"All Topo Maps - General Software Training."
An 8-Hour Seminar
What can I expect at the Seminar?:
The primary objective of the seminar is to give the student (as a user of paper - printed USGS topographic maps), the skills and tools to deal with digital USGS topo maps & GPS (Global Positioning System). Therefore, allowing them to draw and find land parcels, with several different coordinate systems ( Latitude / Longitude, UTM and State Plane ) AND also draw Public Survey Aliquot parts. In Public Land states, where there are Sections, Townships, Ranges and PMs, that is the way lands are indexed.
GENERAL TOPICS COVERED:
By way of a brief overview of this seminar, the whole 1st half is dedicated to teaching the student ONE way to:
- setup the system options;
- find the right map;
- creation and management of Annotation Source files;
- using the "best" cursor for you desired task;
- create a new custom Big Topo Map;
- drawing parcels ( or lines in general ) via freehand and snapping on corners drawing straight lines between;
- drawing sectional Aliquot parts via PLS (Public Land Survey ) Tool and PLS Magnet tool;
- adding text / map labels;
- printing and more. Again, only ONE way is stressed.
The 2nd half of the seminar is "fleshing out" the "one way" skeleton that was presented in the 1st half with some of the many options to the basic steps previously completed, AND the use of many other tools. There are so many different ways to get the same task done, one of the options might suit a student better than another, therefore the options are discussed.
Topics and tools covered include:
- GeoLink and Auto GeoLink,
- Displaying Metes and Bounds Parcel shapes created in and imported from Deed Plotter®,
- Multiple or Global Coordinate Editing,
- Token Helper Options,
- GPS - Global Positioning System Tool,
- Moving Map Data to the Hard Drive,
- Displaying Multiple Annotations File at the same time,
- Layering Images,
- Hill Shader,
- Location Triangulation,
- Elevation,
- Line of Sight
This Seminar has been approved for 8 hours of Continuing Education by:
| AAPL | -American Association of Professional Landmen |
| AI | -Appraisal Institute - as a "Credible Topic" |
| IRWA | -International Right of Way Association |
| ASFMRA | -American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers |
| IAAO | -International Association of Assessing Officers |
| AAPL | -American Association of Professional Landmen |
| NALA | > -National Association of Legal Assistants |
| NALS | > -the association for legal professionals |
| Arizona | -Arizona Board of Appraisal |
| Alaska | -Board of Appraisal |
| California | -Office of Real Estate Appraisal - Course #02260C102 |
| Colorado | -Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers & Div. of Real Estate |
| Idaho | -Bureau of Occupational Licensing (for Real Estate
Appraisers) -Tax Commission (for Idaho County Assessors) |
| Montana | -Real Estate and Appraiser Board # MT-REA-020516 -Title Insurance Commission - Course # 344-1000-001 |
| Nebraska | -Dept of Property Assessment & Taxation - No Course Number |
| Nevada | -Dept of Business & Ind. , Real Estate Div. - Course #7507 |
| Oklahoma | -Real Estate
Appraiser Board AAP-140-001 -Office of Real Estate Commission (Application is pending approval.) -Insurance Department for Title Examiners E171-001 -Oklahoma State Bar (Application is pending approval.) |
| South Dakota | Dept of Comm. & Reg. , Appr. Certification #SD 337 CE |
| Texas | -Texas Appraiser Licensing & Certification Board -TX Board of Tax Professional Examiners - 6 HOURS |
| Utah | -Department of Commerce, Real Estate Division
Course # 02-08-13 -Department of Insurance - Course # CLA-PC-11034 -Utah State Bar (By Form 4 Application) |
| West Virginia | Appraiser Board & Real Estate Commission |
| Wyoming | Division of Ad
Valorem Taxation (Dept. of Revenue)
- Real Estate Certified Appraiser Board & Real Estate Comm. -Department of Insurance - Course # 7482 |
Applications are being made to many other States Agencies and Professional Organizations similar to those listed above. 8 hours of CE Credit is being applied for, due to the timing these approvals are pending, but not yet received.
REGISTRATION & COST: $200 per person
$20 per student discount for 3 or more students from same office. ( Note on the Registration Form, if you take both seminars on consecutive days, then the fee for both seminars is $350. )
DATE, LOCATION & TIME of next the Scheduled Seminars:
| Register for the Gillette, WY. Seminar |  |
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - ALL DAY - seminar using YOUR LAPTOP with CD drive ! in Gillette, WY. @ Wyoming Center of the CamPlex (1835 Reta Drive).
Seminar starts @ 7:45 A.M. - 5:15.P.M., 8 FULL hours of instruction and breaks.
Come by 7:15 AM with YOUR LAPTOP computer (with a working drive), so the software can be loaded.
NOTE: Limited to 25 students ! Enroll TODAY ! You MUST bring your laptop computer with a working CD drive and we'll load the All Topo Maps software on it for the day. Come by 7:15 AM with YOUR LAPTOP computer (with a working drive), so the software can be loaded. NOTE: Limited to 25 students ! Enroll TODAY ! You MUST bring your laptop computer with a working CD drive and we'll load the All Topo Maps software on it for the day.
The Seminar manual can be purchased separately for $50.00.
How can I get a Seminar in my area ? Please eMail with suggestions of other location, dates, etc. The critical element is finding a computer lab to rent or else we can do more LAPTOP computer sessions in any meeting/conference room at a hotel or your office for an "in-house" seminar. If you would like more information on the seminar, or to talk about setting up on for your company or professional organization, please call or eMail Mike Johnson.