2015 Summer Edition - Tennessee Association of Professional

SUMMER 2015
T H E O F F I C I A L P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E T E N N E S S E E A S S O C I AT I O N O F P R O F E S S I O N A L S U R V E Y O R S
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TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS
SUMMER 2015
Tennessee Association
of Professional Surveyors
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From the President................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Common Research Mistakes Surveyors Make.............................................................................................................................. 5
Coming Events....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter Growth..................................................................................................................................................................................10
New Licensees......................................................................................................................................................................................11
NSPS Report.........................................................................................................................................................................................12
New Members.....................................................................................................................................................................................12
State Officer Ballot....................................................................................................................................................................... 13-14
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From the President
W
hat’s better than a big plate of barbecue and sitting around swapping stories about surveying? I was able to attend
a Northwest Chapter TAPS meeting the
other day. I had an incredible time with a
great bunch of professionals. One detail of
the meeting stood out to me that I thought
I’d share with the rest of you. I was sitting
next to a fine young man who informed me
he had just recently passed his tests and
gotten licensed. We were sitting across
the table from another great surveyor who
had a “few” more years experience than
us. At one point in the conversation, the
more experienced surveyor began his story
with the line, “…back when they came out
with digital measuring devices…” I couldn’t
help but turn to my new colleague and say,
“We won’t get to tell stories with great lines
like that.” Now of course I was just trying
to be humorous, but this led to another
line of thought. One of the other younger
surveyors chimed in with, “We’ll have to
say, Remember when GPS wouldn’t work
indoors and under canopy? or Remember
when we had to leave the office to do a survey?” This made for a pretty good laugh
and then we all got caught up in a moment
of wondering what the world would be
like 30 years from now if technology keeps
advancing like it has in the last 30 years.
I’m only 34 years old and I remember
watching the old Dick Tracy movie and seeing him talking to his partner on his watch
and thinking that sure did seem like a fantasy. Now you can buy an Apple watch that
makes Dick Tracy’s seem like a silly toy. I’m
holding a phone that will let me video chat
with someone across the world in real time
for free. To be fair, I also watched “Back
to the Future II” and I’m still waiting on my
hoverboard and flying car. Not all dreams
become reality, but where do you think
we’re headed in the next 30 years?
There are too many technologies out
there to start listing them all, and I’m not
smart enough to discuss all their details. In
my imagination, though, I can see a day that
a surveyor gets hired for a boundary survey
and sends out a hover drone to the subject
property. This hover drone is outfitted
with a highly precise GPS tracker, a laser
BY ANDREW STOKES
scanner, a sonar device, a high definition
video camera and runs on some kind of
battery that lasts for three days on a single
charge. The surveyor sits at his desk and
steers the drone to the property. The GPS
signal is so strong in real time that the position of the drone and objects in the video
screen can be measured to sub-centimeter
accuracy, even in the woods. The laser
scanner can be used to make a 3D model of
the areas of evidence. The sonar allows the
surveyor to find the old property corner
beneath the surface of the soil without having to break ground with a shovel. And no
lines have to be chopped because there is
no need for line of sight. Data is instantly
streamed back to the office so the plat is
drawn and the description is written before
the drone lands safely on the front lawn. I
just can’t figure out how to get the drone
to drive a rebar and set a cap. I’m sure I’ll
think of something.
That sounds like a fantasy that will never
happen, but all the tools for that dream
exist. They just need to be put together,
improved for the application and made
affordable enough for the professional
to invest his money. The trick with fancy
tools is having someone smart enough to
use them and wise enough to use them
properly. We can all swap stories about the
guy who thinks he can go to Wal-Mart and
buy a Garmin to survey his property. What
about the fact that the Tennessee Real
Estate Assessment Data website lets you
click on a “property corner” and it gives
you state plane coordinates to ten decimal
places? My laser total station won’t even
report numbers that accurately and I just
had Deaton calibrate it. I want the upgrade
that will let me measure to ten-billionth of
a foot accuracy. I think Topcon is holding
out on us.
Obviously, there a lot of people out
there that are using tools they don’t understand. I know how to read a tape measure
and drive a nail, but don’t ask me to build
you a house. The world is always going to
need surveyors even if we have surveying
drones. Somebody is going to have to fly
that thing and figure out how to interpret
“…north by northwesterly about 33 chains,
3
2 poles and a
couple steps to
point in a holler
with oak, gum
and hackberry
pointers…” Along the way, there’s going
to be some lady clicking on that website
and thinking that she should have 5.8 acres
because the internet told her she did. A
good surveyor has to let her know that
she only has 4.76 acres and why. Unfortunately, there will also be someone trying
to pass a law that will alter or eliminate the
process of licensing professionals to do our
job and endanger the public to the possibility of getting their property surveyed by
Billy Bob and his Garmin.
What’s better than a big plate of
barbecue and sitting around swapping
stories about surveying? Having an
organization that gets professionals
together to swap those stories and
improve ourselves with our peers,
stay informed about improving
technologies and impactful legislation
while also giving us the collective
influence to stay ahead of the game
and shape the future for the benefit
of our profession and the public’s best
interest.
The future is always one day away.
With the right ideas, hard work and good
marketing you can be the Microsoft or the
Apple that paves the road to the future.
One wrong turn or a lack of public interest and you can be Betamax or the Ford
Edsel. If you’re a TAPS member, I trust you
know the worth of your membership and
the importance of a strong organization. If
you’re reading this and you aren’t a duespaying member, I’m asking you to chip in
and join us. Help us get even stronger
and smarter so we can be the pioneers of
our own future. Do you want someone
to mention surveyors to a college kid 30
years from now and have them give the
same look you get when you mention eight
tracks? Support your local TAPS Chapter.
We need you. l
Common Research Mistakes
Surveyors Make
BY KNUD E. HERMANSEN, P.L.S., P.E., PH.D., ESQ.
Forward Search
What this example illustrates is that a complete record search
entails using the name of a previous owner and searching every
grantor index from the time the property was conveyed to a predecessor in title up to the present time. This procedure is known
as a forward search. Unless a forward search is performed, the
surveyor will not discover some conveyances that were made,
properly indexed, and are effective against the title to real estate.
Bringing to light a surveyor’s failure to perform a forward
search will not necessarily convince surveyors to undertake the
tedious and time-consuming research necessary to overcome
this limitation. Yet the failure to perform this task could expose
the surveyor to liability. At the very least, the surveyor should
inform the client that these deficiencies in the research exist at the
completion of services. Should the client want to compensate the
surveyor for the time to perform a thorough search, these limitations can be overcome.
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n a previous article I stated that surveyors often make five common mistakes in researching the records. In the first article I discussed mistakes made in determining senior title. The second of
five common mistakes often made by surveyors when researching
the records is the failure to perform a forward search.
Many surveyors perform a record research back in time but
fail to perform a search forward in time. As a consequence, the
surveyor will often miss recorded out-conveyances from a parcel.
The surveyor will also fail to find other recorded documents (e.g.,
boundary agreement) related to the boundary of the parcel being
researched.
Assume a research of the records has disclosed that Randy
owned a residential lot from 4 June 1932 to 16 August 1974. On
13 June 1950, Randy conveyed a five-foot strip of his residential
property to his neighbor, by a properly executed deed. The
neighbor built a fence along the new boundary on 2 May 1954
(thereby providing notice).
On 16 August 1974, Randy conveyed the residential lot to Bill.
The deed from Randy to Bill used the original description and did
not mention the five-foot strip conveyed to the neighbor twentyfour years previously.
On 23 August 1989 the executrix (personal representative) of
the neighbor’s estate discovered that the deed for the five-foot
strip from Randy to the decedent had never been recorded. The
executrix recorded the deed for the five-foot strip on 23 August
1989. Although the deed was executed in 1950, the deed was
indexed in the indices covering the 1989 time period when the
deed was finally recorded.
If a surveyor fails to perform a forward search, the surveyor
will not discover the recorded deed conveying the five-foot strip
of land to the neighbor. The surveyor, with Bill as a client, would
believe the fence was encroaching on Bill’s property
Road Records
T
he third of five common mistakes often made by surveyors
when researching the records is the failure to research the
road records.
Surveyors often omit searching for road records even though
their property is bounded by a public road. Even if a search of
road records is conducted, a surveyor will often fail to find the
appropriate road records.
Road records are particularly difficult records to research for
three reasons:
First, road records are not always found where other property
records are recorded. Road records are often found in municipal offices, department of transportation offices, court records,
county commissioner records, and even state archives or other
historical archives. The location of road records often depends on
the manner the roads were created (e.g., dedication, condemnation), the type of road (e.g., municipal, county, state) and age of
the road.
The second difficulty arises because there is seldom an index
to help locate the appropriate road record among the plethora of
government documents that exist.
The third difficulty is the trouble in identifying a particular road
from the ancient description often used when describing roads
found in the records. In other words, when a road record is discovered and read, the reader often finds it difficult if not impossible to identify what road is described and where the road exists
on the face of the earth using the ancient description. Consider
how difficult it would be to locate the following road if knowledge
of the area has been lost with the passage time:
continued on p. 7
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Common Research Mistakes, cont.
Coming Events
Beginning 2 rods from Samuel Widman’s pasture fence at the
turnpike road, thence through Ezekiel King’s land, N20°E 25
rods to a stake; thence N36°E, 120 rods to a stake; thence N48°E
90 rods to Jacob Denton’s sawmill lane… To be opened at four
rods. 12 June 1834.
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Researching road records is not so much a matter of following a
particular procedure as employing dogged determination and
fortitude.
The failure to search for and locate the appropriate road
record often results in the surveyor failing to properly fix the
width of the road and thereby causing the client or other landowners to mistakenly build in the public right of way.
Describing typical weaknesses in the surveyor’s record search
will not necessarily convince surveyors to undertake the tedious
and time-consuming research necessary to overcome the limitations that were explained.
Knowledge of the deficiencies should allow the surveyor to
inform the client that these deficiencies in the research exist at the
completion of services. Should the client want to compensate the
surveyor for the time to perform a thorough search, these limitations can be overcome. l
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Membership Meeting
September 26, 2015
The Inn at Opryland, Brentwood Room
Nashville, TN
9:00 AM CDT
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October 17, 2015
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Conference & Exhibition
March 24-26, 2016
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title, easements, land development, and alternate dispute resolution.
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Chapter Growth
BY MARIO G. FORTE, LONG RANGE
PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIR
I
have been involved with our Southeast Chapter of TAPS for 15
years, and, as I assume as with most Chapters around the state,
we have seen fluctuations in our membership numbers. I would
say the thing that strikes me is that it has mostly been the same
people participating through all the years.
The Chapter used to meet monthly and we would have anywhere between 4 and 12 surveyors attend. The larger numbers usually showed up when
PDH’s were offered, or if there was a local ordinance or other issue that needed to be
addressed. But we plugged along, attaining membership figures of around 12-15 per year.
Recently, our Chapter switched to a meeting schedule of alternating one month business
and one month social gathering, so we have six business meetings and six social meetings a
year, always held on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. The business meetings are
at a restaurant with meeting rooms, and the social nights are held at a downtown pub.
The Chapter officers sometimes decide to offer incentives for people to attend, like
purchasing a round of drinks or an appetizer for a table, etc. This has proved very popular,
and area surveyors who have never been associated with TAPS have been showing up in
attendance.
When surveyors are sitting around a
Since our Chapter has
table, the laws of probability dictate that
no matter what the topic of conversaswitched from all business
tion, at some point they will eventually
talk shop. Once that starts, it’s difficult to meetings to half business/half
get off topic, and even though it’s a social social, the membership has
gathering, important issues are being
discussed openly. One thing I’ve noticed steadily increased each year.
concerning people who attend both our
business meetings and social gatherings is that some are actually more likely to participate in
discussion at the pub setting, as opposed to staying relatively quiet during business meetings. I’m not sure if the structure of an agenda’d meeting is the reason for this, but there certainly appears to me that there are more open discussions and participation on surveying
issues on the social months. Recently, Chapter business was required on a month that was
pegged for a social meeting. Our president called for a short business meeting to be held
30 minutes before the social meeting so that the issue could be addressed.
For the past three years now, the Chapter has organized an “annual social” event, where
the Chapter spent $600 of its funds to spend on the event for the membership, as well as
any other surveyors, crew members and family in the area who wished to attend. The first
two years we had a “Crawfish Boil” and they were held at local surveyors’ places of business.
This year, the Chapter decided to put the $600 towards the total cost of a Dinner Cruise
on the Southern Belle Riverboat. With 42 surveyors, crew members, friends and family in
attendance, the Chapter contribution enabled the cost per person to go from $31 to just
$15. We were honored to share the experience with Executive Secretary Lori Medley and
her husband, as well as Director At Large (East), Benny Moorman and his wife, who traveled
to Chattanooga to join us for the dinner cruise on the Tennessee River.
Since the Chapter has switched from all business meetings to half business/half social, the
membership has steadily increased each year, with current Chapter membership being at
a record high 22. There are several non-TAPS members who show up for the social events,
and they are encouraged by the Chapter to do so. The more involved they get the more
likely they are to become full members of our association. There’s also a sense of inclusion
that seems to stem from the less formal atmosphere of the business meeting.
continued on p. 11
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Chapter Growth, cont.
Other opportunities I see for Chapter growth is with the possibility of chapters utilizing
video conferencing during business meetings. Chapter Presidents and Officers have been
presented with options for its use at the Chapter level. Not only does it create an opportunity for Directors At Large and members of the Executive Office to listen in, but it may allow
members who live on the edges of the chapter boundaries who would have to travel long
distances to attend meetings. In conclusion, I believe there are opportunities for Chapters to grow their membership.
Not everything I’ve discussed will work for every chapter; however, some ideas may be
worth pursuing. If you are a Chapter member, or even a non-member, and think you might
be inclined to get more involved with TAPS, contact your Chapter officers and let them
know what you think they could do to get you more involved. l
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NSPS Report
BY JIM BOYER
I
attended the Spring NSPS Meeting which was held in conjunction with MAPPS at the Crystal City Hilton in Arlington, VA from
April 13-15, 2015.
NSPS held all its regular committee meetings and a Board of
Directors Meeting.
On Wednesday, a joint delegation of 80+ members from NSPS
and MAPPS participated in a “Day on the Hill” and met with 132
Senators and Representatives to address a pre-selected agenda
of four (4) items which were: (1) 3 DEP funding, (2) FLAIR Act
(Federal Land Inventory), (3) Geospatial Location: Enabling Safe
Corridor Utility Distribution and (4) Freedom from Government
Competition. All delegations were well received and able to present our positions.
The Area 3-4 Directors met prior to the full Board Meeting to
see if there were specific issues that we wished to address, but
they were already on the B.O.D. agenda.
The Joint Government Affairs Committee is pursuing action on:
(1) Federal Prison Reform, (2) FLAIR Act, (3) ACSM/ALTA Standards with regard to HUD, (4) FAA regarding unmanned aircraft,
and (5) Enhanced Elevation Data Collection.
During the NSPS General Membership Meeting, the NSPS Board of
Governors became extinct and several
by-law revisions were approved to
clean up the organizational structure
changes needed to update the Constitution and By-laws. It was
also noted that as of that date the NSPS Membership was at or
slightly exceeding 17,000.
During the NSPS Board of Directors Meeting several minor
issues were addressed regarding the by-laws revisions just
approved in the General Membership Meeting. The office of
NSPS Secretary/Treasurer was divided into two officer positions.
In spite of changes in COFPAES we approved NSPS continued
membership in that organization. Much like Tennessee, NSPS is
trying to build its PAC Fund, and we should. I expect some kind of
promotion from NSPS concerning that issue in the near future.
The Area 3-4 NSPS Directors will meet in Naples, FL at the
FSLS Conference July 29-August 2, 2015. The next NSPS Board of
Directors Meeting will be in conjunction with the Ohio Surveyors
in Sandusky, OH October 8-10, 2015. l
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Volunteer To Serve
Steven R. Conti Dyersburg, TN
State Officer
Chapter Officer
Committee Chair
Christian Shurter Gastonia, NC
NSPS Stolen
Equipment Registry
You may not be aware that NSPS offers a registry for any NSPS
member to use for listing stolen equipment, and for members
to check if they are approached to purchase equipment from
unknown sources. Anyone wishing to utilize the NSPS registry can
access it by visiting the resources link at www.nsps.us.com.
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TAPS 2015-2016 State Officer
Nominees Ballot
Vice President/Conference Chairman
2017
President-Elect
Chris Goetz
Bruce McClellan
Nashville, TN
Maryville, TN
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Owner, TMW
Past State President (3 terms)
Fellow Member 2011
Surveyor of the Year 2006
• Dale and Associates, Survey Manager
• TAPS Member since 2012
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❐ No
Secretary/Treasurer
NSPS Board of Director
Brennon Garrett
Jim Boyer
Gatlinburg, TN
Corryton, TN
❐ Yes
❐ No
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Owner, The Land Surveyors
Current State Secretary/Treasurer
Past State President
Past VP/Conference Chair
Surveyor of the Year 2011
❐ Yes
❐ No
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Owner, Boyer’s Land Survey Company
Current NSPS Board of Director
Past State President
Past NSPS Governor
ballot continued on back
Director-At-Large Middle
Director-At-Large East
Jackie Dillehay
Benny Moorman
Hartsville, TN
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❐ No
Yes
No
Ragan Smith
Current PAC Chair
Past State President
Past Board of Examiner Middle Region (2005-2011)
Past State Secretary/Treasurer
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Director-At-Large West
Director-At-Large Out of State
Mike Frye
Bart Crattie
❐ Yes
❐ No
❐ Yes
❐ No
Southaven, MS
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President, Benchmark Associates
Current Director at Large East
Fellow Member 2014
Past State President (2 terms)
Surveyor of the Year 2005
Past PAC Chair
The Reaves Firm, Memphis
Current Out of State Director at Large
Fellow Member 2004
Past State President
Surveyor of the Year 2002
Past PAC Trustee
Lookout Mountain, GA
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Niles Surveying Company
Past Out of State Director at Large
Current Historical Committee Chair
Past Secretary Surveyors Historical Society
Past Board of Director Surveyors Historical Society
Staff writer American Surveyor Magazine
Past PAC Trustee
Surveyor of the Year 2007
Enclose ballot in envelope. Mail ballots must be received in TAPS office by September 25, 2015. Ballots
can be given to the Secretary/Treasurer at the fall business meeting, September 26, 2015. To be eligible
to vote, (1) TAPS membership dues must be paid, and (2) you must be a registered land surveyor.
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