Joel Pauling, Intermountain Sales Inc. This presentation provides a high-level overview of utility line locating, with a primary focus on RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) technology in pipe and cable locators. Traditional electromagnetic locating methods are examined alongside RTK advancements, which improve positioning accuracy through centimeter-level GPS corrections. The vLoc3 RTK-Pro locator is introduced as a groundbreaking solution that integrates GNSS RTK accuracy with utility locating, offering survey-grade data collection. Key topics …
Optimizing Land Records Management with ArcGIS
Joe Peters, Esri We will discuss how ArcGIS can be used to maintain the accuracy, quality, and currency of land records information. For parcel mappers: Maintain an accessible system of record for authoritative parcel data with out-of-the-box land transaction tools that align with industry best practices. For appraisers: Improve the quality of property valuations with tools to visualize key property characteristics on a map, discover neighborhood patterns, analyze sales ratios, …
The Modernized National Spatial Reference System is Almost Here!
Brian Shaw, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) defines, maintains, and provides access to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), which is a common foundation for geospatial data that serves as the basis for civilian surveying and mapping in the United States. Changes in technology and a better understanding of the dynamic earth have made it necessary to improve the NSRS to be of better use for …