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.

Fall Seminar Registration OPEN

Online Registration by credit card for the 2016 PLSO Fall Seminar is now available.  Downloadable forms for registration by check or P.O., as well as the full conference brochure, are coming soon.

CLICK HERE to be directed to the Fall Seminar page.

ODOT enables L2C

The ODOT CORS/VRS team has enabled the L2C signal on their CORS stations. This signal is now available to the ODOT VRS users to enhance their network corrections. Users who wish to use L2C may experience improved connectivity near tree canopy. As always, we ask that before you enable changes to your controller configurations you conduct tests to insure the results you are getting meet your accuracy expectations.

For feedback or questions, please contact Ray Foos, P.S. or David Beiter, P.E. at the ODOT Office of CADD and Mapping Services.

April CPD workshops offered

The Ohio Valley Chapter if offering a 7 CPD hour workshop April 29 in Marietta. Sign up today!

April 29, Marietta, OH – Presented by Ohio Valley Chapter
Ohio’s Original Land Subdivisions with James L. Williams

PLSO Hosts CPD Workshop April 29 in Toledo

PLSO will offer a one-day workshop worth 7 hours of CPD credit on Friday, April 29th at the Hilton Garden Inn Levis Commons in Perrysburg, OH.
CLICK HERE for the detailed descriptions and instructor bios

CLICK HERE for the PDF Registration Form

CLICK HERE for ONLINE REGISTRATION with credit card payment.
Please note: Non-Members will incur additional processing fees when using online registration. These fees are collected by the online registration provider. To avoid this, use the PDF registration form. PLSO Members fees are waived as a benefit of membership.

New Scholarship Fund at University of Akron honors Besch

A scholarship fund for military veterans has been established in honor of T. Michael Besch.  Veterans who enroll in the Surveying, Mapping and GIS program will be eligible to apply for the scholarship.  The award, honoring Besch’s commitment to the Surveying profession and his long standing military career, was unveiled at the Western Reserve Chapter’s annual dinner on Saturday, January 23, 2016.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP AND HOW YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

State Board Issues ALTA Advisory

The State Board recently issued an important advisory opinion for Ohio surveyors on the preparation of ALTA Surveys.  To read the document in its entirety CLICK HERE

Historic Marker Dedicated

The Northwest Ohio and Toledo Chapters of PLSO participated in the dedication of an Ohio Historic Marker on Saturday, March 21 at the Ohio-Michigan state line.  Led by the efforts of PLSO Member Joe Fenicle, PS, the marker commemorates the 1815 survey of the Michigan Meridian and the 1915 Ohio-Michigan state line survey.  Thanks to all who attended!  Look for more on this recognition of these important surveys in the Spring issue of Ohio Surveying News.

Ohio “side” of the marker.

Michigan “side” of marker.

A great crowd braved the weather to attend the ceremony.