The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) is pleased to announce the esteemed Gary Kent, PS as our guest speaker at our 54th Annual Meeting & Conference. Full event details and registration form can be found on our event page.
Gary R. Kent, PS
Meridian Land Consulting, LLC
- Speaker on Surveying and Leadership topics in all 50 states & several European countries
- Member, Indiana Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors since 2004
- On the faculty of GeoLearn, an online provider of continuing education and training for surveyors and other geospatial professionals (www.geo-learn.com)
- Course Instructor, International Right of Way Association
- President, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, 2001
- President, Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors, 1989 and 2012
- Adjunct Instructor of Boundary Law, Land Survey Systems, Legal Descriptions and Property Surveying, Purdue University in Indianapolis, 1999-2006
- Adjunct Instructor of Property Surveys & Descriptions, Purdue University, 2006
- Specialties: Boundary Law; ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys; Easements
Biography:
Gary Kent is a Professional Surveyor with Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis where, after 37 years, he transitioned in 2020 to part-time status and formed Meridian Land Consulting to provide training, consulting and expert witness services. Gary was Chair of the ALTA/ NSPS Workgroup responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Standards from 1995 to 2021. He has presented programs on boundaries, survey standards, easements and rights of way, legal descriptions, title, risk management, safety, leadership, and other topics multiple times in each of the 50 states. Gary has served on the Indiana Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors since 2004 and is a past-president of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.
Seminar Session Details:
Morning Session: 8:00am—11:30 am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm – 4:45 pm
• The Art of Retracement
Every professional surveyor across the United States knows the phrase “Follow in the Foot steps” as it relates to conducting a boundary retracement survey. But what does that really mean and what is the basis for following the footsteps? Exactly whose footsteps are we talking about? The effect of the statute of frauds is that what is written in the conveyancing document is considered by the courts to be the highest and best expression of the parties’ intentions. But what happens when the evidence of the footsteps on the ground conflicts with the written title? Or what if there are seemingly no footsteps to follow? In this program we will explore the concept of retracement, how it relates to and is dependent on the document of conveyance, and what controls when conflicts are inevitably encountered. When armed with a full understanding of the concept of retracement, surveyors will be much better equipped to help steer their clients (and their affected neighbors) away from the pain and cost of litigation, and towards an amicable solution based on well-placed confidence and understanding of their respective roles and responsibilities.
Please join us at the RISPLS 54th Annual Meeting & Conference