GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING EXPERT
QUALIFICATIONS OF DR. HOWARD TURNER PLS, MRICS
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Dr. Turner has worked as Geospatial Engineer for 40 years, and has served as an expert witness in numerous court cases.
GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING Geospatial Engineering, is a broad field that crosses multiple specialties that focuses on multiple dimensional mapping and representation.
THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES ARE INCLUDED IN GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING:
- LAND SURVEYING
- PHOTOGRAMMETRY
- LASER (LIDAR) SCANNING
- GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS)
- GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
- THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING AND ANIMATION
BACKGROUND:
- Land Surveying: Practiced Land Surveying since 1977 in Canada, USA, Libya and England. Appeared as expert in numerous court cases.
- Photogrammetry: Practiced Photogammerty since 1976 in England, Canada, USA and Libya. Appeared as expert in numerous court cases.
- Laser Scanning: Practiced Laser Scanning since 2000.
- Global Positioning Systems (GPS): Practiced Land Surveying with GPS since 1986.
- GIS: Practiced GIS since 1971.
- Reality Modeling and Animation: Practiced Modeling and Animation since 1985. Appeared as expert in court case using Animation.
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION:
- Land Surveying: California 1988. License No. 6037.
- Photogrammetry: California 1988. License No. 6037.
- Land Surveying: Indiana 1988. License No. LS80880032.
- Geomatics: Member Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors 2005. License No. 1221949
RELATED EMPLOYMENT:
- Professor, Civil Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona, 1993-2012, taught geospatial engineering.
RELATED CONSULTING:
- Southern California Joint Apprenticeship Committee, 2014, Revised lesson plans for surveying education workshops.
- Consultant Land Surveyor, Land Design Consultants Inc., 2014-, Resolved Boundary Problems, prepared legal descriptions and maps.
- Downey Brand, Sacramento, 2012-13, Expert Witness, CalFire v Sierra Pacific.
- GBG Geotechnics, 2012-13, Geospatial Engineering Consultant.
- Castro & Associates, 2010, Expert Witness, Lederer v. West Hills Townhouse Partners.
- Woodruff, Spradlin, and Smart, 2009-2011, Expert Witness, Hanson et al. v. City of Fullerton.
- Thorsnes, Bartolotta & McGuire, 2007, Expert Witness, The County of San Diego v. National Quarries, Inc.
- Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps, 2007, Expert Witness, Amato v. All State Insurance Co.
- Thorsnes, Bartolotta & McGuire, 2006, Expert Witness, La Jolla Master Council v. City of San Diego.
- Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps, 2006, Expert Witness, Turnbull v. All State Insurance Co.
- Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps, 2006, Expert Witness, Gianakos v. All State Insurance Co.
- Land Design Consultants Inc., 2005-2009, Director of Mapping.
- Bruce Graham Attorney, 2005, Expert Witness, Clarendon National v City of San Bernardino.
- Harry J Gerrity Law Office, 2005, Expert Witness, Knerr v. Mauldin, VSC Case No. 039143.
- Marshall Engineering Group, 2004-2005, Expert Witness, Palmer Canyon Reconstruction Project.
- Superior Court LA County, 2003, Court Appointed Amicus Curiae Expert Witness, Plank v. Grigsby.
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