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The NYSAPLS Education Committee has
once again created a series of webinars to help
you continue to get your Continuing Education 4 Days of
hours at the comfort of your own home. 2-hour
Sign up for all or just one, the choice is yours. webinars!

Programs available: Surveys & Title
Thursday, May 20, 2021, 8:30am - 10:30am EST
LiDAR for Surveyors Featuring: Knud E. Hermansen
Monday, May 17, 2021, 8:30am - 10:30am EST 2.0 NY LS/PE CE Hours
Featuring: Raymond Hintz The surveyor provides important services that often allow an
2.0 NY LS/PE CE Hours attorney to identify potential title problems. For the surveyor
LiDAR has become an exciting alternative to ground survey and to provide quality, complete, and effective services that
photogrammetric techniques in mapping applications. Fixed identify title problems, the surveyor should be familiar with
wing aircraft LiDAR has the ability to penetrate foliage and certain aspects of property title, what information to gather,
thus obtain a ground elevation model in forested areas. In the what information to communicate, and how to communicate
last two years the amount of LiDAR based Unmanned Aerial the information to the client and client’s attorney. This
Vehicles (UAV) has been cutting into the UAV photogrammetric workshop will examine how the surveyor should communicate
market. One needs to understand how survey grade kinematic information, what information will impact title, and what
GPS-IMU is used in conjunction with the LiDAR to obtain advice the surveyor can provide the client and attorney.
survey grade accuracies. Ground based static LiDAR is a About our Speakers
mainstay of certain mapping applications. But mobile LiDAR Knud E. Hermansen, LS, PE, PhD, Esq.
(ground vehicle mounted) with GPS-IMU is cutting into the Knud E. Hermansen is an attorney, professional engineer,
static LiDAR niche. The complications of resolving survey grade and professional land surveyor. His education includes a
GPS-IMU in urban situations where GPS signal is random B.S. degree and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the
needs to be discussed and how much survey control may be Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Civil
required to resolve the issue. Engineering (emphasis in surveying and mapping) from
the University of Wisconsin, and a J.D. (Doctorate in
Law) from West Virginia University. Knud is a retired professor at the
Analysis to Adjustments University of Maine. He operates a consulting firm offering surveying,
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 8:30am - 10:30am EST engineering and legal services. He is an author or co-author of numerous
Featuring: Raymond Hintz books and articles that can be found at: https://umaine.edu/svt/faculty/
2.0 NY LS/PE CE Hours hermansen-articles/
The use of least squares is often a difficult subject in much of the Raymond J. Hintz, LS, PhD
surveying world because it uses math that we are not familiar Raymond J. Hintz is a professor of surveying engineering
with, or it is math we stared at long ago in a surveying class technology at the University of Maine, and is program
and worked hard to forget. We need to become comfortable coordinator for the B.S. program in surveying engineering
with its use and learn that it can enhance our abilities in technology and is a graduate coordinator for the Professional
surveying. The seminar will start with real total station data and Science Masters in Engineering and Business surveying
engineering concentration and the graduate certificate in
how it is simple to analyze a least squares report. Next GNSS surveying engineering. Prior to his present position from 1983-1987 he was an
network adjustment results will be examined. The least squares assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Florida. He has a
component of the 2021 ALTA/NSPS standards will next be B.S., M.S., and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering with
examined as a standard most surveyors at some point need to emphasis in surveying and photogrammetry from the University of Wisconsin.
deal with. The concepts of relative vs. absolute error ellipses and His research interests lie in automation of data collection and processing of
how 95% confidence is achieved will be themes throughout the surveying and photogrammetric information. He has published more than 50
discussion using the ALTA standard as an example. Suggestions articles in journal and conference proceedings, and is registered land surveyor
for passing such standards will be presented. This seminar will in the states of Maine and Florida.
be very question/answer oriented. PRICING:
Members (licensed): Non-Members:
Gaps & Overlaps
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 8:30am - 10:30am EST 1 course: $99 1 course: $129
Featuring: Knud E. Hermansen 2 courses: $159 2 courses: $199
2.0 NY LS/PE CE Hours
As a consequence of boundary surveying services, the surveyor 3 courses: $179 3 courses: $259
will often discover gaps or overlaps. This workshop will 4 courses: $199 - BEST VALUE! 4 courses: $289
discuss gaps or gores and overlaps. The workshop will cover Members (non-licensed): Students
differentiating a gap or overlap from conflicting boundary (must be student member):
information. The workshop will provide advice on resolving
gaps and overlaps. At the end of the program, the surveyor will Unlimited sessions: $99 Unlimited sessions: Free
be able to document and properly advise their client on gaps and Register online today at www.nysapls.org!
overlaps that can or may impact on the client’s property. *Only registered attendees, using their unique web-link, will receive CE credit.
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