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Friday Webinar Series
Friday W ebinar Series

Join us on a Friday of every month as we present lectures on a variety of business, project management and surveying subjects. All from the
convenience of your office! And most courses have been approved for NY CE credit! Register on our website, www.nysapls.org.
Featured October Program… is designed for record survey information. A third project was partial responsibility
for the development of Florida Department of Transportation’s Electronic Field
Why Multi-Constellation GNSS Blows Your Book, data processing, and topographic data modeling software system. His
Old GPS Out of the Water primary involvement in this project was the Electronic Field Book Processer (EFBP)
which is the least squares analysis engine for an automated link from raw data
Presented by Raymond Hintz, PLS, PhD to final coordinates. EFBP has in recent times been adapted to also accept SDMS
October 6, 2023 (AASHTO) format data and various vendor raw survey data formats. He was the
Registration Fees: $49 members, $75 non-members primary researcher for survey software development for AASHTO which included
Approved for 1.0 NY CE hour for LS/PE support from the Maine Department of Transportation. He has published more than
50 articles in journals and conference proceedings and is a registered land surveyor
Did you know, on July 26, 2023, at 10am EDT there were 31 in the states of Maine and Florida.
GNSS satellites above Albany, with an elevation mask of 10
degrees? Did you know, at the same time, another constellation Featured November Program…
provided more satellites than GPS? Most of these satellites have
more than 2 frequencies, and in most cases the third frequency is Retirement of the US Survey Foot
“more powerful” enabling better data under obstructions. But Presented by Michael Dennis
one needs to be very proactive in using modern firmware, November 3, 2023
software, and base stations, or else one will not be taking Registration Fees: $49 members, $75 non-members
advantage of modern GNSS constellation. Improvements in RTN
VRS and Max solutions need to also be discussed and how this PENDING 1.0 NY CE hour for LS/PE
affects the modernization of GNSS base stations. The possible Watch our website for additional details TBA soon!
integration of IMU into GNSS real time solutions will also be
presented. Finally, the inevitable transition in the future from Featured December Program…
differential GNSS to precise point positioning GNSS will be
predicted. This seminar is intended to be very non-mathematical NYS Workers’ Compensation:
and very question and answer based.
By the end of this session participants will be able to: What You Need to Know!
1. Identify the importance of 4 constellation GNSS. Presented by Walt Peretti, NYS Workers’ Compensation Board
2. Explain the importance of 3 GNSS frequencies. December 1, 2023
3. Explain the importance of multi permanent base station Registration Fees: FREE members, $25 non-members
GNSS solutions. N/A for CE
About our Speaker This webinar will teach attendees about NYS Worker’s compen-
Raymond J. Hintz is a professor of Surveying sation coverage from the standpoint of who is required to have coverage.
Engineering Technology at the University of Maine, Attendees will learn what forms to submit when receiving a permit, license, or
and is the Program Coordinator for the B.S. program contract with a government entity. We will also discuss how to lower their NYS
in Surveying Engineering Technology and is the worker’s compensation costs.
Graduate Coordinator for the Professional Science
Masters in Engineering and Business Surveying Engineering About our Speaker
Concentration and the Graduate Certificate in Surveying Engineering. As a 27-year veteran with the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board, Mr. Walt
Prior to his present position, from 1983 to 1987 he was an Assistant Peretti was initially hired to develop the Managed Care Network/PPO Program
Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida. that provided patient care for Workers’ Compensation claims. After Mr. Peretti’s
successful launch of provider networks throughout NYS, this culminated into
He has B.S., M.S., and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental greater efficiency and enhanced treatment outcomes for workers’ compensation
Engineering with emphasis in Surveying and Photogrammetry from injuries. During his career advancement into various roles within the Board’s
the University of Wisconsin. His research interests lie in automation Compliance department, Walt was responsible for helping employers resolve
of data collection and processing of surveying and photogrammetric their compliance issues. Currently, he educates employers on the benefits of NYS
information. Specific to the topic of interest, he has been responsible workers’ compensation, disability, and insurance requirements. Additionally,
for development of the Cadastral Electronic Field Book, which Walt provides in-service training to Code Enforcement Officers throughout
enables automatic entry of measurement and automated field note NYS and is the designated liaison between NYS agencies and authorities for
information into Cadastral Measurement Management (CMM). At the procurement efforts of goods and services. As an integral part of the Advocate
heart of CMM is a least squares analysis driver for conventional survey for Business’s unit, he responds to employer inquires by providing guidance and
measurements and GPS. Both products were developed for the Bureau resources to assist them.
of Land Management. Also, in conjunction with the Bureau of Land
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Coordinate Data Base. GMM has a least squares analysis system which
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