RISPLS 52nd Annual Meeting & Conference

RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS

Presents:

52nd Annual Meeting & Conference Friday – November 11, 2022

At:

CROWNE PLAZA

801 Greenwich Avenue

Warwick, RI 02886

Convention Invitation and Registration Form: CONV INVITE Attendees Nov 11, 2022

Schedule of Events

7:30 AM                      Registration Opens with Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 4:45                 Exhibits Open

8:00 – 11:30                  Seminar I       James Nadeau

PLS, CFM, CFS, ANFI, Realtor

Maine Coast Surveying & Flood Consultants Above and Below Utility Locating

 

8:00 – 11:30                 Seminar II-a    8-9:45am     Daniel Martin

Northeast Regional Geodetic Advisor NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey

 

Seminar II-b    10-11:30am Matt Brown and Patrick Moran

Leica GEO-Systems

Maine Technical Source Inc

9:45 – 10:00                Break

11:30 – 2:00                 Exhibits / Free Time / Plan Contest Voting

12:00 – 2:00                Lunch Buffet- 50/50 Raffle-Membership Meeting-Induction of Officers-Awards 2:00 – 4:45                         Seminar I       James Nadeau

PLS, CFM, CFS, ANFI, Realtor

Maine Coast Surveying & Flood Consultants Above and Below Utility Locating

 

2:00 – 4:45                 Seminar III     Thomas H Meyer, Ph.D.

Professor of Geodesy, University of CT

Dept of Natural Resources and the Environment

3:00 – 3:30                  Break

3:30 – 4:45                 NESS Meeting

4:45 – 5:15                 Door Prizes / Certificates

5:00 – 7:00                 Cocktail Reception w/Hors d’oeuvres & Scholarship Auction

 Event Schedule subject to change. Final Schedule will be posted in Event Program on 11/11/22

Presenters:

James D. Nadeau PLS, CFM, CFS, ANFI, Realtor

Maine Coast Surveying & Flood Consultants Above and Below Utility Locating

 Biography:

 Jim Nadeau has provided land consultation and real estate brokerage services for over 30 years. He is a Professional Land Surveyor, and current Chair of the Maine Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors, holds the three National Flood Insurance Program designations, a member of the Maine Climate Council, and is also a Designated Broker at Jim Nadeau Realty. His experience in diverse fields allows him to provide comprehensive and unique service and education to homeowners, as well as, mort- gage, insurance, land use, and design consultants.

Presentation:

Value-Based Fees: How to Charge What You’re Worth 8-am-11:30am

Determining the appropriate fees for land surveying services requires an organizational belief that such services are both important and unique. In this program, attendees will learn how to increase individual and organizational worth and convey competence to prospective clients. We will explore ways to create a profitable business model, as well as discuss other parameters of value, the importance of service diversity and the creation of a hybrid fee strategy to support a transition to value-based fees. There will also be open discussion welcoming perspectives and ideas from attendees on business documents used to reduce liability while enhancing communication with clients.

Changing the Role of a Land Surveyor in the NFIP 2pm – 4:45 pm

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which offers flood insurance to more than 5 million policyholders nationwide, has transitioned to Risk Rating 2.0, a more automated rating methodology which uses “system-generated” values to perform more efficient and equitable flood risk analyses. As technology continues to change the role of the land surveyor, it calls for continued education and a willingness to evolve as flood consultants. This program will review important changes in the NFIP, as well as what has not changed. We will discuss how Flood Zone Determinations, Elevation Certificates, and Letters of Map Change still play an important role in helping property owners understand flood insurance and mitigation options and explore different ways land surveyors can remain actively involved through a variety of real life examples.

Daniel Martin, Northeast Regional Geodetic Advisor, NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey

Biography:

Dan Martin works for the National Geodetic Survey and has been the Northeast Regional Geodetic Advisor since 2015. As the Regional Advisor, he instructs local surveyors, state and municipal agencies, and the geospatial community at large, on how to use and preserve the National Spatial Reference System, and provides liaison between the National Geodetic Survey and the States of ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, and NJ, as well as other federal agencies. He worked in the Route Survey and Geodetic Survey sections of the Ver- mont Agency of Transportation from 1988 through 2003, and held the position of Geodetic Program Supervi- sor for the Agency from 1999 through 2003. In 2003 Dan began his career with the National Geodetic Survey as the Vermont State Geodetic Advisor. Dan is a Past President and Fellow Member of the American Associa- tion for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS), he is also a member of the Vermont Society of Land Surveyors and the New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association.

Presentation:

New Datums – What you need to know with only FOUR years to go

This workshop will provide updated information about the planned modernization of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). Specifically, NGS’ plans to replace the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). This workshop will provide an opportunity for NGS to share updates and discuss the progress of projects related to NSRS Modernization, as well as new technical challenges and delays.

Matt Brown and Patrick Moran

Leica Geo-Systems and Maine Technical Source Inc

Biography:

Matt Brown and Patrick Moran with Leica Geo-Systems and Maine Technical Source, Inc have over 40 years of experience in the 3D Scanning/Reality Capture industry in both the consulting and sales/training. They will share their experience with the technology development and how the equipment can be implemented into your company’s business plan.

Mobile mapping has never been easier with Leica BLK2GO and BLK2FLY. Intuitive and autonomous work- flows make mobile mapping accessible to more professionals than ever before, opening more business and revenue opportunities across multiple industries. New Mobile Mapping technology captures and creates ac- curate, high-quality digital twins increasing efficiency from field to office.

The presentation will focus on the following:

• Fundamentals of mobile mapping
• Value of mobile data collection
• Leveraging mobile mapping to address today’s challenges
• Field demonstration of both BLK2GO and BLK2FLY

Thomas H. Meyer, Ph.D., Professor of Geodesy

University of CT, Dept of Natural Resources and the Environment

BIOGROPHY

 Tom Meyer was awarded a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas in 1998, where he was a research associate in the Mapping Sciences Laboratory. He now is a Professor of Geodesy in the Depart- ment of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Connecticut, where he teaches courses in geomatics, GNSS and plane surveying, geodesy, and geospatial analysis in Python. Dr. Meyer is a member of ASCE and the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors. He is also a past president of the New England Section of the ACSM and a Fellow and the 2016/2019 president of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying. Dr. Meyer has published an undergraduate textbook on geodesy, numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Surveying Engineering (JSE) and Surveying and Land Information Science (SaLIS). He is a regular presenter at national meetings, giving workshops and seminars on numerous topics in geodesy, GNSS, and surveying. His most recent research projects include new formula- tions of low-distortion projections, and developing spatial statistical animal-movement models for mountain lions, bobcats, and salmon.

http://www.nre.uconn.edu/pages/people/bios/meyer.php

PRESENTATION

Accuracy and Precision: Expected Results and Observation-Session Duration Observation modes (DGPS, Phase Differencing) Autonomous Precise Point Positioning DGPS

Code – and Phase – Differencing Static Positioning

CORS

Tripod, UConn HARN Example Range pole

Real-time positioning

Real-time kinematic (RTK), Real-time network (RTN) RTN example: UConn class survey exercise

Observation – session duration

Statistical independence Autocorrelation and sample interval

NGS example for heighting NGS occupation-duration CORS study

Error Budget

Range-pole centering error (Franklin and Meyer, SaLIS, 2016) Multipath

Satellite constellation geometry Dilutions of Precision (DOPs)

Why heighting is never as accurate as horizontal Ionosphere, troposphere, signal-to-noise ratio

Geodesy Matters

The Coordinate hierarchy

Antenna phase-center calibration: absolute vs. relative Reference systems, reference frames ad datums

WGS84 vs NAD83

Time-dependent positioning and stable reference frames Geoid models and reference-frame choice

An eye toward the future: North American Terrestrial Reference Frame vs ITRF