Online MappingData Sources

A 2 Hour Professional Development Course

Presented By:Jonathan Payne, PLS

WHY WOULD WE NEED THE DATA BEING DISCUSSED?

201 KAR 18:150 Section 5: Record Search

In performing a boundary survey, a professional land surveyor shall conduct research to obtain and evaluate the following:

(4) All other relevant public agency records including tax maps, GIS maps, and

topographic maps; and

(5) Any other available data or documents pertinent to the boundary survey.

Have you ever needed to help determine if a road bed may have

ever been a county road?

1937 County Road Map

1954 County Road Map

1996 County Road Map

2014 County Road Map

201 KAR 18:150 Section 10. Documentation of Boundary Surveys

Item 4: Written Description(i) A description of the location of any cemetery or grave

site that is observable or evident during the performance of the field work, or discovered from the required research;

Item 5: Plat of Survey(p) The location of a cemetery or grave site that is

observable or evident during the performance of the field work or discovered from the required research;

201 KAR 18:142 Section 3:

(1) A licensee shall be objective and truthful in all professional reports, statements or testimony and shall include all material facts.

201 KAR 18:150 Section 2. Application.

(c) Shall not limit the establishment of more stringent standards of practice for a professional land surveyor by:

1. An agency; 2. An owner; 3. A contract; or 4. The professional land surveyor.

Divisions in a Special Flood Hazard Area. All divisions in a special flood hazard area will be forwarded to the full Planning Commission for approval after review by Staff. When a portion of a proposed subdivision lies within a special flood hazard area only that portion outside the special flood hazard area will be considered when computing the minimum required lot size for the development. Special flood hazard areas shall be noted prominently on the face of all plats.

Unnamed County Planning Regulation:

NSPS Surveyor’s Cannon

Canon 1.A Professional Surveyor should refrain from conduct that is detrimental to the public.

Canon 2.A Professional Surveyor should abide by the rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of surveying within the licensing jurisdiction.

WHERE CAN WE FIND THIS DATA ONLINE?

http://kygeonet.ky.gov/tcm/

KENTUCKY SPECIFIC

http://kygisserver.ky.gov/geoportal/catalog/main/home.page

http://maps.kytc.ky.gov/photolog/?config=ProjectArchives

http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Pages/Historical-Maps.aspx

http://maps.kytc.ky.gov/photolog/?config=ProjectControl

KENTUCKY SPECIFIC

http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/

NATIONAL SOURCES

http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/

http://nationalmap.gov/viewer.html

http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/

NATIONAL SOURCES

https://msc.fema.gov/portal

http://historicalmaps.arcgis.com/usgs/

http://www.critigen.com/solution/find-control-app

Smartphone App Data Sources

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/main.htm

http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-app-for-smartphones-and-tablets

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsqmadness.bmmaps&hl=en

Smartphone App Data Sources

http://leafsnap.com/

https://www.openoffice.org/

Extras You Might Want to Know About

http://www2.qgis.org/en/site/

https://www.google.com/drive/

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Extras You Might Want to Know About

http://www.mymobiler.com/

http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper.php