Survey Merit Badge

June 24th 2006

Attached is a picture of the first Survey Merit Badge that we taught on Saturday, June 24^th2006

It was a learning experience for me as well. This was with Boy Scout Troop #104 from the Lake Arrowhead area.

 

Thank you to the members of Boy Scout Troop 104 for your attendance and interest in Land Surveying. It was a blistering hot day with a lot of new information packed into it.

We studied some survey history, ran a five sided traverse with side shots to topographic features, set elevations with a level, drew a map of the traverse, did a GPS geo cache hunt and wrote a metes & bounds legal description all in one day. I hope they will consider a career in surveying one day.

You guys did great!

 

Also thanks to the Inland Fish & Game Conservation Association (a.k.a. the gun club) in Highland for allowing us to use your land and club house facilities.

 

I want to say a big THANK YOU to Dee Smith, Tom Williams & Dave Eickhoff.

This would have been a disaster without their help. Their knowledge and enthusiasm was inspiring.

 

 

Thanks to all for your support.

 

Travis Kottwitz, PLS

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Transportation Design, Dept. of Public Works

San Bernardino County