Washington Council
County Surveyors
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Presentation By: Patrick Hastings, P.L.S., Chief Surveyor, Seattle Public Utilities
Proven methods and procedures developed by Patrick Hasings to insure the accuracy of RTK observations using a RTN (real time network) by means of testing various methods. 
Verifing & Improving RTK Accuracy
2010 Survey Camp References / Handouts
                     (Additional handouts will be added as received from speakers)
Presentation By: Laurie Owen, Digital Imaging Specialist with the Public Land Survey Office of the DNR.
Survey Maps for the Ages
DNR and Survey Monument Preservation
Background on the Department of Natural Resources and survey monument preservation including current laws and rules that apply to survey monuments and what they mean.
Presentation By: Mick Sprouffske, P.L.S., Public Land Survey Office Manager
Presentation addresses the issue of how drafting decisions can affect legibility and uniform contrast when a map is translated into a digital image.
BLM Restoration of Lost Corners
 
Presentation Objectives: Determine when a corner is lost.  Learn the "when" and "how" of proportining methods.  Understand cardinal equivalents.
Presentation By: Dave Radford, BLM Cadastral Surveyor
BLM Basic Proportioning and Calculations
Presentation Objectives:  Understand the basic types of proportioning.  Successfully complete a single and a double proportion example.  Recognize unusual situations.
Presentation By: Edith Forkner, BLM Cadastral Surveyor
BLM Plats and Field Notes (How to search the BLM website)
Accessing the BLM website: Master Title Plats, Use Plats, Historical Indices, Survey Plats and Field Note Records.
Presentation By: Edith Forkner, BLM Cadastral Surveyor
History of the Public Land Survey System in Washington
Presentation By: Mitch Duryea, P.L.S.