A new recorded version of Standards of Practice is now available that meets the state of Alabama requirement for license renewal. This course is available below. 

Online Education

    • 17 Sep 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 Dec 2024
    • 8:00 PM
    • On Demand
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    Course Title: SPCS 2022

    2 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

    After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate. 

    Working with the Alabama SPCS 2022: This workshop will present the details of the proposed Alabama 2022 SPCS. The means of undertaking co-ordinate conversions between national and state systems will be discussed. Methods for traversing on the SPCS with geodetic precision will be discussed, as well as how to integrate GNSS observations into surveying. Vertical measurements will also be discussed, especially integrating them into other measurements.

    Speaker Bio: Dr. Bill Hazelton is an Associate Professor at Troy University in the Geospatial Informatics Department. He has previously taught at a number of other higher-educational institutions in the US and Australia. He has been a licensed surveyor since 1985, worked in Antarctica for a year as a glaciologist, run a number of businesses, and has surveyed on three continents. Bill is a past president of the Surveying and Geomatics Educators Society and was a director of ASPRS.

    • 15 Oct 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 May 2024
    • 8:00 PM
    • On Demand
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    Course Title: Right of Way in Alabama

    3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

    After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate. 

    Right of Way: Real world examples of dedicated ROW, platted ROW, vacated ROW, acquired ROW and the process involved. Also more contentious and debated topics such as Prescriptive ROW, 'Left Out' ROW (not included in legal descriptions) and even dig into how title is or is not held by individuals or organizations. Also new information on City Limits impacts ROW.

    Speaker Bio: Jacob Pierce is the Geospatial Operations Manager with the Baldwin County Highway Department. He has a Bachelors in Forestry from Auburn University; a Masters in GIS from Auburn University and has served on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors since 2016 and has spoken at the ASPLS conference several times.

    • 15 Oct 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 May 2024
    • 8:00 PM
    • On Demand
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    Course Title: Deprecation of US Survey Foot

    3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.

    After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate. 

    This will be an open forum moderated by Milton Denny on how the change to the International Foot and State Plane will affect the everyday work of the Land Surveyor.

    The first speaker will be Steve Strickland, Current Present ASPLS, giving an overview of our current situation.

    The Second Speaker will be Jason Bailey, PLS, addressing how changes to the survey law could draw the Land Surveyor closer to the GIS community.

    A member of the Alabama Board of Registration will talk on what legal changes need to be made and how the changes would affect Standards of Practice.

    The floor would be then open to discussion for member of ASPLS and other registered surveyors present.

    • 04 Nov 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 Dec 2024
    • 8:00 PM
    • On Demand
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    Course Title: Land Surveyor Mock Trial

    3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama and Florida.

    After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

    This mock trial is loosely based on the case of Dowdell v. Cotham, a case involving neighbors who for over 20 years lived in happy-peaceful-coexistence, until one of the neighbors hired a surveyor to survey his property. After that—well—let’s just say that things were never the same. This seminar will explore the world of civil litigation through a mock trial based on a real-life boundary dispute case. Through audience participation, volunteers will play the roles of attorneys, landowners, lay witnesses and expert land surveyor witnesses; the seminar leader plays the role of judge. The remainder of the audience will be divided into jury pools, each with a foreman spokesperson. The size and number of juries will be determined by the size of the remaining audience. The trial will include elements of Dowdell v. Cotham, with features of other boundary dispute cases utilized as appropriate. The trial will be held and the juries will deliberate. Following deliberation, each jury will then render their verdict, and discuss their reasoning. Each jury will be required to field questions from the trial participants and other juries, and defend their verdict. This seminar is designed to demystify the litigation process and explain the rules of engagement that will be used in court. Volunteers will be required to play the roles of the attorneys, the parties and the witnesses. OBJECTIVES: To enhance professional competency and improve practitioner’s knowledge of the law as it relates to the practice of land surveying.

    • 07 Nov 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 Dec 2024
    • 8:00 PM
    • On Demand
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    Course Title: Workforce Development

    1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama and Florida.

    After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

    In today's rapidly evolving job market, it is essential for educational institutions and workforce development professionals to equip graduates with the necessary skills and knowledge to meet the rising demands of the workforce. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the strategies and best practices for creating, developing, and deploying graduates.
    • 15 Nov 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 Dec 2024
    • 8:00 PM
    • On Demand
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    Course Title: Title Insurance and Boundary Surveys

    3.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama and Florida.

    After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

    The two most important documents relative to the ownership of property may be the Title Insurance Policy and the Boundary Survey. But what do these documents actually do for the property owner? What does the title policy actually cover and what doesn’t it cover? Does the survey of the property create any assurances for the landowner? What is the role of the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey? These documents and other related matters will be discussed in order to answer these and other important questions.

    OBJECTIVES: To enhance professional competency and improve practitioner’s knowledge of the law as it relates to the practice of land surveying.

    • 15 Nov 2023
    • 10:00 AM
    • 31 Dec 2024
    • 8:00 PM
    • On Demand
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    Course Title: Setting GPS Control on a Project

    3 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama and Florida.

    After registering, you will receive an email with instructions for watching the recording and submitting to receive your PDH Certificate.

    Robert Martin will teach you how to process static files and adjusting your network to tighten up the project control.

    • 05 Jan 2024
    • 8:30 AM
    • 31 Dec 2025
    • 11:30 PM
    • On Demand
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    An in depth lecture and attendee participation and discussion of the current Standards of Practice for Surveying in the State of Alabama effective January 1, 2017. The discussion will analyze the definition of Surveying (Rule No. 1.02), Surveying Standards for field and office (Rule No. 1.03), Vertical Control and Topographic Surveys (Rule No. 1.04) and the Miscellaneous Section (Rule 1.05). The discussion will also cover the different types of surveys and the accuracy requirements for field and office work, monumentation of corners, and the preparation of legal descriptions. Attendee participation is encouraged and real world examples will be presented and discussed.

    After registering, you will receive an email with viewing instructions.

    This course qualifies for the state requirement for licensed land surveyors of 4 PDHs for standards of practice every 2 years.

    Qualifies for required standards education for Alabama licensees every 2 years.

    4 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

    Approved for Alabama & Florida.

    Presented by Milton Denny

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