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Kenneth has more than 40 years of professional experience in all aspects of surveying. His extensive experience includes providing and supervising boundary and topographic surveys. ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys and GPS surveys for both private and public sectors of land. Kenneth has provided surveying services throughout the Midwest, and has previously been a member of the national committee that creates the Land Surveyor's Licensing Test of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. Kenneth is a 20 year veteran of the United States Army, and is currently serving in the National Guard. He has an AAS degree in Land Survey from Johnson County Community College, with additional course work through Oklahoma State University. Kenneth is a registered land surveyor in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee and Iowa, and has been a speaker at this and other State Society events over the past few years. |
Land Survey Exam Prep
Tuesday, January 6, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The class will be a review of the SURVEYOR REFERENCE MANUAL Seventh Edition (ISBN 978-1-59126-648-8). The review will cover Survey Math, Data Acquisition, Plane Survey Calculations, Geodesy/Astronomy, Cadastral and Boundary Law, Land Planning, Mapping, Construction Staking, Earthwork, Hydrographic Survey, Accuracy Standards, Business Management, and Ethics. The student will receive several practice problems covering the material from the “Reference Manual” as well as practice problems from the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying and Principals and Practice of Surveying practice exams. It is highly recommended that the student purchase the Surveyor Reference Manual and bring a NCEES approved calculator, writing material, and a drawing template. (Surveyor Reference Manual is available on Amazon.com, and through the publisher's website at ppi2pass.com.) NOTE: Representatives from the KSBTP will be joining the class to provide information on the exam process and answer any questions relating to Kansas licensing procedures and regulations.
Fundamentals of Survey Mathematics
Friday, January 7, 2022, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The target audience of this course is from the High School graduate, a few years removed from the formal learning environment but new to surveying, to the experienced survey crew member seeking to become licensed. The course will cover Basic Arithmetic, Basic Algebra and Basic Trigonometry The participant must understand the concepts expressed here, to successfully complete the Survey Math course.
In this course, the participant will review a variety of mathematical concepts. Starting with Basic Arithmetic, the course quickly moves through: Real Numbers, Exponents, Order of Operations, Prime Numbers, Common Factors, Fractions, Precents, and Radicals.
Starting with a review of Basic Algebra including Combining Terms, Solving Equations, Problem Solving and Using Formulas the course moves into Basic Geometry including the measurement, types and averaging of angles, degrees and decimals of degrees, circles and the drawing of geometric figures. Finally, the course will review the Basic Trigonometric functions: Functions and Reciprocal Functions of an angle, Cofunctions, Slope Angles and Triangles, and Rectangular Coordinates.
It is recommended that the participant bring notepaper, a protractor, a compass, scale, and a scientific calculator. It is suggested the participant use a non-programmed calculator (or refrain from using programs during the course) from the list of approved calculators on the NCEES website, https://ncees.org/exams/calculator/.
In this course, the participant will review a variety of mathematical concepts. Starting with Basic Arithmetic, the course quickly moves through: Real Numbers, Exponents, Order of Operations, Prime Numbers, Common Factors, Fractions, Precents, and Radicals.
Starting with a review of Basic Algebra including Combining Terms, Solving Equations, Problem Solving and Using Formulas the course moves into Basic Geometry including the measurement, types and averaging of angles, degrees and decimals of degrees, circles and the drawing of geometric figures. Finally, the course will review the Basic Trigonometric functions: Functions and Reciprocal Functions of an angle, Cofunctions, Slope Angles and Triangles, and Rectangular Coordinates.
It is recommended that the participant bring notepaper, a protractor, a compass, scale, and a scientific calculator. It is suggested the participant use a non-programmed calculator (or refrain from using programs during the course) from the list of approved calculators on the NCEES website, https://ncees.org/exams/calculator/.
Survey Math - Advanced Calculations
Friday, January 7, 2022, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
This course is designed to build on the concepts introduced in the Fundamentals of Survey Mathematics course. The target audience is the individual actively pursuing or working in the survey field, already familiar with the concepts of measurement and leveling.
The course will cover the mathematic formulas needed to calculate: Accuracy and Precision, Errors and Probability, Significant Figures, Tachymetry, Taping Errors and Corrections (non-standard lengths, temperature corrections, and slope reductions), Unit conversions, Trigonometric leveling, Differential leveling (curvature & refraction), Level Circuit adjustment, Angles and their conversion between systems, Angle Measurement by repetition, simple Traverse closure and adjustment, Area Calculation, Horizontal Curves and Spirals, and Vertical Curves.
It is recommended that the participant bring notepaper, a protractor, a compass, scale, and a scientific calculator. It is suggested the participant use a non-programmed calculator (or refrain from using programs during the course) from the list of approved calculators on the NCEES website, https://ncees.org/exams/calculator/.
The course will cover the mathematic formulas needed to calculate: Accuracy and Precision, Errors and Probability, Significant Figures, Tachymetry, Taping Errors and Corrections (non-standard lengths, temperature corrections, and slope reductions), Unit conversions, Trigonometric leveling, Differential leveling (curvature & refraction), Level Circuit adjustment, Angles and their conversion between systems, Angle Measurement by repetition, simple Traverse closure and adjustment, Area Calculation, Horizontal Curves and Spirals, and Vertical Curves.
It is recommended that the participant bring notepaper, a protractor, a compass, scale, and a scientific calculator. It is suggested the participant use a non-programmed calculator (or refrain from using programs during the course) from the list of approved calculators on the NCEES website, https://ncees.org/exams/calculator/.
Advanced Legal Descriptions
Saturday, January 8, 2022, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This course is designed to be beneficial to Professional Surveyors, Surveyors in Training, Real Estate Attorneys, Title Professionals, Realtors, Civil Engineers, Government Officials and others. The course covers sources of title and transfer of real property, constructive notice, statute of frauds, intent of the parties, junior/senior rights, unwritten rights, common types of description systems, use of plane coordinates, parts of as description, modern and historic units of measure, basis of bearing issues, realities of measurement, sufficiency of a description, common terms, metes calls, bounding calls, doctrine of merger, deed types and their common uses. The goal of the course is to familiarize the participant on the common types of descriptions used historically, the difficulties encountered in the retracement and methods to avoid these difficulties while creating descriptions.
