Society of Surveyors

Check-In begins at 7:30am. Lunch is included. Hotel information is below.

This will serve as a review for those who are preparing to take the “Principles and Practice of Surveying” exam. Instructors will not be able to cover all topics on the exam but will cover the highlights.  Click Here to purchase NCEES practice exams. 

PARKING/CLASSROOM

The Charles Mack Center is located in downtown Mooresville. The primary parking area is located in the back of the building off of N Church Street. (carpooling encouraged)  Enter from the Church Street entrance. Come up the stairs to the Merchant Room on your left.

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TOPICS COVERED:
Technical Surveying Methods and Practice:
GNSS – VRS (RTK) and Static
North Carolina State Plane Coordinate System
Solar and Polaris Observations
Board Rules:

• General Statute of North Carolina Chapter 89C
• NCAC Chapter 56

Statutes:

• NC General Statutes regarding boundary and easements
• NC General Statutes regarding Subdivision Development
• Mini Brooks

Law:

• Riparian/Littoral Rights
• Boundary Relocation

Principles of Open Channel Flow:

• Computations of hydraulic radius and depth
• Sizing of channels
• Sizing of circular conduits (pipes) flowing full and partially full

Computations of Travel Times:

• Sheet, concentrated, and pipe flow

Peak Flow Computations:

• NRCS - SCS peak flow
• Rational peak flow

Storm Sewer Design
Culverts
Detention Volume Estimates
Horizontal and Vertical Curve Design
Overview of the Erosion Control Manual
Overview of the NC DENR BMP Manual

 A minimum number of registrations is required to hold class.

Instructors:
Dr. Jerry Nave, PLS,  is an assistant professor of Geomatics at NC A&T State University where he teaches courses in boundary location and legal principles, land systems, geodetic surveying, satellite positioning, ethics and professionalism and subdivision design. He earned his BS and MS in Surveying and Mapping and his doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University. He received his PLS in 1993 and has over 21 years of experience in the private and public sectors.

Peggy Fersner, was the Geomatics Coordinator at North Carolina A&T State University from 1993-2022 teaching surveying, GIS, and hydrology courses. She retired from NC A&T in 2022, but still teaches online courses. Prior to this, she was a consulting engineer in Charleston, SC with an emphasis on subdivision design. She holds her BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and Clemson University, respectively.