​Joseph D. Fenicle, PS is a Professor at the University of Akron for their award winning Surveying/Mapping Program in Akron, Ohio.  Immediately prior to that Fenicle was the Chief Surveyor with the Office of the Fulton County Engineer in Wauseon, Ohio from 2005 to 2020.  Fenicle worked with J.C. Andrus & Associates in Toledo from 1996 to 2005 and specialized in boundary retracement and remonumentation in Ohio & Michigan.  In 2003, he took a sabbatical to New Hampshire and represented a large multidisciplinary firm surveying throughout multiple New England states.  Fenicle was also an adjunct faculty member with Owens Community College teaching various surveying courses between 2002 and 2009 and at the University of Toledo in 2019.  Fenicle was also a long time member of the remonumentation peer group for Lenawee and Monroe Counties Michigan.  He continues to write, research and speak on various surveying related topics and also runs a business specializing in continuing professional development for land surveyors across the nation.  Fenicle received his AAS in GIS/GPS from Hocking Technical College and a BS in Surveying/Mapping from the University of Akron and is currently pursuing his PSM from the University of Maine.  He became licensed in Ohio in 2002 and in Michigan in 2004.  He obtained his FAA license in 2019.
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Buried Treasure & What Lies Beneath
​Thursday, January 7, 2021
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Buried Treasure
 This session is based on the 2009 article in Point of Beginning Magazine and is meant to show that Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) holds promise as a practical land surveying tool.  A study of GPR hardware and software and the technology itself will take place along with its application to land surveying including case studies.
 
What Lies Beneath
 This session is based on the 2011 article(s) in Point of Beginning Magazine about what lies beneath the surface of a typical land survey corner.  This includes a detailed study of the importance of land corner referencing and remonumentation. 

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​Ethics
​Friday, January 8, 2021
8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

NSPS states that we shall “Encourage high standards of ethical and professional behavior.”  The Kansas Society of Land Surveyors mission is to “…foster high standards of professional ethics and practice”.  This session will teach us about Professional Ethics and about knowing the difference between what you have the right to do vs. what is right to do.  

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​Center of Sections
​Friday, January 8, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The center of section is a topic of mystery, confusion and litigation.  The Bureau of Land Management tells us to do one thing yet the monumented and occupied position tells us another.  This session will directly address the center of section issues with case studies and interviews.  

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Samuel Gannett
Friday, January 8, 2021
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.

​Based upon the multi-year series of articles in the American Surveyor Magazine titled the Unsung Hero, this session will focus on the surveys across America by the State Line Boundary Retracement Specialist himself – Samuel Stinson Gannett.  We will study his life and surveys spanning his impressive 55 year career with the United States Geological Survey.  

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Drones and Part 107 Test Prep
Saturday, January 9, 2021
​8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

​A session all about Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Drones to include a full history of Unmanned Aircraft and how to expand your business with the addition of a UAS.  Lastly the session will be filled with information directly tied to the Part 107 exam and will act as a Test Prep.