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Education
Annual Conference
The PLSO 2012 Annual Conference — hosted by the Central Ohio Chapter — will be held Feb. 8-11, 2012 at The Conference Center at NorthPointe in Columbus. Continuing professional development sessions will include Analyzing Data with Kevin Chappell, Courthouse Research with Dean Ringle, The Historic National Road, Mobile Mapping, Mock Trial, Point Clouds and Terrestrial Scanning with Shawn Spencer, State Board Update and Ethics with John Greenhalge and Survey by Meriwether Lewis of the Cumberland Gap with Lorna Hainesworth. The PLSO exam refresher course also will be offered. Attendees will earn 21 CPDs.
A PDF registration form, online registration, conference session descriptions and speaker biographies are now available on the Annual Conference page. Conference handouts are now posted on the PLSO website on a password-protected page for registrants only. Call the PLSO office if you are registered and did not get an e-mail with the password.
FOR REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITOR INFORMATION, CLICK HERE.
Book Orders
The PLSO book order form is linked online for anyone wanting to order surveying books. Some of the book titles include Ohio Surveying Laws, Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms, and Original Ohio Land Subdivisions. Call the PLSO office at 614-761-2313 for more information.
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House Bill 32 was signed by Gov. John Kasich Feb. 21, 2012. The signed bill did include the amendment that was secured by PLSO.
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PLSO members now can check the members-only section for job postings. The first job for a licensed professional surveyor was posted Feb. 22, 2012. Click the “Advertise with PLSO” button on the home page for more information about posting a job.
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The Federal Communications Commission issued a public notice Feb. 15, 2012 proposing that it withdraw the January 2011 waiver that allowed LightSquared to proceed with its planned wireless network and modify LightSquared’s satellite license to prohibit LightSquared from building any ground-based wireless network.
This is a great step forward for protecting GPS from interference. But it is not the final step. The FCC is now seeking public comment on its two proposals. (more…)
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The PLSO 2011 Annual Report was made available to members at the Annual Conference Feb. 8-11, 2012 in Columbus. The report is now available electronically and was uploaded to the members-only section of the PLSO website. Included in the booklet are reports from the president, executive director, committees and chapters. Check out the annual report to learn the latest from the PLSO.
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The Jan. 31, 2012 Coalition to Save Our GPS Clips included excerpts from a series of articles regarding LightSquared including the Federal Communications Commisssion is seeking public comment on a petition for declaratory ruling by LightSquared that says GPS receivers aren’t entitled to protection from interference. Read LightSquared’s Petition for Declaratory Relief.
The FCC has asked for comments related to LightSquared’s claim that, “Commercial GPS receivers are not licensed, do not operate under any service rules, and thus are not entitled to any interference protection whatsoever,” requesting that the FCC “not grant interference protection to global positioning systems”. (more…)
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The Ohio Senate amendment was proposed to be added to House Bill 32 by Sen. David Burke at the Senate Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Committee at a hearing Jan. 24, 2012. The amendment was accepted by the committee, and the bill was passed out of committee with a favorable recommendation to the Senate. (more…)
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