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Tennessee Associationof Professional Surveyors

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Inside This IssueFrom the President ............................................................................................. 3TAPS 52nd Annual Conference & Exhibition ....................................................... 5-9TSEF Shoot Out Fundraiser ................................................................................. 9Understanding Drone Survey Accuracy ............................................................... 11Ladies Auxiliary ................................................................................................ 13Membership Application ................................................................................... 15TAPS “Day on the Hill” ...................................................................................... 16Welcome New Members.................................................................................... 18Coming Events ................................................................................................. 18

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2020 Executive CommitteePresident Ashley Rose-Nalin - Tullahoma [email protected]/Conference Chair 2020 Mario Forte - Chattanooga [email protected]/Treasurer Brennon Garrett - Gatlinburg [email protected] President John Winter - Knoxville [email protected]

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From the PresidentBY ASHLEY ROSE-NALIN

I want to take a brief break from talking about TAPS Long Range Plan and take some time to introduce myself and how I lucked in the surveying profession.

I know a lot of you know me, know of me, or have noticed me because I don’t look like most of you – I’m a lot younger (I bet you thought I was going to say something else).

I don’t come from a surveying family. My dad is a truck driver and my mom a hairstylist, but I grew up living with my grandparents; they were a janitor (sanitation engineer, when my grandpa was telling stories about going to tidy bowl college) and a legal secretary. I was a good student when I was young and seemed to have a knack for and enjoyed math. Since I liked math and have never been extremely extroverted, I figured being an engineer seemed like a good fit. You don’t put a lot of thought into those things when you are young, or at least I didn’t. Thankfully, I’ve had a lot of luck and bless-ings in my life.

I grew up in Indiana, and as my luck would have it, Indiana has this pretty good state college that maybe you’ve heard of – Purdue University. I applied but didn’t get into the College of Engineering. I was accepted into Building Construction Management, but I wasn’t sure that was for me, so I ended up in the Undergraduate Studies Program where I could take most of the engi-neering courses that would be needed to try to transfer into the engineering program. I eventually worked my way into the School of Civil Engineering where all the students take an introductory class that talks about the different emphasis areas within the civil program. During one of those classes, they talked about a dual degree opportunity in Land Surveying and Geomatics Engineering and Civil Engineering. I think I may have been taking the Introductory Land Surveying Course at the time as well.

I thought that was an interesting concept – two degrees in five years – but I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend the

extra money for an additional year of college because finances were pretty tight. I decided that before I com-mitted to an extra year of college I wanted to learn more about surveying. I called some surveying firms in my hometown to see if they hired summer help, and again as luck would have it, I had three offers for summer employment. I sometimes wonder if they just thought I was crazy and it might be good entertainment for a summer. Whatever the reason, I was grateful for the opportunity!

That was actually my first job not working on our little cattle farm with my dad. That first summer hooked me. I did a lot of construction layout that first summer and a little bit of boundary surveying, and I loved it. I grew up working outside, and this combined my love of the outdoors with my love of math and solving technical problems.

I really enjoyed the balance of going to college and then getting that summer field experience. It helped me learn to apply what I was learning. The summer before my last year of college, I landed a summer position with a company in Indianapolis that also had a branch office at Purdue. I was able to work part time at their branch office learning how to read and understand title commit-ments for ALTA/ACSM (at that time) Land Title Surveys while completing my fifth year of college.

After college, I followed a fella to Tennessee and got married. As luck would have it once again, that com-pany I worked part time for during my fifth year of col-lege had recently acquired a surveying firm in Nashville, so they offered me a position in that office. Fast forward 12+ years and few position changes later, and I some-how have recently ended up as a Program Manager for the U.S. Air Force.

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TAPS 52nd Annual Conference and ExhibitionMarch 5-7, 2020

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020 (3 PDH) 8:00 - 10:30 am TAPS Board of Directors Meeting Broadlands A & B

10:30 am Pre-Registration Outside Mirabella G Desk Registration Registration Booth

10:45 am - 12:00 pm TAPS General Membership Meeting Broadlands A & B

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Exhibits Open Mirabella F-J

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2:25 - 3:40 pm Seminar 4 - The Commish: Taxation for Employers Broadlands A & B Speaker: Julie Byrd Ashworth (1.5 PDH) CER #805

2:15 - 2:25 pm Break Mirabella F-J

3:30 - 5:30 pm Exhibits Open/Reception Mirabella F-J Sponsored by Risk Strategies

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FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020 (8 PDH)7:00 am Registration Registration Booth

7:30 am - 2:00 pm Exhibits Open Mirabella F-J

8:00 - 11:40 am Seminar 5 - Fundamental Elements of Geodesy Mirabella A-D Speaker: David Doyle (4 PDH) CER #720

8:00 - 11:40 am Seminar 6 - CFS Biennial Review Oakleigh A & B Speakers: Amy Miller, Brian Bartlett & Bart Crattie (4 PDH) CER #718

9:40 - 10:00 am Break Mirabella F-J

11:40 am - 1:00 pm Lunch/Exhibits Mirabella F-J

1:00 - 2:00 pm Final Viewing of Exhibits Mirabella F-J

2:00 - 3:40 pm Seminar 7 - Tennessee Board of Examiners for Land Sureyors Panel Mirabella B-D Speakers: Jay Caughman, Tim Lingerfelt, Jackie Dillehay (2 PDH) CER #1921-18

3:40 - 3:50 pm Break Outside Mirabella A-D

3:50-5:30pm Seminar 8 - TDOT: Research, Tips, Maps and Best Practices Mirabella B-D Speaker: Henry Williams (2 PDH) CER #724

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 (4 PDH)7:00 - 8:00 am Past President’s Breakfast Private Dining Room Hotel Restaurant

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8:00 - 11:40 am Seminar 9 - Riparian Rights Mirabella A & B Speaker: Barry Savage (4 PDH) CER #723

8:00 - 11:40 am Seminar 10 - History of Geodetic Datums Mirabella G - I Speaker: David Doyle (4 PDH) CER #721

8:00 - 11:40 am Seminar 11 - Introduction to the CFS Program Mirabella J Speakers: Amy Miller, Bart Crattie & Brian Bartlett (4 PDH) CER #717

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TAPS Surveying Exam Review Workshop

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Daily Schedule

Thursday, March 5, 2020 Cambridge A & BSession 1 Jimmy Cleveland, RLS; Andrew Stokes, RLS; Terry Romans, PE, RLS 8:00am - 5:00pm • Basic Survey Math and Coordinate Geometry Computations • Horizontal and Vertical Curves • Drainage Review including Storm Water Runoff and Culverts

Lunch on your own 12:00 - 1:00pm

Session 2 Chris Cravens, Esq. – 7:00-8:00pm • Basics of Professional Services Contracts

Friday, March 6, 2020 Cambridge A & BSession 3 Daniel Oliver, PE, RLS 8:00am - 12:00pm • Survey Error Sources and Basic Measurement Statistics • Basics of Geodesy and GPS • Tennessee State Plane Coordinates

Lunch Exhibits Mirabella F-J 12:00 - 1:00pm

Session 4 Barry Savage, PLS 1:00-5:00pm • Boundary Law Review • Evidence and Procedures

Saturday, March 7, 2020 Cambridge A & BSession 5 Benjamin Moorman, RLS, CFS 8:00am - 12:00pm • Procedures for Performing a Boundary Survey • Standards of Practice including Plat and Description requirements • Rules of Professional Conduct and Professional Responsibilities Please Note: This workshop is intended to be a review of various basic topics and principles that a land surveyor should know and not a review of example examination questions or test taking strategies.

Cost: Cost for entire workshop is $500 including workshop handouts, break refreshments, and Friday lunch (lunch on your own on Thursday and Saturday).

Individual sessions may be purchased at $25 per class hour including handouts and break refreshments. Lunch is included on Friday if a whole day (8 hours on same day) is purchased. Breakfast, dinner (evening) meals, Thursday and Saturday lunch, and hotel room are not included in the above cost.

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A brief TSEF meeting will take place on Friday as soon as classes are over. The location will

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Everyone knows that drone surveys are faster and safer, but are they really more accurate?

UAV mapping technology has made some substantial strides within the past decade and now encompasses a huge industry. From small, mobile “toys” to hardy, military-grade equipment, drones are now used through-out many sectors and for many purposes. How can you compare drone survey accuracy to the accuracy of older surveying methods?

What Does “Accuracy” Mean?When it comes to land surveying, accuracy can mean multiple things. As an example, older photogrammetric technology is occasionally said to have higher resolu-tion because it takes a series of high-resolution photos and creates a 3D plane from these photos. However, this great level of resolution isn’t always meaningful because it doesn’t necessarily correlate to useful 3D point data. Comparatively, advanced LiDAR technology may not have the same pixel size, but contains many times the amount of useful topological data.

Rather than using resolution or pixels, accuracy in a ground survey is usually associated with the accuracy to which the 3D data can simulate the real-world – in other words, how accurate the measurements are, both absolute and relative to the surroundings and the site itself. This is understandably more complex; while anyone can say that you can create scans of a specific resolution, it requires a lot of real-world data to say that you create scans of a specific level of accuracy.

How Do Drones Determine Their Position?Drones can scan the ground with highly precise tech-nologies such as LiDAR. These technologies send out hundreds of thousands of pulses per second to map topological differences relative to each other, contribut-ing to a very high degree of relative accuracy. However, absolute accuracy is determined using GPS. GPS isn’t always able to produce a completely accurate relative position, and consequently, further data analysis is often required.

This data analysis is often supported through the use of ground control points. Ground control points create

fixed and known points that the drones can use to posi-tion themselves and continually correct their own posi-tioning. Understandably, these ground control points must also be carefully positioned for the right level of accuracy.

Drones may be adversely impacted by things such as weather conditions, terrain profiles, and, of course, the drone hardware. Hardware matters when hiring a drone surveying company, as the more advanced the UAV mapping hardware is, the less likely the drones are to be influenced by things such as poor weather condi-tions and difficult terrain profiles.

How is the Accuracy of Drones Tested?Drone survey accuracy is tested through margins of error when drone data results are compared to real-world information and conventional surveying methods. By testing drone accuracy against known sets of data, operators and surveyors can determine how accurate the drones are as a whole. From there, they can pub-lish how accurate their surveys are. The accuracy level must be reproducible to be claimed. When accuracy is reported for a drone survey, it is reported using the exact same accuracy measurements as any other type of surveying. A drone survey that boasts 2 CM accu-racy will be as accurate as another type of survey that boasts 2 CM accuracy.

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Ladies Auxiliary TAPS 52nd Annual Conference &

Exhibition

Annual Silent Auction – Make a donation and help us support the Tennessee Surveyors Educational Foundation (TSEF).

The “View from my Office” calendar – submit your photos to be featured in this one of a kind calendar. Your photo could be featured in a painting by an Independent Artist, Wes Ashworth.

Hospitality Room – Thursday 5:30 to 7:00 offering free Beer & Wine

Kids Fun Time – “Surveyor Scavenger Hunt” and “Let’s go fishing” events for kids all ages.

The Ladies Auxiliary of

(TAPS) is an

organization established to support and enhance the profession of

surveying.

Calling ALL

Ladies

Contact Us: [email protected]

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Thank you for

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Ladies Auxiliary of the

Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors

607 West Due West Avenue Suite 96 Madison, Tennessee 37115

615-860-9311 615-860-7177 fax, [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/Tapsladies/

Shannon Cleveland, President; Lisa Murrell, Vice President; Lynne Shepherd, Treasurer, Sandra Cleghorn, Secretary November 4, 2019 Hello Ladies, The 2020 TAPS conference is scheduled March 5-7 in Murfreesboro TN, at the Embassy Suites. We would like to extend membership to anyone who is interested in joining us to help support Professional Surveyors and their goals. The annual membership is $25.00 and we are looking forward to hearing from each and every one of you. Please fill out the enrollment application below, you may turn this in at conference or mail to the address listed below. Please contact the Ladies Auxiliary Officers at [email protected] if you have any questions. Sincerely, Shannon Cleveland TAPS Ladies Auxiliary President --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name ____________________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: Home______________________ Work/Other _______________________ Email Address ______________________________________________________________ __ I have included a $25 check made payable to Ladies Auxiliary of the TAPS for membership Mail to: Ladies Auxiliary of the TAPS C/O Shannon Cleveland 176 King Farms Loop Brighton TN, 38011 __ I would like to offer assistance for the 2020 Annual Conference; Registration, Welcome Tables, etc. Current Activities: 2020 Annual Conference – Assist with Registration and Welcome Table Silent Auction – Proceeds go to the Tennessee Surveyors Educational Foundation (TSEF). Fundraiser - The “View from my Office” calendar created using photos submitted by TAPS members. Hospitality Room – Thursday 5:30 – 7:00 offering Beer & Wine. Kids Fun Time – “Surveyor Scavenger Hunt” and “Let’s go fishing” Laws of Business – Speaker Julie Byrd Friday 2:00 – 5:00

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TAPS “Day on the Hill”Wednesday, February 19, 20208:30am to 4:00pm

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Coming EventsTAPS Day on the HillFebruary 19, 2020See page 5 for details

TAPS 52nd Annual Conference & ExhibitionMarch 5-7, 2020Embassy Suites • Murfreesboro, TN

TSEF Shootout FundraiserMarch 6, 2020See page 11 for details

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From the President, cont. from p. 3

My life has put me in unexpected places, but I’ve been truly blessed that things seem to work themselves out even in those moments of uncer-tainty. I do find myself wanting to work back towards those day-to-day activities of boundary surveying and topographic data collection. Maybe someday – who knows? For now, I am thankful to maintain my licensure and membership in TAPS where I get to listen to all your surveying experi-ences, share some of my own, and try to tell everyone who will listen about land surveying and all the blessings that knowledge base has brought my way. I’m also thankful to serve and give back to this profes-sion and help with promoting that Long Range Plan to assist in sustain-ing and growing the land surveying profession.

Winning team of the Best Surveying Practices at the Tennessee regional competition. John Winter and Tim Lingerfelt judged the competition. Tim Lingerfelt represented NCEES.

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