OAR 820-010-3000: Qualifications for Registration as a Professional Photogrammetrist

In order to qualify for registration as a Professional Photogrammetrist in Oregon, an applicant for registration must provide all of the following: (1) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of passing or having previously passed the Fundamentals of Land Surveying examination administered by NCEES. (2) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of passing or having previously passed a Board approved examination in practical photogrammetric mapping problems written and scored by the Colonial States Boards of Surveyor Registration (CSBSR). Candidates may sit for the examination in Oregon, but must contact the Board to do so, as well as for examination costs, times, dates, and details. For reinstatement applicants, this examination must have been passed by the applicant within five years prior to application for reinstatement. (3) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of having obtained a Board approved combination of education and experience. Experience as a full-time assistant professor or professor, teaching a Board approved photogrammetric, geomatics, or geospatial sciences curriculum may, at the Board’s discretion, qualify as experience in photogrammetric work. (4) Application , which must include all of the following: (a) Proof of successful passage of the NCEES Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination. For Fundamentals of Land Surveying examinations passed before October 2010, if the Applicant did not pass the examination in Oregon, official verification must be provided by the NCEES licensing jurisdiction. For Fundamentals of Land Surveying examinations passed in October 2010 or later, the Board will verify passage with NCEES. NOTE: The uniform, national examinations are written and scored by the NCEES and administered by NCEES Exam Administration Services. Please consult NCEES for examination dates, times, locations, cost, and details (b) Official verification of successful passage of a Board approved examination in practical photogrammetric mapping problems written and scored by the Colonial States Boards of Surveyor Registration (CSBSR). NOTE: For the examination times, places costs and details, please contact the OSBEELS or, if sitting for the examination outside of Oregon, the state in which you wish to sit for the examination (c) Official transcripts of degree or coursework credentials. Official transcripts must show the degree and date awarded. For degrees or coursework not from an ABET accredited program, NCEES evaluation of the degree or coursework credentials. The cost of any NCEES Credentials Evaluation must be borne by the Applicant. (d) A completed Experience Details form describing active practice in photogrammetric mapping work, as defined in OAR 820-005-0066. (e) Five references from individuals with knowledge of the Applicant’s technician work or photogrammetric mapping work: (A) All five references must attest to the Applicant’s ability, professional experience, or both. All five references must complete the Reference Details form provided by the Board. (B) All of the Applicant’s qualifying photogrammetric mapping work must be verified by at least one reference with direct supervision of that work. (C) At least three of the five references must hold active Professional Photogrammetrist registration, Professional Land Surveyor registration, or Professional Engineer registration in jurisdiction with NCEES membership. (D) The Board may, for good cause and upon written application, reduce the number of references required for an Applicant. (f) For Applicants holding an NCEES Record, in lieu of providing the items listed under (a) to (e) of this subsection, the Applicant may release the Applicant’s NCEES Record, if any, to the Board. NOTE: See http://ncees.org/records/ (g) Any and all professional disciplinary records of the Applicant, including but not limited to final orders, letters of reprimand, stipulations, and settlement agreements. (h) The required application fees.