Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5J - Division of Consumer Services › Chapter 5J-17 - PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS AND MAPPERS › Section 5J-17.050 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
				  following meanings:
(1) Benchmark: a
				point, natural or artificial, bearing a marked position whose elevation above
				or below an adopted datum plane is known.
(2) Boundary Survey: a survey, the primary
				purpose of which is to document the perimeter, or any portion thereof, of a
				parcel or tract of land by establishing or re-establishing corners, monuments,
				and boundary lines, such as for the purposes of describing the parcel, locating
				fixed improvements on the parcel, dividing the parcel, or platting.
(3) Computation records: Calculations and/or
				numerical values that are derived from measurements. These records include
				coordinate geometry data, coordinate list, computer aided drafting files,
				horizontal and vertical traverse closure, and adjustment
				computations.
(4) Conflict of
				Interest: a conflict between one's duty to act for the benefit of the public or
				a specific individual or entity, and the interests of self or others; which
				conflict has the potential of influencing, or the appearance of influencing,
				the exercise of one's professional judgment in carrying out that
				duty.
(5) Corner: a point on a land
				boundary that designates a change in direction, for example: points of
				curvature, points of tangency, points of compound curvature and so
				forth.
(6) Faithful Agent: a
				licensee acting in professional surveying matters who safeguards as
				confidential any information obtained by the licensee as to the business
				affairs, technical methods or processes of a client or employer, and who avoids
				or discloses a conflict of interest that might influence the licensee's actions
				or judgment.
(7) Map of Survey (or
				Survey Map): a graphical or digital depiction of the facts of size, shape,
				identity, geodetic location, or legal location determined by a survey. The term
				"Map of Survey" (Survey Map) includes the terms: Sketch of Survey, Plat of
				Survey, or other similar titles. "Map of Survey" or "Survey Map" may also be
				referred to as "a map" or "the map."
(8) Measurement records: Sufficient data that
				can be used to reconstruct the measurements, including but not limited to
				angles and distances to determine locations of fixed improvements, property
				corners and other points on a survey. These records include field notes, angle
				and distance measurements and raw data files.
(9) Monument: an artificial or natural object
				that is permanent or semipermanent and used or presumed to occupy any real
				property corner, any point on a boundary line, or any reference point or other
				point to be used for horizontal or vertical control.
(10) Remote Sensing: The process of acquiring
				knowledge about physical features by analyzing data obtained from
				instrumentation located at a distance from the features being
				examined.
(11) Survey: The result
				of any professional service or work resulting from the practice of Surveying
				and Mapping as defined in Chapter 472, F.S., which includes, As-built/Record
				Surveys, Boundary Surveys, Construction Layout Surveys, Condominium Surveys,
				Construction Control Surveys, Control Surveys, Elevation Surveys,
				Hydrographic/Bathymetric Surveys, Tidal or non-tidal Water Boundary Surveys,
				Photogrammetric Surveys (including Orthorectified Imagery), Quantity Surveys,
				and Topographic Surveys, whether it is measured by direct or remote sensing
				methods.
(12) Survey and Map
				Report: a written or digital document, that adequately communicates the survey
				results to the public through a map, (written or digital), or in a report form
				with an attached map and details methods used, measurements and computations
				made, accuracies obtained, and information obtained or developed by surveying
				and mapping techniques. The map and report shall identify the responsible
				surveyor and mapper.
(13) Work
				Product: the drawings, plans, specifications, plats, reports, and all related
				calculations and field notes, either hard copy or digital, of the professional
				surveyor and mapper in responsible charge or made under his/her
				supervision.
Rulemaking Authority 472.008, 472.027 FS. Law Implemented
					 472.027 FS.
New 9-1-81, Formerly 21HH-6.02, Amended 12-18-88, Formerly
					 21HH-6.002, Amended 12-25-95, 5-25-99, 3-25-01, 3-13-03, 4-4-06, Formerly
					 61G17-6.002, Amended 5-11-15,
					 11-13-17, 7-15-18.