Everything from Basic + Essentials

Buy Essentials Program $599

Basic

Learn the fundamental knowledge of land surveying. Great for non-technical hires or teams looking for an overview of land surveying.

Courses:

  • Land Surveying Fundamentals
  • Survey Field Safety Training

What You'll Learn:

  • Industry overview of land surveying
  • How land surveying works and why it matters
  • Intro to essential surveying equipment and tools (total stations, data collectors, GPS units)
  • Be able to speak the language of land surveying with industry jargon
  • Key roles, stakeholders, & responsibilities in land surveying
  • Different types of land surveys
  • How to interpret deeds and legal descriptions
  • Difference between what's on paper & actual physical boundaries in the field
  • Markers & monumentation, what it is and why it matters
  • Understand how state-specific regulations affect surveying practices
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Essentials

Comprehensive land surveying fundamentals and field training to get new field or backoffice hires up to speed.

Courses:

  • Everything from Basic Program
  • Land Surveying Field Training

What You'll Learn:

  • Everything from Basic Program
  • Basic Field Operations
  • Learn to set up and operate GPS units & total stations
  • Perform traverses and establish control points
  • Identify and recover boundary monuments
  • Collect accurate field data and photos
  • Record clear and complete field notes to save you & your team time
  • Understand error theory and measurement accuracy
  • Apply surveying concepts through hands-on fieldwork
  • Build skills to become a self-sufficient field crew member (gone are the days of just being a rodman)
  • Be able to produce value for the business within months instead of year

Land Surveying Training Reimagined, Online

  • Expertly crafted land surveying courses including lessons, assessments, videos, & resources
  • Assessments to track learning progress
  • Dictionary of Land Surveying Jargon
  • Real-world Examples
  • Downloadable Resources & Handouts
  • Field Note Best Practices
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Avg Time to Complete: 2-4 Weeks depending on method/approach (DIY vs. Hybrid)
  • Calculations & Setup Guides
  • Access to One MC's Land Surveying Community
  • 1 Complimentary Trainer Account for Student Progress Tracking (upon request)
  • Student Progress Reports for Trainers/Mentors (upon request)

Essentials Field Training Progression

Essentials Field Training Progression

Step Module Topics
01
 Equipment • Equipment Errors
• Maintenance & Care
• RTS & GPS Setup
02
 Field Procedures • Monuments & Control
• Traversing
• Error Theory
• DC Troubleshooting
03
 Coordinate Systems • Advanced Legals
• Coordinate Systems
• Data Points
• Field Notes
04
 Trainer Check-in / Shadow Trainer in the Field • Trainee Practices
• Equipment Setup and Traverse Shots
05
 Boundary Surveys • Monumentation
• State Code
• Pin Setting
• Staking a Line
06
 Base Mapping & 3D ALTA • Elevations & Levelling
• TOPO & Benchmarks
• Level Loops
• Site Plans
07
 2D ALTA • ALTA Requirements
• Table A Items
08
 Trainer Check-in / Shadow Trainer in the Field • Continue on-the-job Training
• Final Assessment
• Skill Review & Next Steps

DIY Online vs. Trainer Support may vary.

Courses Included:

Check out each course to see the curriculum overview for this Training Package

PROVEN RESULTS WITH DIRECT RETURN ON INVESTMENT

  • Reduce new hire training time by 66%
  • Increase billable work sooner → Unlock potential revenue of $100K+/Employee/Yr
  • Reduce costly training hours & mistakes → Save $20,000+ per hire
  • Save senior staff time with standardized training → $10K Cost Saving + Driving Revenue
  • Reduce senior staff burnout from having to train or hand-hold new hires
  • Increase operational productivity by 2x
  • Improve staff retention through clear career development
  • Improve employee performance
  • Improve quality of surveys & field work by having consistent & standardized training across the board

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The Basic Program is great for backoffice new hires or nontechnical roles, providing the the fundamentals of land surveying.
The Essentials Program is great for training new field hires, rodman, or for an intro to drafting. Including fundamentals + initial technical training.
The Advanced Program is great for a more in depth technical training for field, drafting, and a deeper dive into other survey types (topo, construction, ALTA). This is our most comprehensive program that has been battle tested with Clients to shorten new hire training from 18 months to 3 months.
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