C.Tompkins, post: 421642, member: 975 wrote: My question about drone surveying/mapping is "Should the volume, location, topographic renderings and alignment of the Aerial Services be certified by a Licensed Land Surveyor?"
I have been doing research. We are dabbling in it right now and the more research I do the more I am noticing volumetric and topographic applications by non-surveyors.
The more research I am doing on these micro projects, the more I am convinced we are watching the ship sale by, similar to what we did with GIS.
That depends on the State. I would guess most States require this to be performed by licensed surveyors, but some States also allow licensed engineers to do this type of work.
Regarding GIS, I'm a PE and Certified GIS Professional so I have a unique perspective. Prior to 2016, the GISP certification process was portfolio based only. Basically half of a PLS or PE registration process, as there was no GISP certification exam. Beginning last year they added an exam to the GISP certification process. Here is a https://www.gisci.org/Portals/0/PDF's/REVISED%20Exam%20Prep%20Info%20Rev%202-16-17.pdf&apos ;">link which lists the exam topics. It has some basic geodesy questions, so that's a start I suppose. As the GISP certification program matures, perhaps State laws and rules can be updated to include the type of work that is suitable to be performed by GISPs. You certainly don't need a PLS or PE to do the majority of GIS mapping projects. But a GISP should know when a PLS/PE needs to be involved in a mapping project.
andrewm, post: 421837, member: 10888 wrote: That depends on the State. I would guess most States require this to be performed by licensed surveyors, but some States also allow licensed engineers to do this type of work.
Regarding GIS, I'm a PE and Certified GIS Professional so I have a unique perspective. Prior to 2016, the GISP certification process was portfolio based only. Basically half of a PLS or PE registration process, as there was no GISP certification exam. Beginning last year they added an exam to the GISP certification process. Here is a https://www.gisci.org/Portals/0/PDF's/REVISED%20Exam%20Prep%20Info%20Rev%202-16-17.pdf&apos ;">link which lists the exam topics. It has some basic geodesy questions, so that's a start I suppose. As the GISP certification program matures, perhaps State laws and rules can be updated to include the type of work that is suitable to be performed by GISPs. You certainly don't need a PLS or PE to do the majority of GIS mapping projects. But a GISP should know when a PLS/PE needs to be involved in a mapping project.
I guess my heartburn isn't that we didn't corner the market, it's that we didn't even attempt any kind of market share acquisition. Surely, someone could have seen the importance of parcel data integrity and at some point though "hey, that looks like something that a surveyor should take a look at, analyze and see what the property steps should be for a parcel with a deed description from say...the 20's. Instead, we are a huge non-factor when it relates to the GIS.
I think the same thing is going to go on here. We are missing out on a lot. Now there are states from the previous thread that require a license for orhto rectified photos being published, but I think for states like mine....it may be too little too late.