Carlucci’s Waterfront
876 Centerton Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
President Bill Haggerty called the meeting to order at 6:55 pm. Mr. Haggerty asked the membership present to go around the room and make introductions.
The floor was turned over to tonight’s speaker.
SPEAKER
The speakers tonight are Dan McIntire and Barry Gleissner, P.L.S. from Axis Geospatial, LLC. The topic discussed tonight is LiDAR, UAV technology and how it can be utilized in the surveying community.
Mr. Gleissner and Mr. McIntire presented on the difference between fixed wing aircraft and drone aircraft. At Axis Geospatial, they are able to perform mapping projects with LiDAR from a fixed wing aircraft and get accuracies up to 0.05’ vertical. These accuracies are not yet available using drones.
Additionally, the presentation focused on the need for good ground control on site to aid in the accuracy of aerial mapping. Some elements of projects may need to be supplemented with traditional survey techniques.
The gentlemen took questions from the membership throughout the lecture.
BUSINESS MEETING
MINUTES
A motion was made to accept the minutes from the January meeting as presented to the membership via SAWJ.org. The motion was seconded. The motion past by unanimous voice vote.
TREASURER REPORT
Treasurer, Richard Sapio presented the following financial report, dated March 14, 2019.
Checking xxxxxxxx
Savings xxxxxxx
Duck xxxxxxx
Scholarship xxxxxxx
TOTAL xxxxxxxx
SAWJ has sent a check in the amount of $250.00 to NJSPLS for the scholarship fund in the name of John Gellenthin. A total scholarship of $1,000.00 will be given away. Other donations were received and any difference will be made up by NJSPLS.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Director Charles Adamson attended the Board of Directors meeting March 5, 2019 and presented his report to the membership as follows:
STATE BOARD
No report
EXECUTIVE
Looking for articles for the Good Points Emails
New ideas: web classes, CST exams for techs, Career Fairs and workshops
National Surveyors week is coming. On March 19 in Lacy Township there will be a celebration at the calibration baseline to promote the profession. For more details see the NJSPS website
NJSPLS CONFERENCE
The conference had 700 members and 150 vendors and board members.
Scholarship awards will be at the May 9, 2019 Board of Directors Meeting at the SAWJ chapter meeting
PUBLIC RELATIONS
NJIT will compete in the national survey competition
NJSPLS was represented and spoke at the fence conference.
GIS/LIS COMMITTEE
NJSPLS will meet with NJGF meeting on March 14, 2019
EDUCATION
NJIT Surveying program is having enrollment issues
Rowan University is going to have a surveying program up and running by fall 2019
The University of Main is going to have an on-line land surveying degree program
LEGISLATIVE
All legislative bills that NJSPLS is tracking are on the website. The committee is reviewing all the new bills and will note our actions for each bill. The NJ specific exam bill is in review and hopefully passes by the end of this year.
NEW BUSINESS
Consolidating chapters
If the state specific exam passes, who writes the exam?
Remember 2022 datum change
Fellows Nominations were made and approved:
Carl Peters and Barry Gleissner
SCHOLARSHIPS
(As previously noted in treasurer’s report)
OLD BUSINESS
Raffle tickets for the NJSPLS Scholarship fund are still for sale. See Rick Sapio if you are interested.S
NEW BUSINESS
Lou Marchuk has presenters lined up for the upcoming months.
All of the courses for last year’s meetings have been submitted to the state. All but two have been approved for continuing education credits for Land Surveying but those two have been approved for Civil Engineering. Surveyors can use up to 8 credits of related fields for their license renewals.
CLOSING
At 9:00 pm it was moved to adjourn the business meeting; seconded, and approved by voice-vote.
Craig Stratton, Recording Secretary
