you need help getting them scanned we can help with that too. Thanks Dana for getting us going CLSA Voluntary Professional Development FREE, FREE, FREE!!!! Participation is now complimentary to State Association Members Click the link to print the forms:

5 President s Message Page 5 Fellow Surveyors, Greetings, now that February has arrived and things are in full swing with our yearly L. S. Review classes, I would like to express my appreciation to the mentors that have volunteered their time and efforts towards the perpetuation of the Professional Land Surveying profession. I understand that it takes time away from your family, and the additional effort it takes to prepare the classes, even if you are proficient at the subject; once again to all of our volunteers, thank you. Thinking back to one of the 2009 newsletters found in an issue of the Professional Corner column, is a quote from Mr. Curtis Brown that says: Man s knowledge in its self does not make a profession: man must use knowledge to aid, assist, teach or benefit others. Application of knowledge to the affairs of others is an essential part of the definition of a profession. I will leave you with this thought, is there something you, as a Professional could do to aid, assist, teach or benefit someone preparing for this notoriously difficult exam? Think about it I look forward to seeing all of you at the February 17 th joint dinner meeting with the Desert Chapter, located at the Morongo Casino. Mr. Jay Seymour will be speaking on the New ALTA Standards. As always, Mr. Seymour promotes the profession to a higher standard. Until then, enjoy your month and as always happy surveying. Sincerely, Wm. Tim Smith, PLS Riverside/San Bernardino CLSA Chapter President

6 2010 and 2011 Scholarship Recipients Page 6 On behalf of the Board of the Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter of CLSA, we would like to congratulate the following 2010 and 2011 scholarship recipients: November 2010 Local Chapter Scholarships (2 Awards of $250 each): Ms. Patricia Ortega, Moreno Valley, CA - Cal Poly Pomona Ms. Lorraine Fuentes, Riverside, CA - Norco College Bill Young Memorial Scholarship ($2000) Mr. David Biswanger - CSU Fresno (awarded at CSU Fresno Conference, January 28, 2011) Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter Scholarship ($1000) Mr. Jeremy Johnson, San Bernardino, CA Cal Poly Pomona Tim Adams Memorial Scholarship ($1000) Ms. Melissa Gruner, Long Beach, CA - Santiago Canyon College The Board has invited these students to our February or March meetings to receive their awards. Please try to meet them and congratulate them individually at these meetings.

7 2011 Committee Roster Sign up, Get Involved! Page 7

8 ADVERTISING SECTION Thank you for your support! Page 8

9 ADVERTISING SECTION Thank you for your support! Page 9

10 2011 Membership Application Memberships now Due and Payable Page 10

11 2011 LS Review Workshop Page 11

12 CLSA State Announcements Page 12

13 February Dinner Meeting Details Morongo Casino Seminole Dr. Cabazon, CA / Page 13 Please RSVP to Ryan Versteeg at By Friday 02/11/2011 Paid Chapter Members Dinner $35.00 or $70.00 w/ spouse Non-Paid Members & Non-CLSA Members $45.00 Dinner plus 2011 Membership $75.00 or $ w/ spouse Speaker: Jay Seymour, PLS Topic: 2011 ALTA Standards Come join us. Morongo Casino Seminole Dr. Cabazon, CA / N W

14 February Dinner Speaker Bio Jay Seymour, PLS Page 14 Mr. Seymour is entering his 41st year in Civil Engineering, Land Planning, Land Surveying, and Land Development and his 32nd year as a professional land surveyor, holding licenses of registration Kansas since 1978, Colorado since 1979, and California since He was the youngest licensed surveyor in Kansas, receiving his license at age 26. Having grown up in a surveying family, being a third generation surveyor and having held every position in Civil Engineering, Land Planning, Land Surveying Company allows him to draw on his vast experience and knowledge. Mr. Seymour has surveyed in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, and California. He has prepared in excess of 11,000 legal descriptions, performed 2,000 full Sectionalized-Land-Boundary-Surveys in multiple states, and has supervised and prepared over 3,000 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys in his career that spans five decades. Mr. Seymour has been involved in the preparation and the administration of State exams for the registration of Land Surveyors and the grading of the exams that followed. Mr. Seymour has been an Expert Witness in Boundary Disputes in both Colorado and California. Currently he is an instructor for Lorman Educational Services having been involved in seminars for Law of Easements; Boundary Surveying, and Land Title Surveys. He most recently is involved in the developing of his own seminars with his Company Professional Land Consultants, Inc., a company he has owned since He is the past president of California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) for Los Angeles Chapter and is the State Representative for said County for the third year. He is also one of two members at large to the Executive committee of the State CLSA organization. PROFESSIONAL LAND CONSULTANTS, INC. Service - Experience - Knowledge since Arestia Blvd., B-156 Redondo Beach, CA (Office/Voice Mail/Fax) (Cell) plcsurveying@msn.com

15 Trig-Star Event Information Saturday, March 19 Mt. San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA Page 15 Please plan to join the local chapter Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Mount San Jacinto College (San Jacinto campus 1499 N. State Street, San Jacinto, CA, 92583) for our inaugural consolidated Trig-Star event. In the coming weeks volunteers from our local chapter will be entering High School classrooms around our region to introduce the Profession of Surveying and the Trig-Star program. In previous years these volunteers then had to return to each of the participating schools in order to administer the exam. This consolidated event is a big step forward for the program and for spreading the word about the Profession of Surveying. In order to have a successful event we will need the support of our chapter members. Mount San Jacinto College has really stepped up and is providing immense support. They are willing to provide bussing to the event (certain criteria will apply), and they are providing the facility, food, help with advertising & press releases, and also volunteers. In order to ensure the sustainability of this consolidated event, and also to make it the best event we can make it, we need you to come out and participate, evaluate, and provide suggestions for next year s event. The Trig-Star program is an excellent opportunity to spread the word about the Profession of Surveying, and it is truly rewarding when you feel like you have generated some interest in the youth of today tomorrow s future. I hope to see you there! Tim Rayburn 2011 Trig-Star Committee Chair P.S. There is still time to reach out to local high schools. Contact Tim Rayburn at trayburn@rctlma.org or (951)

16 2011 Dinner Meeting Schedule Page 16 Month Theme Speaker Topic Location Date January Past Presidents/ Committees None Committee Signups San Bernardino Mexico Café 1/20 February Desert Chapter Joint Mtg. Jay Seymour New ALTA Standards Morongo Casino 2/17 March NAWIC Joint Meeting TBD TBD March Air Field Museum 3/16 April Rick Jacobson Title Insurance Ontario 4/21 May Scholorship Fundraiser Lance Bishop New BLM Manual Corona/Taps 5/19 June Angels Baseball Night Tail-Gate Go Angels Anaheim Stadium *TBD* July Local Government - Riv Supervisor Riverside 7/21 August Local Government - SB Supervisor San Bernardino 8/18 September Fed Government Darryl Issa House Legislation Temecula/Guadalahara 9/15 October CLSA President Elect Frank Lehman Goals/Agenda as CLSA S.P. Corona/Taps 10/20 November Trig-Star Fundraiser None Walk-a-Thon Yucaipa Regional Park 11/12 December Christmas Party President Year in Review/New Officers TBD *TBD* Note: Dates, topics and speakers are subject to possible changes 2011 Special Events Schedule Special Event Date Presenter State Board Meeting 2/12/2011 CLSA CLSA/NALS Conference 3/5 3/9/2011 CLSA Trig-Star Event 3/19/2011 RSB Chapter State Board Meeting 4/30/2011 CLSA Golf Tournament 5/20/2011 RSB Chapter ACSM/ALTA Seminar 6/24/2011 Jay Seymour State Board Meeting 7/30/2011 CLSA ESRI GIS Seminar TBD RSB Chapter State Board Meeting 11/5/2011 CLSA Walk-a-Thon 11/12/11 RSB Chapter Christmas Party TBD RSB Chapter

17 Norco College Course Information Spring term begins Feb. 14!!!! Page 17

18 NSPS Surveying USA Page 18 NSPS Surveying USA Supporting National Geodetic Survey Missions 1. A historic opportunity to improve the nation s surveying framework On March 19th 2011, a first-ever simultaneous nationwide Global Positioning System (GPS) survey will be conducted by members of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) to commemorate National Surveyors Week and promote the numerous benefits of GPS. This effort will include volunteer surveyors from all 50 states and numerous U.S. Territories. Those survey data which meet requirements below will be a valuable contribution to the National Spatial Reference System, a nationwide survey control network which links and improves federal, state, and local surveying and mapping activities. To contribute your GPS data, simply fill out the attached field notes, then upload your data and mark description to using option > publish my solution. This will utilize the National Geodetic Survey s Online Positioning User Service to process and publish the survey results. 2. Publishing requirements 2.1 mark: Any permanent mark of public interest is acceptable. Existing NGS marks, particularly NGS bench marks, will provide the most value to geodetic models. Your state geodetic advisor can help in choosing specific marks (or bench mark lines) in areas of sporadic GEOID/GPSBM coverage (blank areas on this map) or rejected GPSBM (or adjacent bench marks) listed here. 2.2 GPS data: Publishing via OPUS requires a 4+ hour, dual-frequency GPS data file. Poor quality data (obstructed or noisy GPS) may fail the publishing quality filters. 2.3 equipment: See the acceptable antenna list: Fixed height tripods are preferred, or carefully measure height to the ARP (defined for each antenna at the ANTCAL website above.) Bring a camera for the required digital mark photos, as described on the attached form. 3. Contacts NSPS Surveying USA Debi Anderson surveyorlady@yahoo.com OPUS Neil Weston, x 103 neil.d.weston@noaa.gov Fieldwork & Publishing - Joe Evjen, x joe.evjen@noaa.gov State Advisors Ross MacKay, x ross.mackay@noaa.gov Surveyor Associations Dave Doyle, dave.doyle@noaa.gov

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