No person shall use the title or any abbreviation of the title photogrammetrist or photogrammetric surveyor unless he or she holds registration as a civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, or unless he or she is licensed as a photogrammetric surveyor.
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Section § 8775
This law says you can only call yourself a photogrammetrist or photogrammetric surveyor, or use any abbreviations of those titles, if you are officially registered as a civil engineer, a licensed land surveyor, or if you have a license specifically as a photogrammetric surveyor.
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Section § 8775.1
This law allows qualified individuals to provide photogrammetric services, which involve measuring and mapping from photographs, as long as they follow certain rules. Specifically, any field surveys must be done by a registered civil engineer or a licensed land surveyor. If creating topographic maps that outline property corners or boundaries, the work must be certified by one of these registered professionals.
Persons meeting the requirements of this article may engage in and perform all photogrammetric services germane to this chapter, either as individuals, employees, or as independent contractors; provided, however, that the field surveys to be done are performed by registered civil engineers or licensed land surveyors, and in the preparation of any topographic map which contains the delineation of property corners or a property boundary or boundaries the work is certified or attested to by a registered civil engineer or land surveyor.
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Section § 8775.2
If a licensed photogrammetric surveyor prepares maps, documents, or reports, they must include their signature and certificate number to show they take responsibility for the work.
Maps, documents, or reports prepared by, or under the direction of, a licensed photogrammetric surveyor shall carry his signature and certificate number which will indicate his responsibility for the work.
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Section § 8775.3
If you have a photogrammetric surveyor license in California, you can renew it by paying a designated fee set by the board. The cost is the same as renewing a land surveyor's license. Additionally, the rules about money matters and disciplinary actions for land surveyors also apply to photogrammetric surveyors.
Photogrammetric surveyor licenses shall be renewable upon payment of the fee fixed by the board for which a renewal certificate shall be issued. Photogrammetric surveyor license fees shall be the same as those prescribed for land surveyor’s licensing; and the provisions of this chapter relating to revenue, and with respect to disciplinary proceedings, shall similarly apply.
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