NGS Leveling Workshops Offered in CA, Fall

[Marti Ikehara]

NGS will be offering two 3-day Precise Digital Leveling Workshops in California this fall, 2009. Contact person is the Geodetic Advisor, Marti Ikehara: marti.ikehara@noaa.gov.

The Northern California one is scheduled for September 15-17, Tues-Thurs, in Sacramento at a Caltrans facility. The training will be held at the Caltrans Maintenance Training Academy at the McClellan Business Park (the former AFB); the address is 4338 Dudley Blvd, McClellan, CA 95652. Bldg 429.
There is a limit of 30 students.

The Southern California one will be October 27-29, Tues-Thurs, in Irvine also at a Caltrans facility. This training will be held at District 12’s Marine Way Training room in Irvine, west of the west boundary of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. This part of Marine Way is accessed from I-5 (only) and Sand Canyon Rd exit; the building is just north of the intersection of I-5 and Hwy 133 in the shadow of the I-5/Hwy 133 flyovers.
There is a limit of about 60.

Tech Notes:
This is a 3-day workshop, with the first day being all classroom. We will have field exercises (hands-on practice) in the afternoon of the 2nd day and morning of the 3rd. The exact times have not been discussed, but will likely be from 8-5, full days.
There will be Leica barcode instruments provided by NGS; it is possible that other brands will be brought by some participants.

Training materials will not be provided. The ones from the Phoenix training are posted on an ftp site, and you are welcome to go there to look at and download the materials you want. You ought to be familiar with the Standards and Specs, and it is recommended to bring with you the cheat sheets for data entry. Those documents can be found at the following weblinks, from the Arizona workshop.
Standards & Specs -
ftp://azhmp.org/Precise Leveling Workshop/Manuals/FGCS_Bar_Code_Leveling_Specifications_v41.pdf
Cheat Sheets -
ftp://azhmp.org/Precise Leveling Workshop/Equipment/
Then go to the folder for the instrument you're interested in (e.g. Leica) and look for the Word document that has "Field Procedures" in the title.

There is no cost. Email me to indicate your interest--definitely, probably, maybe. FYI, I am not going to be around (mostly vacation!!) from now until June 22, but I wanted to get the word out sooner than later.
Marti

[Steve Martin]

Is there a Flyer posted for this workshop?

[7702]

I understand that some of the NGS workshops can be completed on-line, and even include a PDH certificate for those that need them.