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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Education Summit Thursday, January 18, 2024 Creating a Quality Management Plan
NY CE: n/a (QMP) for Land Surveyors
2:30pm – 3:30pm morning sessions NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0
A round table education summit meeting with Lemuel Morrison, LS
an open invitation to New York State Licensed NYSNet CORS/RTN Update 8:30am – 12:30pm
Professional Land Surveyors, College Professors NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 Surveyors are in the business of balancing
from ABET accredited colleges, students and our Patrick J. Magee, LS errors and dealing with ambiguity, so how
invited guest dignitaries from bordering states, 8:00am – 9:30am do you check a project without redoing it?
Canadian Provinces and the NSPS leadership. This course will provide an update on the Want to improve and document your quality
Discussions focus on how we as Professionals status of the NYSNet CORS/RTN including an process? This session will cover the classic 4
corners of a Quality Management Plan (QMP)
can better educate our licensed members and overview of heights, ellipsoid/GEOID and how – plan the project, manage the project, check
the students (future surveyors). The visiting to analyze GPS/BM’s used within NYS. This the project, and improve. There will be an
dignitaries provide us with what their states course will also describe the current state of emphasis on survey-specific topics and real-
have implemented successfully to address the GNSS, what GNSS NYSNet is making use of, world examples. This session is intended for all
needs of licensed land surveyors with technical and what mount points include GNSS data. levels of surveyors who contribute to creating
and/or regulatory issues and college programs. We will also discuss the new Datums and how a quality survey.
The college professors provide course offering conversions to international feet will affect the
and information gained from the students who CORS/RTN system. NYS GIS Clearinghouse
have completed their internships and how NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5
licensed land surveyors could help improve Photogrammetry Workflows Elisabetta DeGironimo, GISP
the student experience. Licensed Surveyors with Pix4D 10:30am – 12:00pm
share their unique experiences on boundary In New York State we are fortunate to have
issues and working relations with the public NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 a large and growing set of publicly available
and regulatory agencies in the everyday world. Thomas E. Cerchiara, Jr., LS GIS resources including datasets and apps.
Therefore, taskforce discussion will include 8:00am – 9:30am The NYS ITS Geospatial Services (formerly GIS
Program Office) hosts the State’s framework
current legislative and regulatory issues Pix4D is the leading provider of professional data program, the GIS Coordination Program,
affecting the profession. Attending students photogrammetry software used in surveying, and a GIS web service platform. This training will
will give us an insight into the future from engineering, and construction. In this class expose participants to framework data resources
angles yet to be observed. We will also explore we will review workflows using the latest including orthoimagery, elevation, addresses,
what courses need to be offered to students to Pix4D desktop software, Pix3Dmatic and streets, municipal boundaries, and property
become licensed professional land surveyors Pix4Dsurvey. This next generation software parcels. All of these data collections require
and what technical programming is needed for is replacing the heavily utilized Pix4Dmapper partnerships, some with local governments, and
current licensees. in many industries including Surveying and others with private companies. This program
Engineering. Topics will include best practices will describe Geospatial Services’ partnership
Real World Perspectives Panel in data collection, processing settings, efficient strategies and vision. Finally, participants
will gain an understanding of the benefits
workflows, and data extraction to CAD. We will
NY LS/PE: 2.0; NH .50; VT 2.0; NJ 2.0 cover the value and process of sharing this of connecting to GIS web services or using
Moderator: Jeremy E. Thompson, LS data for visualization and analysis to internal available apps which removes the burdens of
4:00pm – 6:00pm and external customers using Pix4Dcloud. Tips downloading and handling large GIS data sets
The Real-World Perspective session is an & tricks along with lessons learned will be while making use of their content. The GIS
interactive presentation between attendees shared throughout the class. clearinghouse (data.gis.ny.gov) is the gateway
and a series of panelists. The panelists will to these programs, as well as data resources
provided by many other agencies.
consist of a group of professionals from Property Boundaries vs.
surveying and related professions that
demonstrate expertise within their areas of Regulatory Authority How to Choose the Right GNSS Tools
work. The session will be facilitated by the NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0 for the Greatest Productivity
presenter to ensure the interaction stays Kristopher M. Kline, PLS NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5
relevant and on schedule. Each panelist 8:00am – 12:00pm Harry R. Schultz, II, LS & Jesse Phillips
will share their experience and thoughts on Confusion is common when municipal, state, 10:30am – 12:00pm
the topics including details of the current or federal regulations come into apparent We will begin this presentation by reviewing
paths of licensure in New York; benefits of conflict with principles associated with property some fundamentals of, as well as recent
improvements to, GNSS Technology. Next,
involvement with professional organizations; titles. This class considers this problem as it we will examine how different projects
the importance of Continuing Education; and pertains to: Riparian Issues: Marketable Title; may require different approaches based
different opportunities within the surveying Zoning Restrictions; Wetland Delineation; Buffer on various factors including budget,
profession (larger multi-faceted firms vs Zones; Tax Maps and Railroad Valuation Maps; precision requirements, sky-view, and other
smaller firms, public vs. private sector). The Floodplain Mapping; Recording Statutes; and considerations. The remaining portion of this
audience will be encouraged to ask questions Subdivision Regulations. course will be spent reviewing some of the
and to be engaged with the panel. software tools back in the office for importing
and processing GNSS data.
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