Wednesday, September 28, 2011

S.E.N.L.S.A. FALL SEMINAR

Saturday, October 15, 2011
Embassy Suites
Conference Center
Omaha - La Vista
12520 Westport Pkwy
La Vista, NE 68128
8:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.


PICTOMETRY & Map Checking Software

Pictometry technologies are widely used by county GIS, planning and assessing professionals around the country and a growing number of commercial businesses including those in insurance, utilities, real estate, construction, and more.

Unlike traditional geospatial information systems that rely on only an orthogonal, or top-down view of an area, Pictometry captures images obliquely, or from an angle, and create a more natural three-dimensional view so that users can see land features and structures clearly and in their entirety.

Headquartered in Rochester, NY, Pictometry is a leading provider of geo-referenced aerial, oblique image libraries and related software. With customers throughout the U.S. and licensing partners around the globe, Pictometry uses a proprietary image capture process to produce Pictometry Intelligent Images(r) so you can See Everywhere, Measure Anything, Plan Everything.(r)

Pictometry technologies are widely used by county GIS, planning and assessing professionals around the country and a growing number of commercial businesses including those in insurance, utilities, real estate, construction, and more.

Unlike traditional geospatial information systems that rely on only an orthogonal, or top-down view of an area, Pictometry captures images obliquely, or from an angle, and create a more natural three-dimensional view so that users can see land features and structures clearly and in their entirety.


Jeff McReynolds,
GISP GIS Program Manager
City of Lincoln\Lancaster County, NE


Jeff has been involved in the GIS field since 1994 and is currently the GIS Program Manager supporting the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, LES, and the Lower Platte South NRD. Prior to that, he spent just under a year at Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District as a Sr. Project Manager, coordinating the implementation of GIS. Before this position, Jeff had worked at Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) for almost 4 years where he served as a Technical Marketing Representative and an Account Manager within the Energy Utility Industry segment. Prior to ESRI, Jeff spent 15 years with Lincoln Electric System (LES) where he was involved in all aspects of GIS at an electric utility, as well as representing LES on the City of Lincoln\Lancaster County GIS Administration Team. Jeff currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the State of Nebraska GIS Council and various sub-committees, and is the Past-President of the NE GIS\LIS Association. Jeff has been involved with the NE GIS\LIS Association since its inception.

Doug Tonnemacher
(pronounced TAHN-AH-MAKER)
Nebraska Pictometry District Manager.


In this role, Doug serves all of Nebraska's 93 counties in introducing to the counties the latest in how aerial imagery, particularly geo-referenced oblique or angled imagery, is evolving and being utilized within county government. Once a county brings in this technology, Doug works with each county in their desire to become efficient with Pictometry aerial imagery and related software. Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University of Science and Technology and has been serving as Nebraska's Pictometry District Manager for 4 years. In addition to Nebraska, Doug also serves this role for county governments in the states of South Dakota and Iowa. Doug is married and has two beautiful children ages 11 and 7.

Michael Sizer

Michael is the owner of Northstar Land Surveying in Council Bluffs, Iowa and is licensed in Iowa and Nebraska. He graduated from Iowa Western Community College in 1975 with an A.A.S degree in Civil Engineering Technology. He had been associated with Iowa Western as either an adjunct or full-time instructor from 1990 to 2010.

Map checking freeware is software available online that could be a useful tool for land surveyors.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

S.E.N.L.S.A. SUMMER SEMINAR

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Eugene T. Mahoney State Park

Main Lodge

28500 W. Park Hwy

Ashland, Nebraska

8:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.

Letter of Map Amendment Workshop

L. Scott Samuels, P.E.

Certified Floodplain Manager

Mr. Samuels currently manages Central Missouri Engineering Services, LLC (CMES) in Ashland, MO, which specializes in offering National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) consulting services to local governments, lending institutions, private citizens, and engineering firms. CMES is very active with the preparation and submittal of Letter of Map Changes, the completion of the NFIP Elevation Certificates, and the presentation of five NFIP workshops in FEMA Region VII each year. Prior to starting CMES Mr. Samuels worked for six years as the Floodplain Management Engineer for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. Mr. Samuels has also worked for the City of Portland, ME and for private engineering/surveying firms in both Maine and Ohio. Mr. Samuels earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO in 1988 and is a registered professional engineer in the States of Missouri, Maine, Ohio, and West Virginia. Mr. Samuels is active in the Missouri Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association having served as an area director, chair of the legislative committee, and currently acting as the Membership Secretary for the association.

Monday, March 7, 2011

S.E.N.L.S.A. SPRING SEMINAR

Saturday, March 19, 2011
Country Inn & Suites
5353 N 27th St.
Lincoln, Nebraska
8:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.

Recent changes to Nebraska Law

Jason Scott

Jason L. Scott is a 2002 graduate of the Washburn University School of Law. Since that time he has practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska. He is currently the owner of Scott Law Firm. His practice allows him to work with individuals and small business on a variety of legal issues including real estate transactions and disputes, intellectual property registration and enforcement, and general civil litigation

NGS User Guidelines for Single Base Real Time GNSS Positioning

Jim Richardson

Jim Richardson is a state geodetic advisor (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/INFO/OnePagers/StateAdvisor.pdf), which is a job that is intended to provide assistance to all professionals involved in geospatial activities which rely on the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/INFO/OnePagers/NSRSOnePager.pdf). The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is responsible for maintaining and facilitating access to the NSRS with products and services such as standards and guidelines to ensure consistency in geospatial products such as control surveys and mapping products. Jim is a graduate of Penn State University and began surveying in 1976.

GPS/Software Representatives

Carlson Software

Transitworks – Dave Hoffart and Mark Lafon
6000 S 58th St # A
Lincoln, NE 68516-3696
(402) 421-6100

TrimbleSeiler Instrument – Chad Voss
6522 South 118th Street
Omaha, NE 68137
402-896-4478
cvoss@seilerinst.com

Leica
A & D Technical Supply – Dan Kahm
Suite A, 1301 L Street
Lincoln, NE 68508-2542

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

S.E.N.L.S.A. WINTER SEMINAR

Saturday December 11, 2010
8:30am – 12:45pm
Country Inn & Suites
5353 N 27th St.
Lincoln, Nebraska

THE SURVEYORS EDUCATIONAL FUTURE

Nathan Lee Watermeier
Dean, Communications, Information Technology, Construction, and Electronics Divisions, and Program Chair, Land Surveying and Civil Engineering at Southeast Community College.
Nathan spent 14 years as the Program Director for the Ohio Geospatial Program at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He led the organization and various teams in the development of a geospatial and information systems infrastructure for supporting research and technology transfer activities. His specialized research and instructional training focused on GIS, remote sensing, mobile global positioning systems (GPS), and spatial analysis techniques on various agriculture, water management, and environmental topics.

Bill White, LS 510
Instructor, MetroTech College
30th and Fort St Building 10,
Omaha, NE 68111
402-451-2272

Bill is the Surveying instructor for the Civil Engineering Technology program at Metro Tech Community College. He provides instruction for three fundamental Surveying classes, which cover Traversing, Mapping, Staking and GPS.

AN ATTORNEY’S OPINION OF THE DEFINITION OF LAND SURVEYING

James E. Lang
Laughlin, Peterson & Lang
Attorneys at Law
11718 Nicholas Street, Suite 101
Omaha, NE 68154-2630
(402) 330-1900
(402) 330-0936
jimlang@lpllaw.com

Jim Lang received his Juris Doctor, from Creighton University in 1974, and is a member of the Nebraska State and Iowa State Bar Associations. Having the honor of being admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of Nebraska and Iowa and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jim has extensive experience in Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate and Commercial Law.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

S.E.N.L.S.A. FALL SEMINAR

Saturday October 16, 2010
8:30am – 12:45pm
The Staybridge Suites
2701 Fletcher Avenue
Lincoln, NE

Guest Speaker: Jerry Penry
Jerry Penry is a Nebraska licensed land surveyor who began his surveying career in 1984. A native of Atkinson, Jerry attended Southeast Community College in Milford after high school and has remained in southeast Nebraska. After employment with various private surveying companies in Lincoln for 12 years, Jerry has worked for Lancaster County Engineering since 1997 and currently manages the survey department. He has had over twenty articles published in professional magazines and has authored several books. Jerry currently lives in Milford.

Seminar Topics:

Researching Lancaster County’s Records

This discussion describes the various records available at the Lancaster County Engineer’s Office such as online survey records, deeds and maps, section corners, aerial imagery, and other items related to the surveying profession. A panel of Lancaster County Engineering employees will be available to answer questions concerning the improvement and simplification of research projects. Further discussion will include an overview of the records currently not available online and the steps necessary to meet the goal of making more resources available online in the future. Moderated by Jerry Penry.

Surveying a Township with GPS.

Jerry Penry discusses one method of accurately surveying an entire township. This method involves using both static and real time GPS to obtain precise positions on section corners. It includes a series of checks to ensure the reliability of the collected data. Jerry will also discuss a few of the problems associated with uncertain corners, poor monumentation, and disseminating the data to your client or other agencies.