Surveying For A Better Tomorrow
Celebrating 2024 National Surveyors Week March 17-23!
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors exists to promote the profession of surveying, mapping, land information systems and related fields to support the advancement of technologies, and to help ensure that these professional activities provide for the safety and welfare of the general public.
THE PIERRE H. GUILLEMETTE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The RISPLS is pleased to offer a scholarship to a deserving student of Land Surveying.
The Pierre H. Guillemette Scholarship is an annual award which is available to any Rhode Island resident who is enrolled in a course of study leading to a certificate program or degree in land surveying offered by a qualified institution of higher learning.
Applicants must submit a statement outlining their qualifications and future career goals, together with their educational transcripts, a resume and any other pertinent information that may assist the review committee in the recognition of their achievements. Depending on the merits of the various applicants, the Scholarship Committee may recommend award of either all or a portion of the scholarship to one or more qualified individuals.
Payment of your award will be made directly to you in one installment after we receive documentation that you have attended a post secondary school or technical program.
To receive your awarded funds, please send a copy of your grades for the prior semester to the RISPLS office address above. The applicant must submit a new application for each new academic year to be considered for the award of the scholarship. The scholarship award marks a continuing commitment by RISPLS toward the advancement of surveying education.
Click to Download the SCHOLARSHIP PIERRE H GUILLEMETTE APPL 2023
A person generally has occasion to employ a land surveyor only once or twice in a lifetime. Since such employment is so infrequent, the average person is not aware of the logical steps to be followed in selecting a land surveyor. To help in making such a selection, the answers to a few common questions are noted herein.
A survey should be made before subdividing any parcel of land for sale and prior to the construction of any structures on property in which you have an interest. A survey is often desirable before purchasing real estate and frequently is recommended by legal counsel or by mortgage loan companies. Remember, the services of a land surveyor now will cost less in time, worry, and money than the cost of moving a building or defending a lawsuit later.
In the state of Rhode Island, only a registered land surveyor can legally assume the responsibility for a land survey. The registered land surveyor is a highly specialized individual whose education, experience, and competence have been rigorously examined; and who has then been licensed by the state of Rhode Island to practice land surveying. As a professional, his/her conduct and the quality of their work are subject to a stringent code of ethics.
Most survey work is acquired through the personal recommendation of satisfied clients or through attorneys who frequently handle real estate transactions. If it is difficult to obtain a recommendation, probably the most direct way would be to check the listings under “surveyors-land” in the classified section of the telephone directory. According to Rhode Island law, only licensed practitioners can advertise themselves as land surveyors. A third method would be to contact the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors for a membership listing of practicing land surveyors in your locality. Alternatively, our Resources page has a list of practicing, licensed surveyors in the State of Rhode Island, which can be found here.
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Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors
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