
Course:	Construction and Transportation Surveying Procedures
SAP Course Number:	78TECH400107

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Class Schedule

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General Information

Summary:	This course provides survey and associated personnel with the skills, tools, and techniques to better understand and facilitate the completion of District surveying assignments. This will be done by addressing the basic procedures involved in construction surveying projects.
Learning Outcomes:	Upon successful completion of this training, a participant will be able to: -identify the necessary data to obtain and review prior to initiation of surveying projects; -become familiar with the required research necessary to ensure that adequate information is available for completion of a surveying assignment; -understand a basic knowledge of field and office computations to prepare and complete survey projects; -apply basic computations to develop and verify curve geometry for horizontal alignments; -understand specific types of field surveys and associated procedures; -identify techniques resulting in complete and well-documented presentation of field data; -demonstrate an understanding of baseline stationing; -understand equipment use; and -identify equipment testing and calibration requirements.
Target Audience:	Surveyors; people associated with the conduct or analysis of surveys or the completion of reports involving surveys.

Special Materials:	All participants need to bring their own scientific calculator to this class. This necessary for the class as well as the exam.
Final Exam:	Yes

Continuing Education Credits

Awarding continuing education credits (PDH/CEU/CEH) to a training course or other training event does not imply or guarantee that the training course/event is approved by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. According to Pennsylvania Act 25, “Credit determination for activities…shall be the responsibility of the licensee. Continuing professional competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills or knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.”
For informational purposes only:	1 CEU is equal to 10 hours of instruction
	1 CEH is equal to 1 hour of instruction

Course Contact Information

For technical questions regarding this course, contact the following...
Name:	Virginia Lawson
Phone:	(717) 346-1375
Email:	vilawson@pa.gov
For general questions about the Training Calendar (such as those regarding schedules, locations, instructors or registrations), see Contact Information in specific classes.

Created	Last Modified
By Steve A Davis/PennDOT On 02/16/02 At 12:21 PM	By Jonie L Buggy/PennDOT On 03/08/22 At 10:32 AM