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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Real World Perspectives – Thursday, January 23, 2025 Title Insurance and Boundary
The Next Generation Surveys for Surveying Professionals
NY LS/PE: 2.0; NH .50; VT 2.0; NJ 2.0 MORNING SESSIONS NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0
Moderator: Jeremy E. Thompson, LS Jeffery N. Lucas, JD, PLS, Esq.
4:00pm – 6:00pm ASPRS Positional Accuracy Standards 8:30am – 12:30pm
The Real World Perspective session is for Digital Geospatial Data The two most important documents relative
to the ownership of property may be the
an interactive presentation between NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 Title Insurance Policy and the Boundary
attendees and a series of panelists. The Bahram Salehi, PhD Survey. But what do these documents
program is designed for both licensed 8:00am – 9:30am actually do for the property owner? What
surveyors as well as technicians to This 1.5 hr course presents a summary of does the title policy actually cover and
learn about opportunities and possible the latest edition (Edition 2, Version 2) of what doesn’t it cover? Does the survey of
limitations or challenges within the the American Society for Photogrammetry the property create any assurances for the
profession. This year’s panelists and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) Positional landowner? What is the role of the ALTA/
will consist of a series of younger Accuracy Standards for Digital Geospatial NSPS Land Title Survey? These documents
professionals, some recently licensed, Data developed based on academic and and other related matters will be discussed
some close to licensure, some technicians industry consensus. The Standards are in order to answer these and other
with formal education and some designed to recommend best practices, important questions.
technicians without formal education. The methods, and guidelines for the use of
session will be facilitated by the presenter emerging technologies to achieve the National Certified Survey
to ensure the interaction stays relevant goals and requirements set forth in the Technician Accreditation
and on schedule. Panelists will share their Standards. The course will provide an NY CE: n/a
experiences regarding success in the overview of general best practices and Richard C. Brooks, LS
profession as well as any limitations or guidelines for field surveying of ground 10:30am – 12:00pm
struggles that they may have had along control points and checkpoints, mapping Whether you are an active Certified
the way. Attendees will be encouraged to with photogrammetry, and mapping with Survey Technician (CST), a technician who
ask questions and share their experiences unmanned aerial systems (UAS). wants to be a step above your peers or a
as well. The idea of discussing successful business owner looking for a program to
models for advancement as well as Hydrographic Surveys: Surveying instill professionalism in their technicians,
challenges and limitations is to provide Small Bodies of Water Using an or just looking for another competitive
attendees with the knowledge and ability Unmanned Small Vessel advantage to win a bid, this program will
to develop strategies for success and NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 be of value to you. This awareness level
to try to prevent perpetuation of poor or Kenneth J. Fronheiser, PLS program will introduce the attendee to the
limiting practices. 8:00am – 9:30am program history, the multiple career paths
This session will provide a comprehensive available to our technicians and the exam
Federal Highway Administration overview of hydrographic surveying, application process. Testing techniques
will be explored, and attendees are
Technology and Innovation Programs specifically focusing on bathymetric encouraged to bring a laptop to log into
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 surveys conducted on small bodies of and explore various CST informational and
Thomas E. Cerchiara, Jr., LS water using unmanned small vessels. training sites. Attendees will participate in
4:30pm – 6:00pm Participants will gain an understanding of a discussion of the return on investment a
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) the fundamentals of bathymetric surveying, firm can expect by offering this program
and DOT’s across the country are piloting including its purpose, techniques, and the to their survey and office technicians.
innovative programs for 3D Engineering, technology involved. Sample questions will be reviewed, and
BIM for Infrastructure, and Digital As-Builts. the answers worked through.
These programs can have broad implications Client Communications –
for how survey data is collected, drafted, and The Lifeblood of Business (Part 2) Survey Monitoring – What’s New?
stored during the preliminary and as-built NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0 NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5
phases, as well as how data is delivered to William E. Beardslee, PLS, PE, PP Rowland Chen
surveyors for layout and construction. They 8:30am – 12:30pm 10:30am – 12:00pm
also offer new opportunities for surveyors From the initial pre-proposal meeting to Nearly every surveyor has performed some
where our geospatial and 3D data collection as-built completion, no technical skill or kind of monitoring, whether they know it or
experience is critical to the success of these knowledge is as important to sustaining not. By learning the common applications,
programs. This class will review some of business as the communication between methodology, and best practices in survey
the programs being piloted by FHWA and the professional and the client. It is also monitoring, participants will be able to
DOT’s, their status, lessons learned, and how required by the Standards of Practice and leverage new technology and grow their
surveyors can help these programs achieve the New York Consumer Bill of Rights. own services. Using real-world examples,
their goals. *Attendees are not required to take Part 1 participants will be guided through designing
monitoring systems to meet project require-
to take this session. ments, as well as the pros-and-cons of
different monitoring technologies. 13