• The UConn Plant Science  Department announces the availability of Soil Formation and Classification (formerly PLSC 205), 3 credits, this fall. This is a course that is required if one wants to be a certified soil scientist in the state of CT, so  interested surveyors should take advantage of this opportunity. We only offer it in alternate years, so tell them to act now to ensure complete satisfaction. But wait, there's more! This class is scheduled 5-6:30 on Thursday and 9-1 on Saturday for lab, which makes it available for people who are working and need to come in to the University just for the course. 

• This Fall there is a one-time opportunity to take a NRME geomatics course in observation adjustments. Observation adjustments is a course specifically on how to apply least squares adjustments to land mensuration observations such as those collected with total stations and GNSS receivers.

The course has no prerequisites but some familiarity with statistics will be helpful. There will be a little spreadsheet programming but students will be given least squares software for the more complicated adjustments.

The course number is NRME 5695, 3 credits, TTh, 12:30-1:00. The course will be taught by Rich Vannozzi, who has taught this before at Wentworth College in Boston, where he ran the surveying program. Rich is a licensed professional surveyor with 20 years experience in field practice and adjustments.

• 2008 MALSCE Convention
November 6-7, 2008
Radisson Horet Plymouth Harbor
180 Water Street
Plymouth, MA

MALSCE Convention Highlights

• One-Day Hands-On GIS Workshop taught by ESRI on November 6 and 7
• Outstanding Legal and Technical Sessions on November 7. 
• Exhibitors, Awards Lunch and Networking