Best Practices for Creating Superior Land Description Plats

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Best Practices for Creating Superior Land Description Plats

1 hr. Online Course
Level: Fundamental
Average Rating: (941)

Item #: RV-10748AW
SME: Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist

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Course Description

This course will define Best Practices for Creating Superior Land Description Plats. It will first describe the intent and purpose of any plat, then briefly review historic practices, basic mapping requirements and minimal data required to record a plat throughout North America. The course will then shift from review to recommendations that will guide a surveyor step by step through the creation of exceptional maps. Recommendations will include a checklist of essential elements that exceed the usual state-required minimum mapping requirements. An important part of the course will be a discussion of the surprising benefits that arise from creating outstanding plats, which include decreasing your own liability as well as aiding surveyors who may walk in your footsteps on some future date.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

State a brief history of the plat;
Explain the purpose of a plat and a plat’s importance;
Name the basic minimum data required of a plat;
Recognize the importance of exceeding minimum regulatory plat requirements;\
List the benefits that accrue to you and your client, and
Label the elements of a superior plat.

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This course can be used for CE or applies to the State Licenses and Professional Organizations listed below.

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Subject Matter Expert: Patrick C. Garner, P.L.S., Wetland Scientist

Biography

Patrick C. Garner is a Professional Land Surveyor in Massachusetts who has been in private practice for over 40 years. A Principal of Patrick C. Garner Company Inc., he frequently conducts technical seminars, does peer reviews for cities and towns, and works as an expert witness in Massachusetts courts. He also provides numerous active on-line continuing education courses through RedVector, many of which focus on legal, business and technical issues in land surveying.

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