Grid to Ground and the NGS Geodetic Tool Kit

MALSCE Webinar Series
Grid to Ground and the NGS Geodetic Tool Kit

Thursday, June 24, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Zoom Video Webinar*

If the earth were flat, you wouldn’t need to participate in this webinar. The reality, however, is that modern surveying technology, such as GPS, takes measurements on the “round” earth but most of our projects are modeled and built on a flat earth. This webinar will cover the basic “round earth-flat earth” problem, and common pitfalls encountered in moving between the round and flat earth in our onboard software solutions. The National Geodetic Survey’s online geodetic tool kit will be introduced as a practical and reliable independent check of our software and hardware configurations. This webinar is intended for those technicians and licensed professionals who work in this realm and wish to augment their understanding.

*Zoom Video Webinars is a widely used webinar platform. You will hear the voice of the speaker and watch a PowerPoint and live software presentation. This technology allows for questions and answers. Webinar login information will be sent to registrants the week of the webinar.

Speaker
A. Richard Vannozzi, MS, PLS, University of Maine
Richard has taught surveying across New England since 2003. From 2003-2007 Richard taught numerous surveying related courses at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in both the day undergraduate programs and the evening programs. While at the University of Connecticut from 2007-2009 he taught surveying in their Civil Engineering program. From 2009-2015 Richard was an Assistant Professor in the Civil Technology program in the Thompson School of Applied Science at the University of New Hampshire.  He returned to Wentworth in 2016 as an Assistant Professor in their Civil Engineering program where he taught geomatics, surveying, and related courses through 2019, when he came to the University of Maine. Richard joined the faculty of the Surveying Engineering Technology program at the University of Maine in the Fall of 2019. He teaches courses across the curriculum both in the traditional classroom and on-line.

Registration Information
Registration Fees: $50/person, $100/up to three people, $150/up to five people for MALSCE members and $75/person, $150/up to three people, $225/up to five people for non-members. For group registrations the applicable registration fee will be determined by the membership status of the majority of registrants.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Individual webinar registrations will be accepted via fax, mail or online. Fax your registration to 617/227-6783. Mail your registration form and check (payable to “MALSCE”) to: MALSCE, One Walnut Street, Boston, MA 02108. Use Visa, MasterCard or American Express to register online above. To register online for this webinar at the MALSCE member rate, login using your MALSCE assigned username and password. If you do not know your member login information or if you need help registering call 617/227-5551. Group registrations will be accepted via fax or email only. To register a group of webinar participants, download the MALSCE Webinar Group Registration Form and follow the submission instructions. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. No refunds will be given after the Wednesday, June 16, 2021 registration deadline. Registrants who fail to login to the webinar will be billed. This webinar is offered for the benefit of MALSCE members and other interested registrants. Anyone discovered viewing this webinar without having registered to do so will be billed the appropriate registration fee.

Continuing Education

This seminar is worth one professional development hour (subject to state-specific exclusions; seek clarification from appropriate state authorities). All webinar registrants will receive a certificate of participation after the webinar. Please complete the appropriate registration form with your legal name, address, and other contact information so that you will be properly identified on the certificate.

Tax Information

Expenses incurred for education undertaken to maintain and improve professional skills (including travel, meals and lodging) may be tax-deductible.