State Plane Coordinate System: Transition to NATRF2022
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Agenda
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
11:00 am – 3:30 pm CDT
Thursday, May 29, 2025
11:00 am – 3:00 pm CDT
Agenda Day One:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | 11:00 am – 3:30 pm CDT
Presented by Todd Horton, PE, PLS
State Plane Coordinate System Fundamentals
- Geodetic datum elements
- Reference ellipsoids
- Shape of the earth
- Earth-centered, Earth-fixed cartesian coordinates
- North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)
- Development history
- State and national adjustments
- State Plane Coordinate System fundamentals
- Map projection concepts
- Understanding the Lambert Conformal Projection
- Understanding the Transverse Mercator Projection
- Scale factor and elevation factor
- Inherent system distortion
Agenda Day Two:
Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm CDT
Presented by Todd Horton, PE, PLS
Updating the State Plane Coordinate System
- Geoid science
- Ellipsoid height and orthometric height
- Past and future model evolution
- North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 (NATRF2022)
- Fundamental changes from NAD83
- Low distortion projections
- National Geodetic Survey goals
- US Survey Foot deprecation
- Implementation timeline
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Credits
Engineers
7.5 PDHs
Land Surveyors
7.5 PDHs
PIE - Practicing Institute of Engineering
7.5 PDHs
Continuing Education Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 7.5 PDHs for professional engineers in land surveyors in most states. 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, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300).
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE10600325), and Maryland. This webinar has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 7.5 PDHs and has been approved by the Missouri Board of APEPLSPLA for 7.5 PDUs for land surveyors.
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and land surveyors via its course approval with the Practicing Institute of Engineering.
This webinar has been evaluated for compliance with NYS Mandatory Continuing Education requirements for professional engineers and land surveyors by the Practicing Institute of Engineering and has been approved for 7.5 PDHs.
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Speakers
Todd Horton, PE, PLS
Owner of Meridian Geospatial Consulting, LLCMeridian Geospatial provides technician training and continuing education seminars for the land surveying industry. Mr. Horton served in the US Air Force and with the Illinois Department of Transportation in planning, design, construction, surveying and maintenance of civil engineering projects including commercial structures, airfields, utility systems and highways, earning his PE license in 1991. Joining the full-time faculty at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, in 1998, he taught land surveying and construction management courses. He founded the land surveying associate degree program at Parkland College in 2001. Working during summers for local engineering firms, he earned his PLS license in 2007. Beginning in 2009, Mr. Horton presented seminars frequently with HalfMoon Education Inc., ultimately speaking in 42 states. He continues to provide training with HalfMoon, with several professional associations and for various private clients. His top priority is providing practical skill training for survey technicians. Mr. Horton retired from full-time teaching in 2023 and has joined Farnsworth Group Inc. in Champaign, Illinois, as a senior project land surveyor. You can reach him at todd@meridiangeospatial.com.
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