Agenda

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Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time.

Thursday, June 22, 2023 
11:00 am – 3:30 pm CDT (incl. a 30-min break)
Friday, June 23, 2023 
11:00 am – 3:00 pm CDT (incl. a 30-min break) 

 

Presented by Todd Horton, PE, PLS

Agenda Day One
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
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
    • Implementation timeline

  • Applying NATRF2022 in the land surveying industry

 

Webinar Instructions
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Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

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Credits

Professional Engineers:
7.5 PDHs*

Land Surveyors:
7.5 PDHs*

*These programs do not qualify for credit for NY engineers or NY, NJ,
or DE land surveyors. See website for complete credit information.

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 3.0 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in most states. 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 No. 0004647), 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). 

The Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects has approved this course for 3.0 PDUs for land surveyors. 

This course has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers for 3.0 CE credits. 

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

Todd Horton, PE, PLS

Owner of Meridian Geospatial Consulting, LLC

Meridian Geospatial provides technician training and continuing education seminars for the land surveying industry. Mr. Horton retired from the full-time faculty at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois, where for 25 years he taught land surveying and construction management courses. He founded the land surveying degree program at Parkland College in 2001. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association awarded him the Carter Jenkins Distinguished Service Award in 2013. Mr. Horton graduated from the University of Illinois in Civil Engineering. He has participated in planning, design, construction, surveying and maintenance of civil engineering projects including commercial structures, residential subdivisions, airfields, utility systems and highways. He acquired significant public sector experience with the US Air Force and the Illinois Department of Transportation as well as private sector experience with engineering and surveying firms in central Illinois.