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2024 Scholarship Deadline is June 1.

For more information please contact the ISPLS office at 208-951-2141 or info@idahospls.com.

To apply for a scholarship, please download the form below.

ISPLS-Scholarship-Application.docx

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Continuing Education 

Professional Land Surveyor license holders are required to earn fifteen Professional Development Hours (PDH) per year.

Each Professional Land Surveyor is responsible for maintaining their own record of Professional Development Hours earned.

Continuing education requirements may be met by:

• Successful Completion of College Credits
• Successful Completion of Continuing Education Units
• Successful Completion of Other Courses: Correspondence, televised, videotaped, and other short courses/tutorials for which college credits or CEU’s are awarded.
• Attending Qualifying Seminars: Attending qualifying seminars, in-house courses, workshops, or technical or professional presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences.
• Teaching or Instructing. Teaching or instructing above and beyond routine job assignments.
• Authoring Published Papers, Articles, or Books.
• Membership in Technical or Professional Organizations.
• Active Participation in Technical or Professional Organizations.
• Patents
• Presentations to Technical, Professional or Civic Organizations.
• Documented Self Study.

The Rules of Continuing Professional Development are listed on the website of the Idaho Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

2022 Conference Handouts 

FEMA-Maureen-OSHea-Fact-Sheet-EC-HFIAA-4-1-15.pdf

FEMA-Maureen-OSHea-RR-20-Simple-Guide-for-Single-Family-Homes-2021.pdf

FEMA-Maureen-OSHea-Fact-Sheet-ECs-Homeowner-Guide-to-ECs.pdf

ISPLS_standardsofpractice_2022_FINAL-DRAFT-2022.pdf

Previous Conference Sign-in Sheets

Colleges & Universities

Courses leading to a degree in Surveying are offered at the following colleges and universities in Idaho.

Lewis-Clark State College, Technical and Industrial Division

500 8th Avenue

Lewiston, ID 83501

(208)792-5272

Contact: Steve Staab

(208)792-2870

sdstaab@lcsc.edu

http://www.lcsc.edu/ti/

Idaho State University, Surveying and Geomatics Engineering Technology

921 South 8th Ave., Stop 8380

Pocatello, ID 83209-8380

(208) 282-2622

ctech@isu.edu

Pocatello Campus: Contact Robert Liimakka

liimrobe@isu.edu

http://www.isu.edu/ctech/geomatics/

Trig-Star

NSPS Sponsored High School Math Skill Award

The Trig-Star Program Contest is an annual high school mathematics competition sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors based on the practical application of Trigonometry. The program recognizes the best students from high schools throughout the nation.

The purpose of the Trig-Star Program:

• To promote the study of trigonometry in high school and to promote excellence in the mastery of trigonometry by honoring the individual student who has demonstrated superior skill among classmates at the High School level.
• To acquaint the high school trigonometry students with the use and practical application of trigonometry in the surveying profession.
• To build an awareness of surveying as a profession among the mathematically-skilled high school students, career guidance counselors and high school math teachers.

Trig-Star Contest Levels:

• Level 1 is given at local high schools. There is one winner from each participating high school.
• Level 2 is the national test. The state winner from each participating state is eligible to compete for the National Trig-Star title.

Local Awards

The winner of the Idaho Trig-Star competition is awarded a $500 scholarship from ISPLS. Their school is also awarded a banner that they may place in their permanent collection. Other companies often contribute prizes; in 2010, Trig-Star champion Brad Peck was awarded $500 from Power Engineers, an HP35 calculator from Monsen Engineering Supply and a lift ticket to Sun Valley Ski Resort.

National Awards

National awards provided by the National Society of Professional Surveyors Richard E. Lomax National Trig-Star and Teaching Excellence Awards

• First place winner – $2,000 award
• Second place winner – $1,000 award
• Third place winner – $500 award

For more infomration visit the NSPS Trig-Star Webpage.

Scouting Merit Badge

The Scouts BSA offer a Merit Badge in Surveying. It is one of the original Merit Badges, and celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2010. ISPLS was a proud sponsor of the 2010 National Scout Jamboree Surveying Merit Badge Booth in conjunction with the NSPS Youth Outreach Program.

“While earning this merit badge, Scouts will discover how land is measured and how it is described so that others can know where boundary lines are. They will have a chance to use some fine measuring instruments, apply advanced mathematics, operate computing equipment, and create a survey map.”

Requirements for the Surveying merit badge:

• Show that you know first aid for the types of injuries that could occur while surveying, including cuts, scratches, snakebite, insect stings, tick bites, heat and cold reactions, and dehydration. Explain to your counselor why a surveyor should be able to identify the poisonous plants and poisonous animals that are found in your area.
• Find and mark the corners of a five-sided lot that has been laid out by your counselor to fit the land available. Set an instrument over each of the corners and record the angle turned between each line and the distance measured between each corner, as directed by your counselor. With the assistance of the counselor, compute the error of closure from the recorded notes. The error of closure must not be more than 5 feet. From the corners, take compass readings or turn angles to trees, shrubs, and rocks and measure to them. All measurements should be made using instruments, methods, and accuracies consistent with current technology.
• From the field notes gathered for requirement 2, draw to scale a map of your survey. Submit a neatly drawn copy.
• Write a metes and bounds description for the five-sided lot in requirement 2.
• Use one of the corner markers from requirement 2 as a benchmark with an assumed elevation of 100 feet. Using a level and rod, determine the elevation of the other four corner markers.
• Get a copy of the deed to your property, or a piece of property assigned by your counselor, from the local courthouse or title agency.
• Tell what GPS is; discuss with your counselor the importance of GPS and how it is changing the field of surveying.
• Discuss the importance of surveying with a licensed surveyor. Also discuss the various types of surveying and mapping, and applications of surveying technology to other fields. Discuss career opportunities in surveying and related fields. Discuss qualifications and preparation for such a career.

For more information visit Boy Scouts of America Scoutsource.