VSLS Fall Conference 2021

VSLS Fall Conference 2021

Friday, September 17, 2021
Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, VT
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Seminars Include:

Geodesy 101 (2 hours)
Presenter: Nicholas Ford, Alfred State College
What the heck is a geoid? What about an ellipsoid? Projections, how do they work? As GNSS continues to be a staple in the modern surveyor's diet, it becomes helpful, if not necessary, for users to understand what is going on "under the hood" of the coordinates they are determining. This course is designed to explain these concepts and how they relate to GNSS measurements. This course is designed to be both a refresher for individuals who have been acquainted with these ideas, and as an introduction to geodesy for individuals who feel totally lost when discussions of geoids and ellipsoids are present.

A Closer Look at NCEES (2 hours)
Presenter: Joe Flynn, L.S., O'Leary-Burke Civil Associates
This seminar will offer an update on programs provided by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). We’ll also look at NCEES’s records programs and changes in the FS and PS exams. Finally, we’ll explore the relationship between NCEES and the Vermont Board of Land Surveyors.

OPUS/OPUS Share (2 hours)
Presenter: Dan Martin, NOAA
The National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS’s) Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) provides free, easy access to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), by allowing users to upload their GPS data to the NGS to be processed by NGS computers. To use OPUS successfully, it is critical that users understand both the requirements for data input as well as the processing output. This course will describe the steps involved in processing data with OPUS and will explain the output so that users can better interpret and have confidence in the results. We will also go through the steps to “Share” your OPUS solution and will discuss the benefits of doing so.

Private and Public Roads (1 hour)
Presenter: Paul Gillies, Esq., Tarrant Gillies Richardson Shems LLP
The law of property has been a rock since time immemorial. The fixed principles of easements have rarely been the subject of reform. That is, until recently, when legislation and caselaw have introduced new ideas about rights of access over roads. Suddenly ancient claims of access by private ways are limited, making access to landlocked land more difficult. Unmapped highways that are clearly observable on the ground did not suffer statutory discontinuance in 2015. These are big changes, deserving attention.

MALSCE members can attend for member rate. Click here to register!