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

Saturday, December 10, 2011
Country Inn & Suites
5353 N 27th St.
Lincoln, Nebraska
8:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.

Seminar Topics:
Narrow and Wide Sections
Design or Mistake?
Jerry Penry

Surveyors have encountered areas in Nebraska where some
sections are narrow or non-existent, while other areas have sections that can
be up to two miles wide. Are these sections the result of a planned
design or a mistake? Jerry will discuss two separate areas in Nebraska
that affected 250 sections in eastern part of the state and 96 sections in
central part of the state.

Monuments of the Missouri River Commission
Gene Thomsen & Jerry Penry

Placed in the 1890’s, the monuments of the Missouri River
Commission are some of Nebraska’s most precise survey points, but are also the
least understood. Gene and Jerry will discuss how to recognize the bench
marks and triangulation stations of this agency, how they were used to map the
Missouri River, and how they can still be used today.

Aurora Magnetic Station
Gene Thomsen

The Aurora Magnetic Station is a century old survey monument
placed at Aurora, Nebraska in 1911. Gene will discuss the importance of
this monument, how it was used by early surveyors, and this year’s
remonumentation and dedication project. He will also discuss the
work of the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey when they endeavored to place a
monument in every county across the entire United States.
Guest Speakers:

Jerry Penry
Lancaster County

Jerry Penry grew up near Atkinson in
north-central Nebraska. After graduating from the land surveying program
at Southeast Community College in Milford in 1985, he spent the next 12 years
working for several Lincoln-area private engineering firms. In 1994 he
gained his Nebraska registration as a licensed land surveyor. In 1997 he
began his employment with Lancaster County Engineering. Jerry has helped
organize several historical events pertaining to Nebraska surveying and has
been a frequent contributing author to The American Surveyor
magazine. His interests include surveying history as well as documenting
WWII history. Jerry lives in Milford, Nebraska.

Gene Thomsen
Nebraska Department of Roads

Gene Thomsen is a life-long resident of Nebraska who grew up
on a farm between Fairmont and Exeter Nebraska. He attended Kearney State
College, and graduated from Southeast Community College with an associates
degree in Civil Engineering and Surveying. Gene worked in private practice
before joining the Nebraska Department of Roads Design Division in 1974. He has
been a Registered Land Surveyor in Nebraska since 1983 and became a Deputy
State Surveyor in 1988. His interest in survey history has inspired me to write
articles for the Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska as well as
“Nebraska History” published by the Nebraska State Historical Society.

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.

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.

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