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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Introduction to CST
NY CE: n/a
morning sessions Richard C. Brooks, LS
8:00am – 9:30am
Terrestrial Photogrammetry: Whether you are an active Certified Survey
Accurate Reality Capture with Your Technician (CST), a technician who wants to be
Mobile Phone a step above your peers or a business owner
looking for a program to instill professionalism
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 in their technicians, or just looking for another
Thomas E. Cerchiara, Jr., LS competitive advantage to win a bid, this
8:00am – 9:30am program will be of value to you. This awareness
Photogrammetry is not just limited to aerial level presentation will introduce the attendees Why a 100’ Measured Yesterday
platforms. Modern mobile devices contain high to the program history, the multiple career May Not be a 100’ Today
quality cameras and increasingly have LiDAR paths available to technicians and the exam NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT Pending; NJ 1.5
and depth sensors built in. When combined with application process. Testing techniques will Richard C. Brooks, LS
high accuracy GNSS systems, these mobile be explored, and attendees are encouraged to 10:30am – 12:00pm
devices can quickly collect accurate data for bring a laptop to log into and explore various This presentation will examine the evolution
utilities, infrastructure, inspection, as-builts, CST informational and training sites. Attendees of land measurements in New York and
construction, and more. By utilizing these readily will participate in a discussion of the return on their affect upon modern day boundary line
available devices, we can reduce project delays, investment a firm can expect by offering this determinations. We will review the essential
capture better documentation of utilities, and program to their survey and office technicians. elements of a deed and the importance
lay the foundations for the digital infrastructure. of deciphering the documents true intent.
We will explore how the workflows for terrestrial NYSAPLS Conference Discussion of the responsibility of being a
photogrammetry are similar to existing drone retracement surveyor and how to apply the
workflows and cover the best practices for Welcome Presentation theories of boundary line determination to
data collecting and processing. Specific use 9:45am – 10:15am historical property descriptions. Common law
cases will be presented highlighting benefits for Join your fellow conference attendees in this provides several rules that guide the courts
customers and the lessons learned. welcome presentation. Meet NYSAPLS leadership
while learning what’s new and on the horizon for when they interpret a property decision. These
Establishment of Survey Control our association and annual conference. Rules of Construction will be explored with
the focus on how our modern measurements
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 play into our final boundary determination.
Jason M. Larson, LS GIS and Survey Roundtable The history of Surveyors and their measuring
8:00am – 9:30am NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 techniques will be discussed. As professionals
This course will cover: evaluating the project Dawn F. McCall, GISP we all know that every court case involving
needs, project mission planning, post processing 10:30am – 12:00pm a boundary line dispute ends with the court
of collected data, adjustment, and reporting of Members of the Surveying and GIS industry join comparing your survey of a particular property
the results for the establishment of high order our moderator to discuss the synergy between to that property’s creating document.
survey control. the Surveying and GIS professions. Our panelists
include NY Surveyors and members of the NY Surveying for Heavy
Researching Case Law State GIS Association. Each panelist will share Civil Construction
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT Pending; NJ 1.5 their experience and thoughts on topics related NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5
Laura E. Ayers, Esq. to how Surveyors and GIS Professionals can Michael Carris, LSIT
8:00am – 9:30am work well together on projects, the relationship 10:30am – 12:00pm
Practical approach to researching legal issues between the two professions, the challenges Technology used today by heavy civil
within New York State case law. Topics to be each profession faces moving into the future, contractors has expanded far beyond just
addressed will include an overview of both and the role of technology and how each requiring a surface. Dozers, excavators,
the State and Federal court systems in NY, the profession can move into the future stronger. drilling/piling machines, skid steers, and
jurisdiction of the courts and the citation formats even milling and paving machines are using
used by various courts. This seminar will technology to increase productivity and
primarily focus on how to find case law relative construction efficiency. However, the gains
to a specific topic within a local law library or are only achievable if they have good clean
law school library.
data. In this class, the surveyor will learn
the requirements for supporting heavy civil
contractors throughout the construction of the
projects as well as how to use the data being
captured by these machines for mapping and
as-built processing.

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