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Pittsburgh, PA
January 2002
Short Biography - Jeffrey Alan Horneman, PLS
• Education:
• Defense Mapping Agency, Ft. Belvoir, VA - U.S. Army, Basic Geodetic Survey, 1985.
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Major in Computer Science for one year (1986).
• U.S. Army Institute of Professional Development, Total: 83 credit hours - Courses: Geology, Soils Engineering, Geology and
Surface Material Analysis, Drainage Engineering, Construction Surveying, Quarry Operations I, Cartography I, II, and III.
• U.S. Army Defense Mapping School, Ft. Belvoir, VA – MSGR 4000 (Military Survey Grade Receiver) GPS instruction, 70 hrs.
• Experience:
• U.S. Air Force Reserves (Civil Engineer), 2000 to Present
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1998 to Present
• Horneman Surveying and Cartography, 1998 to Present (Owner)
• John M. Saban Company, 1996 to 1999 (Part Owner)
• Borough of Brackenridge, 1996 to 1998 (Building/Zoning Officer)
• Various Coal Companies and Consulting Firms, 1987-1996 (Assistant Chief Enginee/Land Manager/Safety Director)
• U.S. Army Reserves (Survey Detachment) 1984 to 2000, acting as a Party Chief and Survey Coordinator (E-5) for the unit.
• Certifications/Licensure:
• Mine Safety and Health Administration: Safety Instructor (1993), Foreman Certifications (1994), Methane and Oxygen Detection
(1994), and Noise Level Testing (1994).
• Pennsylvania Professional Land Surveyor (August 1997)
• Real Estate Planning and Control (May 1998)
• MGE Foundations (GIS) – Windows NT (April 1999)
• Leadership Development (December 1999)
• Personal:
• Grew up in Freeport, PA, currently reside in Natrona Heights, PA
• Married 10 years, 4 boys
• Hobbies: Wargames, RPG’s, History, Tae Kwon Do
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Types of Surveying
• Geodetic
– High Precision, taking many variables into account for
measurements (temperature, pressure, earth’s curvature,
refraction, etc.).
• Topographic
– Shows relief of the ground through contours and elevations.
• Construction
– Designing and laying out various civil/architectural projects
(buildings, roads, railroads, sewers, etc.)
• Property
– Cadastral (plane surveying), dealing with recorded deeds, plans of
lots, and other items dealing with real property.
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Surveying Techniques
• Digital Theodolite/EDM
– Measuring through digital readout of horizontal circle (degrees,
minutes, seconds) and distances (slope, horizontal, and vertical)
through infrared.
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Mapping (Cartography)
• Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD)
– AutoCAD, Intergraph Microstation, Carlson Software, Terramodel, etc.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
– AutoCAD Map, Intergraph MGE and GeoMedia, ARCview and ARCinfo, etc.
• Coordinate Geometry (COGO)
– Analytic Geometry (Polar Coordinates) - Northing (y), Easting (x), Elevation (z)
• Remote Sensing
– Aerial photographs from satellites or aircraft, (infrared, color, black & white)
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Surveying Facts
• To obtain a professional
surveyors license in
• George Washington, Ohio, a four year
Abraham Lincoln, and degree in surveying is
Thomas Jefferson were now required.
all land surveyors. Pennsylvania is leaning
towards the same.
Note: This list is not exhaustive, and was conducted by internet research of local area and speakers knowledge.
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Surveying Positions
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Additional Information
• Jeffrey Horneman, PLS • Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors
(412) 395-7132 or (724) 224-4651 (PSLS)
horneman@icubed.com Harrisburg, PA 717-540-6811
http://members.xoom.com/jeffhorn/index.html http://www.psls.org/
January 2002