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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Terrain Modeling from Survey Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Education Summit
Point Data NY CE: n/a
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 AFTERNOON SESSIONS 2:30pm – 3:30pm
Margaret McMenamin, PE, CFM A round table education summit
10:30am – 12:00pm International Boundary Commission, meeting with an open invitation to New
This class examines the creation of Digital United States and Canada (IBC) York State Licensed Professional Land
Surveyors, College Professors from ABET
Terrain Models, or Surfaces, with an NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 accredited colleges, students and our
emphasis on producing highly accurate J.T. Moore & Kevin Bagwell invited guest dignitaries from bordering
models as efficiently as possible from 2:00pm – 3:30pm states, Canadian Provinces and the NSPS
survey data. The class reviews the storage This course will give a historic overview leadership. Discussions focus on how we
of survey point data in an external local of the International Boundary Commission as professionals can better educate our
survey database, adding that point data (IBC), its treaty mandate, and cover the licensed members and the students (future
to the Civil 3D interface, and using that field work that is involved in effectively surveyors). The visiting dignitaries provide
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point data to create a surface. The class maintaining the marked boundary us with what their states have implemented
will examine how breakline data can be between the United States and Canada. successfully to address the needs of
created from point data and included in a licensed land surveyors with technical
Surface, using not only Civil 3D tools but Client Communications – and/or regulatory issues and college
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from other solutions, including Carlson and The Lifeblood of Business (Part 1) programs. The college professors provide
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course offering and information gained
SmartDraft . The course will also include NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0 from the students who have completed
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the assessment of surface accuracy and William E. Beardslee, PLS, PE, PP their internships and how licensed land
surface presentation via styles. 2:00pm – 6:00pm surveyors could help improve the student
Client communication starts with the experience. Licensed Surveyors share their
Survey Technology for Highway laws and regulations applicable to the unique experiences on boundary issues
Risk Reduction surveyor, such as the Standards of and working relations with the public
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 Practice and the New York Consumer Bill and regulatory agencies in the everyday
Don O. Seals, RPLS of Rights. This course discusses these world. Therefore, taskforce discussion will
10:30am – 12:00pm responsibilities and legal issues prior and include current legislative and regulatory
Surveying for transportation can be during a contract, as well as steps to take issues affecting the profession. Attending
students will give us an insight into the
hazardous and often driven by an to protect against risk and what to do if future from angles yet to be observed. We
aggressive schedule. Technology tools litigation occurs. will also explore what courses need to be
for surveyors provide the tools to not only offered to students to become licensed
compress the schedule but make the Ethics for the Geomatic Professional professional land surveyors and what
experience safer. This presentation will NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0 technical programming is needed for
explore how implementing mobile LiDAR Scott R. Reeser, PLS current licensees.
as part of your transportation approach 2:00pm – 6:00pm
provides safer data acquisition beyond Attendees will review published definitions
industry standards thus reducing risk of Professional Ethics, as well as
for the entire project. We will dissect the cultivate a group definition. The Canons
technologies of mobile and aerial LiDAR of Ethics published by the New York
data collection combined with traditional State Association of Professional Land
boots on the ground surveying for DOT Surveyors will be reviewed, as well as
highway projects. ethical codes from other surveying and
engineering professional organizations.
Ethical requirements of the New York
State Department of Education, as they
relate to surveyors and other Geomatic
Professionals, will also be discussed.
Discussion on the development of surveyor
ethics will be discussed. This session is
geared toward group participation, the
presenter will encourage participation by
all attendees in a manner that encourages
thought and exchange of ideas.
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