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

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).

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The Tri-State Meeting will be held at the
University Plaza in Springfield, MO October 16, 17, 18, 2008.

Brochures will be mailed soon regarding individual registrations.

Click here to make reservations at the hotel:
https://reservations.synxis.com/lbe/rez.aspx?hotel=15373&language=1&group=msps

Reservations can also be made by phone at 417.864.7333. The guest should request a room in the “Society of Professional Surveyors” room block.

New Railroad disc available soon.

The Dennis Handke Railroad Collection will soon be available for sale through KSLS. The disc includes track maps of the sections of the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad running through Kansas as shown in the illustration. Also included on the disc are copies of deeds and transfers of title. This information can be accessed by Section/Township/Range, County, or Name of the person(s) or entity transferring title to the Railroad.

Overall Map (pdf format)

PLEASE NOTE:

The KSLS Board of Director’s July meeting will be held Saturday, July 26, 2008 in Topeka Kansas at the Kansas State Historical Society 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka in conjunction with the establishment of the Dennis Handke Railroad Map Collection.

Board Meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. Room just off the CHF Gallery.

A wine & cheese reception honoring Dennis Handke and his presentation to the Kansas State Historical Society of the Chicago-Rock Island-Pacific railroad maps will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Gallery. All members are invited to attend. KSLS will also present to KSHS a companion disc containing the digital images of the railroad maps as well as the deeds connected with the purchase of land by the railroad.

These maps and documents are of great historical as well as surveying interest. Dennis has had them stored in his basement for more than 30 years.

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)

Blank Corner Report Form (MS Word document)
Blank Corner Report Form (PDF document)

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