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Welcome to the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio online information site. This page is maintained as a service to Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, and is intended as a source of information and to provide high-quality service to members. Please use the information here as tools to maintain the Standard of Excellence that the users of our services expect from our profession.
Members: Sign up to receive the online version of PLSO’s quarterly newsletter Ohio Surveying News.
Read the September 2013 issue of the PLSO’s OSN eNews or special Fall Seminar e-bulletin.
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National Surveyors Week is March 16-22!
Leaders of the National Society for Professional Surveyors are planning the celebration of the 2014 National Surveyors week with a data collection event to be held nation-wide.
The “Reaching New Heights” program will collect points for upload to NGS. For more information, see Reaching New Heights: A Quick Guide. Participating chapters and members are encouraged to send photos and details of their activities to PLSO!
PLSO Calendar tab lists chapter meetings
The PLSO has 18 chapters throughout the state. Many chapters hold monthly meetings some offering continuing professional development credit hours. Click the “Calendar” tab on the website to see a schedule of chapter meetings.
Continuing Professional Development Credits
PLSO hosts several events each year that offer Continuing Professional Development Credits to surveyors, as well as networking opportunities. Items of interest are listed here, and in the Education section of the website.
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Leaders of the National Society for Professional Surveyors are planning the celebration of the 2014 National Surveyors week with a data collection event to be held nation-wide.
The “Reaching New Heights” program will collect points for upload to NGS. For more information, see Reaching New Heights: A Quick Guide. Participating chapters and members are encouraged to send photos and details of their activities to PLSO!
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The PLSO Executive Committee voted to update the PLSO Bylaws at its meeting Friday, January 10. View the updated constitution (from the August, 2013 member vote) and the updated bylaws on the “About” page of the PLSO website
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Link to the most recent edition of the weekly electronic bulletin from the National Society of Professional Surveyors News & Views. Go to www.multibriefs.com/briefs/nsps/ for News & Views archives.
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The Today Show aired a “Faulty FEMA maps force homeowners to buy unnecessary insurance” story Sept. 11, 2013. A quote from the end of the story said, “You can hire a local surveyor to come out to your property to prepare an elevation certificate. It will cost you several hundred dollars, but it could save you money in the long run.” Watch the story.
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Trimble introduced Aug. 1, 2013 its next generation Trimble® Tablet PC for surveying. The Trimble Tablet is a lightweight, rugged and highly mobile field computer that can operate with Trimble’s suite of receivers and total stations to provide a complete surveying solution.
Read more at www.trimble.com/news/release.aspx?id=080113a.
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PLSO and Firelands Chapter member Raymond Foos, PS, who was a featured speaker at the PLSO continuing professional development workshop June 14, 2013 in Marion wrote a story on the Culver-Davies Baseline which ran in Point of Beginning magazine. The story is titled “A Baseline to Remember”. “Sixteen years ago, long before the widespread use of robotic total stations and GPS surveying equipment, a small group of surveyors gathered at some forgotten location,” Foos said in the introduction to his story. Read the rest of the baseline story.
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Historic Fort Steuben held its Ohio Valley Frontier Days June 8, 2013 and June 9, 2013 in Steubenville, Ohio. PLSO President George Hofmann, President-elect Brian Bingham, 2011 PLSO President Don Pickenpaugh, National Society of Professional Surveyors Gov. Bob Akins and PLSO member Phil Lawrence attended the event which included the unveiling of an 1830 historic survey marker. Read the press release.
PLSO President George Hofmann (left) and Historic Fort Steuben Board President Jerry Barilla unveil the 1830 marker. PLSO members Ann and Mike Besch watch the historic event.
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