Agenda
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
9:30 am – 5:00 pm CDT
Presented by Thomas H. Meyer, Ph.D.
Agenda:
Development of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Surveying
- Development of GNSS technology
- Application to surveying
- Benefits and drawbacks
GNSS Fundamentals and Real Time Kinematic (RTK) Methods
- Understanding GNSS science
- Mechanics of GNSS data collection and processing
GNSS Surveying Methods and Best Practices
- GNSS satellites
- Data collection process
- Accuracy versus precision
- Redundancy
- Multipath
- Position dilution of precision (PDOP)
- Root-mean square (RMS)
- Site localizations/calibrations
- Latency Signal-to-noise ratio
- Float and fixed solutions
- Elevation mask
- Geoid model
- Understanding errors
Using GNSS Data Successfully
- Applying datum transformations
- Improving field practices
- Using Online Positioning User Service (OPUS)
- Managing data
GNSS Surveying Case Studies
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Credits
Land Surveyors
6.5 PDHs*
Engineers
6.5 PDHs*
*No credit for NY engineers or surveyors
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in most states for whom this subject matter is professionally relevant. This course is not approved in New York; please refer to specific state 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. 24GP00000700) 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 webinar has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 6.5 CE hours and has been approved by the Missouri APEPLSPLA Board for 6.5 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 may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate.
Speakers
Dr. Thomas H. Meyer, Ph.D.
Professor of Geodesy, University of ConnecticutDr. Meyer is a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR). He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and he is a fellow and past president (2016, 2019) of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying. Dr. Meyer is a past president (2006-2007) of the Geomatics Society of New England (previously known as the New England Section ACSM) and a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Surveying Engineering and Surveying and Land Information Science. Dr. Meyer earned his Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University (College Station, 1998) where he was a research associate in the Mapping Sciences Laboratory. He was named a UConn Teaching Fellow (2015), and he has taught geomatics courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels in geodesy, geographic information science, digital terrain modeling, spatial statistics, and global navigation satellite system surveying. Dr. Meyer has authored an undergraduate-level geodesy textbook and numerous peer-reviewed papers about surveying and mapping, and he teaches professional education seminars for surveyors throughout New England and the United States.