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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Thursday, January 23, 2025 How to Make a Boundary Friday, January 24, 2025
AFTERNOON SESSIONS Determination that Will Win in Court MORNING SESSIONS
NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0
Jeffery N. Lucas, JD, PLS, Esq.
Canal Course 2:00pm – 6:00pm The Creation of Public and Private
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 This course is a study of the relevant Roads in NY
Laura E. Ayers, Esq. evidence standards, different types of NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0
1:30pm – 3:00pm evidence, the standard of care, and Laura E. Ayers, Esq.
An overview of New York Canal Law. Topics explores the process of rendering a well- 8:00am – 12:00pm
to be addressed include: the history of canals reasoned opinion on the only question An overview of New York State Highway
in New York, where to locate information on that is within the purview of the retracing Law and related case law with respect
canals, the Canal Land Maps, Modern Canal surveyor – the location question. The to the establishment of highways. Topics
Law and the abandonment and alienation of importance of deeds and the role they to be addressed include: the current and
Canal Lands. have in boundary determination, the former legislative, statutory and common
interpretation of deeds, finding intent, law schemes to create public and private
3D Laser Scanning: New and how and when the boundary highways in New York State, as well as
Opportunities & New AI-Based Tools establishment doctrines come into the manner in which a private landowner
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 play. The “Ultimate Issue Rule” will be can create private roads either expressly
Bruce Bartels & Harold R. Schultz, II, LS discussed and its importance relative or impliedly.
1:30pm – 3:00pm boundary determinations and liability.
For the first half of the presentation, we From Drone…to Field…to Finish…
will discuss how integrating 3D laser Ethics and Design Professional with Carlson Software
scanning technology into traditional Practice for the NYS Professional NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0
surveying is not only transforming the way Michael Hyman
surveyors work, but also generating new Land Surveyor Licensee 8:00am – 12:00pm
business opportunities that didn’t exist NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 In this session we will look at the options,
Moderator: Eric Greppo, PE
in the past. Additionally, we’ll highlight 4:00pm – 5:30pm settings and output features within
improvements to hardware and field Join a panel of representatives of the New Carlson’s Field Collection Software as
software that are making scanners easier York State Education Department (NYSED) well as Office Software. A quick look at a
to use and maintain. The second half and the Board for a discussion about the code list that seamlessly bonds the field
of the presentation will focus on a live regulated practice of land surveying and to the office for making the survey map.
demonstration of the office software with a the responsibilities of design professionals Focusing on Carlson field collection best
focus on how AI is being utilized to simplify in New York. Topics will include, among practices will jump start this class and
and expedite workflows. There will be time other things, professional entities how it seamlessly bonds itself together
allotted at the end for a Q&A session. authorized to practice, supervising and with Carlson’s office software. From there,
signing work, contracting practices, and we will focus on the workflow of what
Practical Use with GIS professional conduct. we’ve learned in the early part of the
Datasets/Usage session to process drone captured point
NY LS/PE: 4.0; NH 1.0; VT 4.0; NJ 4.0 What Tools are Available to Create cloud data and ortho imagery captured to
Jeffrey Horneman, PLS, GISP an Effective Deliverable? develop output for seamless field to finish
2:00pm – 6:00pm workflow into CAD from both TS/GPS field
This class is designed to enable surveyors NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 collected data as well as data captured
Kenneth J. Fronheiser, PLS
to better understand the role of GIS both 4:00pm – 5:30pm from drones.
within Architecture and Engineering (A&E) In recent years, technology has really
projects and outside of these traditional “taken off”. The advancement in both
standards. Attendees will gain a grasp of hardware and software has allowed the
usage and limitations of existing data, and surveyor to combine these technologies
creation of their own GIS datasheets. Real to create a cost-effective deliverable. This
world empirical data will be used to show presentation is designed to take a look at
actual examples. Question and answer what hardware and software options are
period will follow, with information for on- available and different workflows that can
site class availability. be used to create a comprehensive and
cost-effective deliverable.
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