Property Descriptions

Course Number:C902

Course Title:Property Descriptions

Course Level:Advanced

Course Length: 1 day, 8 AM to 5 PM

IRWA Credits: 8 QEU / CEU

Required Materials: Mechanical pencil, Hand-held calculator

Prerequisites: IRWA Course 900 “Principles of Real Estate Engineering” (or equivalent), or a
minimum of two years of right of way engineering experience / ering experience

Course Description

This course covers topographic and property information on engineering plans, the interrelationship of plan, profile and cross-section views, the horizontal and vertical alignment of a centerline, aerial photogrammetry, place coordinates, utility line crossings of highways, contours, calculating earthwork and the interpretation of right of way plans.

Credentialing

  • Generalist: An advanced course that can be applied towards the RWP or SR/WA program.
  • Specialist:Required course for the R/W-NAC program.

Topics

  • Requirements of a valid description
  • Use of the rectangular grid system
  • When and how to use the point and centerline method
  • Sources of uncertainties
  • Subdivision descriptions
  • Metes and bounds descriptions

Course Tuition includes

  • Participant Manual
  • Engineering tools (engineering scale, protractor and straight edge)

Required Material

  • Financial calculator
  • Mechanical pencil

Who should take this course

This course is an engineering course for non-engineers who are called upon

to write or interpret property descriptions.

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Sponsored By: Region 2

Class Location:

College Station Hilton and Conference Center
(Class to be held in either Ballroom 5-6 or Mockingbird)
College Station, TX
Phone: (918) 693-7500

Accommodations:

College Station Hilton and Conference Center
University Drive
College Station, TX
Phone: (979) 693-7500

Rates:

Single $114 + Tax,

Contact hotel directly for rates reservations. Mention IRWA16 for the appropriate room block.

Deadline for sleeping room reservations is July 12, 2016.

Tuition:Early Registration Prior to July 12, 2016 - $265 member / $330 non-member

Late Registration After July 12, 2016 - $290 member late / $355 non-member late

Facilitator: Mr. John P. Campbell, P.E., SR/WA
Phone: (512) 767-3066, E-mail: , Region: 2, Chapter 074-Austin, TX, Level: 3

John P. Campbell, P.E., SR/WA- Attended the USAF Academy completing 3 1/2 years of study in Mechanical Engineering prior to transferring toTexas A&M University where he earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1984. Mr. Campbell earned his master's degree in business administration from the University of Texas, Dallas, in 1992. He is a 1999 graduate of the Governors Executive Development Program at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin. Mr. Campbell was with the Texas Department of Transportation for 27 years. He began his career with TxDOT in the Dallas District as a utility coordinator in 1989. He moved to Austin in 1993, to accept the position of Chief Utilities Engineer and two years later, became the Director of the Right of Way Division, Engineering Section. Mr. Campbell was appointed Director of the Right of Way Division on February 1, 1999 and served in that capacity for 17 years until his recent retirement. As director of the Right of Way Division he was responsible for executive leadership of the department's right of way acquisition, relocation assistance, utility accommodation and control of Outdoor Advertising programs.Prior to joining TxDOT, Mr. Campbell gained valuable utility construction and utility design experience in the private sector in Dallas. He was certified as a professional engineer in Texas in 1991. Mr. Campbell received TxDOT's Journey Toward Excellence Award in 1995 and the FHWA Utility Outstanding Achievement Award in 2006. He is a member of International Right of Way Association, Austin Chapter 74 where he served as utility chair from 1997 to 1998. He received his SR/WA designation in July 2007. From 2012 thru 2015 he served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the IRWA International Transportation Committee. He has been a Certified IRWA instructor since 2007 teaching the 900 series courses.

Course Coordinator: Karen Stearman

Phone: 214-794-1014

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