Agenda

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 
1:00 – 5:20 pm CST

 

Presented by Dave Doyle

Agenda

  • Problems with existing horizontal and vertical datums  
  • Advances in spaced-based positioning constellations  
  • New horizontal and vertical datum definitions  
  • Introduction to the International Terrestrial Reference Frame 
  • Updated protocols in defining orthometric heights from GNSS  
  • New U.S. State Plane Coordinate systems 
  • Using NGS tools to predict new coordinates and heights 
  • Datum Transformations
  • Metadata 

   

Webinar Instructions

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Credits

Engineers
4.0 PDHs*

Land Surveyors
4.0 PDHs*

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 4.0 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in most states. *This course is not approved in New York; please refer to specific states rules to determine eligibility. 

 HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300) and North Carolina (S-0130). 

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE10600325), Maryland, and North Carolina (S-0130). 

This course has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 4.0 CE hours. This course has been approved the Missouri Board of APEPLSPLA for 4.0 PDUs for land surveyors. 

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed). 

On-Demand Credits 

The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. 

Speakers

David R. Doyle, PLS

Owner Base 9 Geodetic Consulting Services

Mr. Doyle has been involved in geodetic surveying since 1967. He joined the National Geodetic Survey in 1972 and functioned in numerous positions dealing with national adjustments, datum transformation and outreach to the surveying and geospatial community. Mr. Doyle held the position of chief geodetic surveyor for 12 years prior to his retirement in 2013. He now owns Base 9 Geodetic Services which provides consultation to public and private agencies and companies as well as teaching seminars on the fundamentals of geodesy and the National Spatial Reference System. Mr. Doyle is a past president of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying, and he is an active member of the DC, Maryland and Virginia professional surveyors’ associations. He has published more than 30 technical articles on geodesy and was honored as the recipient of the AAGS 2018 Joseph Dracup Lifetime Achievement award in addition to numerous other service awards from state and national surveying associations.