Articling Application Notice
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Those wishing to article must submit the completed forms ( PART I only - in the attached notice) to the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors by no later than Friday, May 7, 2021.
The Academic and Experience Requirements Committee will consider the Applications at its meeting scheduled for July 8, 2021.
Do not hesitate to contact Lena if you have any questions or concerns.
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National Dig Safe Month
from Ontario OneCall
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April is National Dig Safe Month. The financial burden of damage to underground infrastructures in Ontario is estimated at over $667 million in 2018 with 5,042 reported incidents. No matter how small or shallow the digging is, Ontario homeowners eager to start landscaping and outdoor renovation projects are urged to Call or Click Before You Dig as part of "Dig Safe" month this April. Please find attached a press release from Ontario OneCall.
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Covid-19 Information
from MTO
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Good afternoon,
We understand that some public health units may be reaching out to employers and/or industries with requests to provide estimates of essential workers that would soon be eligible for vaccination in their areas.
Given this, your members may wish to begin assembling this information in anticipation of local public health requests or to proactively reach out to local public health unit(s) within the geographic areas where their employees typically work, to identify information that would support public health in their planning and any documentation they may require to demonstrate that an individual is eligible for the vaccine under the Phase 2 rollout. For example, this may be a confirmation letter from the employer indicating that the individual is an essential worker.
The Ministry of Transportation is providing this information for your awareness. We encourage you to discuss with the PHU what type of documentation they may be seeking. For example, this may be a confirmation letter from the employer indicating that the individual is an essential worker.
Sincerely,
Steven McInnis, P.Eng.
Director
Design and Engineering Branch
Transportation Infrastructure Management Division
Ministry of Transportation
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ECLIPSE COLLEGE
Infrastructure Asset Management in a Geomatics Context, "What is Asset Management"
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Dr. Robert Radovanovic from Eclipse College is hosting a small presentation on 'What is Asset Management' for surveyors and geomatics folks. It will be next Wed, April 21 at 4:30 pm (MST) / 6:30 pm (EST). The presentation will be through Eclipse College, so no cost to attend,
Presentation Details:
Sustainable development of infrastructure is becoming increasingly important, and Geomatics professionals have the potential to play an important role in the emerging field of Infrastructure Asset Management (IAM). IAM involves not only the inventory, mapping and condition assessment of assets like roads, bridges and utilities, but the development and maintenance of GIS and database management systems to analyze collected data and even stakeholder engagement and policy development work with communities to make sure their IAM practices match their needs.
This presentation provides an overview of the field of Infrastructure Asset Management and illustrates its strong linkages with geomatics and land surveying practice. It will be of particular interest to practitioners currently involved in municipal-facing work, or anyone interested in emerging fields of practice.
Eclipse College's Meeting
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
You can also dial in using your phone.
Canada: +1 (647) 497-9373
Access Code: 110-986-173
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GeoIgnite Conference 2021:
Canada's National Geospatial Conference
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Highlights of this conference that might be of interest can be found in the links below.
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Fleming College
Call for Volunteers
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Fleming College is convening an Industry Reference Group to support the development of a new Survey Technology program to be delivered at the college's Frost Campus in Lindsay. The college is seeking 5 volunteers from the AOLS membership to provide input from the industry on topics such as trends in the industry, job opportunities, and program requirements. We are interested in having surveyors who practice in geodesy, hydrography, photogrammetry and GIM in addition to cadastral on the panel. Total time commitment would be approximately 4 hours spread over two 1-1.5 hr meetings, plus an hour to review documents, although there is opportunity to provide more input if desired or to join the Program Advisory Committee as the launch date approaches. If you are interested in participating, please contact Kris McBride at kristine.mcbride@flemingcollege.ca. The target for holding the first meeting is early May, so attendees should confirm their interest by April 30.
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CIG-YORKU: GeoTalks Webinar Series
April 21, 2021
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The upcoming webinar will be Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 3:00 pm EDT
GeoTalks Webinar is a biweekly virtual seminar series organized by York University Geomatics Engineering and CIG Toronto Branch
About this Event:
Speaker Burns Foster, B.S.E, Innovation Manager, Teledyne CARIS
Burns Foster is the Innovation Manager for Teledyne Geospatial. His primary responsibility involves developing new products and services outside of Geospatial' s core competencies, with a focus on novel applications of Machine Learning technologies across the entire Geospatial domain.
He previously spent five years as the Product Manager for HIPS and SIPS, Teledyne CARIS' flagship processing software suite.
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GeoTalks Webinar is a biweekly virtual seminar series organized by York University Geomatics Engineering and Canadian Institute of Geomatics Toronto Branch. The seminars will host industry leaders and entrepreneurs in Geomatics and explore geospatial science and engineering.
We will invite industry leaders in Canada and worldwide who introduce their latest development of cutting-edge geospatial technologies through this seminar series. The topics that will be discussed during this seminar series cover a range of Geomatics fields, including:
- GeoAI
- Internet of Things
- Mobile Mapping
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Autonomous Navigation and Transportation
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Geographical Information Systems
- Satellite Image Data Processing
- Global Navigation Satellite System
- Mobility Data Analytics
- Surveying Engineering
- Critical Asset Management
- Smart City and Urban Planning
The eight GeoTalks Webinar will begin on April 21, 2021 on from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST.
We will welcome the undergraduate and graduate students from York University as well as all levels of audiences who are interested in Geomatics Science and Engineering.
To access our webinar, please register here.
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Presentation on Ticks
from: Hugh Coutts on behalf of the Ontario Beekeepers' Association (but relevant to surveyors)
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A reminder that ticks are back in action, so watch for these little creatures in your beeyards. Keep the grass low, wear long pants, elastics on your cuffs and use a bug spray if you have some.
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