RedVector RV-10153

American Land Surveying - A History

American Land Surveying - A History

2 hrs. Online Course

Level: Fundamental

Item#: RV-10153

SME: Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist

USD$59.90 InStock 2029-01-01
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American Land Surveying has a grand and sometimes tumultuous history. Bold personalities have been attracted to the work. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Boone, Abraham Lincoln, Henry David Thoreau all worked as surveyors. Theirs were often the original footsteps which surveyors for generations afterward have retraced. This interactive online course traces that history from Ancient days to today.

This course also covers early surveying instruments and texts, metes and bounds descriptions, forms of monumentation, Federal and State surveyor regulations, differences between civil engineers' surveys and surveys by boundary surveyors, and an overview of land surveying university programs, state licensure and accreditation.
Objectives SME Course Applies to
Course Objectives

At the conclusion of the course you will be able to:

  • Discuss ancient surveying origins
  • Name and discuss early American surveyors
  • Trace the evolution of the Public Land Survey System
  • Recognize surveying methods, tools, and early monumentation
  • Discuss the importance of regulation of surveying, licensure, and accreditation
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist
Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist Photo
Patrick C. Garner is a Professional Land Surveyor in Massachusetts who has been in private practice for over 40 years. A Principal of Patrick C. Garner Company Inc., he frequently conducts technical seminars, does peer reviews for cities and towns, and works as an expert witness in Massachusetts courts. He also provides numerous active on-line continuing education courses through RedVector, many of which focus on legal, business and technical issues in land surveying.
State Licenses
Alaska
AK - Land Surveyor (General)
Alabama
AL - Engineer (General - ,)
AL - Land Surveyor (General)
Arkansas
AR - Engineer (General - ,)
AR - Land Surveyor (General)
District Of Columbia
DC - Engineer (General - CE21800018)
Delaware
DE - Engineer (General - ,)
Florida
FL - Land Surveyor (General - 0007722)
Georgia
GA - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
GA - Engineer (General - ,)
GA - Land Surveyor (General)
Iowa
IA - Engineer (General - ,)
IA - Land Surveyor (General)
Idaho
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ID - Land Surveyor (General)
Illinois
IL - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IL - Engineer, Professional (General - ,)
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Indiana
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
IN - Engineer (General - Board Approved - CE21800018)
Kansas
KS - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
KS - Engineer (General - ,)
KS - Land Surveyor (General)
Kentucky
KY - Engineer (General - ,)
Louisiana
LA - Engineer (General - ,)
LA - Land Surveyor (General)
Maryland
MD - Engineer (General - ,)
MD - Land Surveyor (General)
Maine
ME - Engineer (General - ,)
ME - Land Surveyor (General)
Michigan
MI - Engineer (General - ,)
Minnesota
MN - Engineer (General - ,)
MN - Land Surveyor (General)
Missouri
MO - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
MO - Engineer (General - ,)
MO - Land Surveyor (General)
Mississippi
MS - Engineer (General - ,)
MS - Land Surveyor (General)
Montana
MT - Engineer (General - ,)
MT - Land Surveyor (General)
North Carolina
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NC - Land Surveyor (General)
North Dakota
ND - Engineer (General - ,)
ND - Land Surveyor (General)
Nebraska
NE - Architect (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.20 CEUs for this program
NE - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NE - Engineer (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.20 CEUs for this program
NE - Land Surveyor (General)
New Hampshire
NH - Engineer (General - ,)
NH - Land Surveyor (General)
New Jersey
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NJ - Engineer (General - 24GP000006300)
NJ - Land Surveyor (General - 100069)
New Mexico
NM - Engineer (General - ,)
NM - Land Surveyor (General)
Nevada
NV - Engineer (General - ,)
NV - Land Surveyor (General)
New York
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
NY - Land Surveyor (General)
Ohio
OH - Engineer (General - ,)
OH - Land Surveyor (General)
Oklahoma
OK - Engineer (General - ,)
OK - Land Surveyor (General)
Oregon
OR - Engineer (General - ,)
OR - Land Surveyor (General)
Pennsylvania
PA - Engineer (General - ,)
PA - Land Surveyor (General)
Puerto Rico
PR - Engineer (General - ,)
South Carolina
SC - Engineer (General - ,)
SC - Land Surveyor (General)
South Dakota
SD - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
SD - Engineer (Technical - ,)
SD - Land Surveyor (General)
Tennessee
TN - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
TN - Engineer (General - ,)
TN - Land Surveyor (General - 932)
Texas
TX - Engineer (General - ,)
TX - Land Surveyor (General - 1120)
Utah
UT - Engineer (General - ,)
UT - Land Surveyor (General)
Virginia
VA - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
VA - Engineer (General - ,)
VA - Land Surveyor (General)
Vermont
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Washington
WA - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
WA - Land Surveyor (General)
Wisconsin
WI - Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
WI - Engineer (General - ,)
WI - Land Surveyor (General)
West Virginia
WV - Engineer (General - ,)
Wyoming
WY - Engineer (General - ,)
WY - Land Surveyor (General)
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Environmental Engineers - AAEES - Member (General - ,)
American Institute of Architects - AIA - Architects (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Alberta Architect (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
Canada - Alberta Engineer (General - ,)
Canada - British Columbia Architect (AIBC) (General - RV1598-2025)
Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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Accreditation: AIA Registered Provider J315
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