Kansas
Society of Land Surveyors
Box 8267 Wichita, KS 67208-8267 Phone:316.691.1188
Affiliated with the American Congress
On Surveying and Mapping
and
The National Society of Professional Surveyors
and
The Kansas Association of Mappers |
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Our Mission:
The Kansas Society of Land Surveyors
is an organization dedicated to the promotion of the
common good and welfare of members engaged in the practice
of Land Surveying, to foster high standards of professional
ethics and practice, to promote the study of Land Surveying
problems and the education of Land Surveyors (thus encouraging
public faith in the reliance of Land Surveyors and their
work).
Addresses
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Board of Technical
Professions
Landon Bldg., Suite 507
900 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66612
785.296.3053
www.accesskansas.org/ksbtp
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ACSM
Curt Sumner
6 Montgomery Village Ave.
Bethesda, MD. 20814
240.632.9716
www.acsm.net
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Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW 6th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66615
785.272.8681 ext. 322 for records
www.kshs.org |
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******News******
Height Modernization
Forum
Sponsored by National Geodetic Survey
and Texas Spatial Reference Center
Date: Friday May 2, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Cost: No charge.
Courtyard by Marriott - Wichita at Old Town
820 E 2nd Street North
Wichita, Kansas 67202 USA
Phone: 1-316-264-5300
Fax: 1-316-264-5302
Sales: 1-316-264-5300
Sales fax: 1-316-264-5302
Room rates:
$129 per night if you register before April 8, 2008
$179 per night after April 8, 2008
The Regional Height Modernization Forum is posted on
the following web site:
http://tsrc.cbi.tamucc.edu/
Please send them notice of your intent to attend:
Click on “Register” at the bottom of the
page.
If you experience any problems, the actual registration
page address is:
http://tsrc.cbi.tamucc.edu/Main/RegionalHeightModernizationForumRegistrationForm
KSLS April 12
Board Meeting Location Changed
The Board of Directors meeting will
not be held in McPherson as announced at the previous
meeting.
Meeting will be held @ 1:00 just outside
of Augusta at Lynbrook Sporting Clays.
More information
 National
Surveyors' Week 2008
Kansas is kicking off National Surveyors'
Week 2008 with a tour/geocache event at Meade’s
Ranch March 15th. The owner has decided we are good
folk and is going to allow tours (for a fee) on March
15th.
If you can’t join us on the 15th, contact evie.wray@gmail.com
for tour information.
For more information about the 15th contact geocacher@sktc.net.
**NEW**
One-page Corner Reference Report Form approved by the
KSLS Board July, 2007
takes the place of all previous forms.
Computer
Generated Corner Report Form (MS Word document)
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Corner Report Form (MS Word document)
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Corner Report Form (PDF document)
KANSAS STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL
PROFESSIONS
ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Kansas State Board of Technical Professions
has forwarded the name of Jean Boline to the governor
as the new Executive Director effective March 10, 2008.
She replaces Betty L. Rose who is retiring on March
7, 2008 after serving 23 ½ years as Executive
Director.
Ms. Boline joined the Kansas Board staff
in August, 1999 as Exam Specialist. Since January, 2006
she has served as the agency Program Administrator.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Emporia
State University and has worked for various state agencies
since September 1992.
The Board and its many licensees will
greatly benefit from Jean’s wealth of experience
in the examination and licensure of the five technical
professions.
Bleeding Kansas
2008
A series of talks and dramatic interpretations
on the violent conflict over the slavery issue in Kansas
Territory 1854 through 1861Constitution Hall State Historic
Site in Historic Lecompton
2 p.m. Sundays • Free Admission Programs
February 3 “ John Calhoun: Surveyor
General & Lecompton Constitution
President,” first-person portrayal by Steven Brosemer,
GeoTech, Inc.
Land Surveyor
THE OSLS WILL OFFER
ITS ANNUAL EXAM REVIEW COURSE TO BE
HELD AT THE OSU-OKMULGEE CAMPUS ON FEBRUARY 8TH,
9TH, 10TH, 23RD & 24TH. THE COURSE WILL COVER
THE TOPICS ENCOUNTERED ON THE OKLAHOMA JURISDICTIONAL
EXAM AND NCEES FS & PS EXAMS. THE APPROACH OF THE
COURSE WILL BE TO COVER THE FUNDAMENTALS ANDPRINCIPALS
OF THE TOPICS PRESENTED, TO OFFER UNIQUE POINTS OF VIEW
AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THOSE TOPICS AND TO OFFER
INSTRUCTION ON TOPICS WHICH ARE TESTED BY NCEES BUT
THAT ARE NOT ENCOUNTERED REGULARLY IN SURVEYING PRACTICE.
For more information and registration
costs see: osls.org
THE NORTHEAST CHAPTER
OF THE
KANSAS SOCIETY OF LAND SURVEYORS
W. Larry Phipps, PLS
Friday, March 21, 2008
THE HOLIDAY INN WEST HOLIDOME
605 SW FAIRLAWN ROAD TOPEKA, KS
“Seven Deadly Sins of Surveying”
&
“Ethics for Land Surveyors”
Click
here for more information!
Geodetic
Center Tour '08 at Meades Ranch
Saturday, March 15, 2008
10:00 a.m.
N39° 14.046' ~ W98° 39.597'
Geocaching.com Event GC15XVW
Click
here for more information!
NGS geodetic
control data sheet - On February 9, 2007,
the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) completed a readjustment
of more than 70,000 GPS survey control stations in the
National Spatial Reference System. Click
here for more information!
The KSLS website
has a new feature! We have added a "Find a Surveyor"
button at the top of the page. If you are a KSLS member,
you can register your company in up to five counties.
Click
here now to register
Land Survey Reference Reports
Charges required by the Kansas State Historical
Society effective February 1, 2007 are as follows:
Fee for filing each reference report:
$4.00 for each corner to which reference is made
Fee for information requests: Reports
for one, two or three sections: $10.00
Reports from each additional section: $ 5.00
Requests for copies of any combination of field notes,
plats, and maps $15.00 for each section
Copying fee: $1.00 per page in addition
to the fees specified above.
Fax fee: $1.00 for each page faxed in addition to the
fees specified above.
Requests for any copy to be certified:
$2.00 for each copy
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