Brown Bag Lunch https://www.samsog.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=995342 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:30:47 GMT Thu, 8 Jan 2015 13:45:33 GMT Copyright © 2015 Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia Brown Bag Lunch https://www.samsog.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=995342 https://www.samsog.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=995342 I would like to know if there is any interest to attend brown bag lunches to work through selected sections/topics of the GDOT InRoads Survey Data Processing Guidelines and the GDOT Survey Manual.  My goal will be to use these brown bag session to improve staff ability to complete deliverables efficiently and to also learn from each other to see what works best.  Each brown bag session would focus on a particular topic, limited to one hour, hosted at various company offices and vendors locations every 1-2 months.   

Who is interested?

what are peoples thoughts? 

 

I look forward to hearing peoples responses and hopefully setting up a brown bag lunch soon and to figuring out what topics people would like to cover. 

Scott North

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Listed below are topics that will be covered for the upcoming brownbag sessions for survey consultants working on GDOT projects.   

1. Features - DTM
2. Crossing Segments - DTM
3. Cogo Points – ALG
4. File names – DTM/ALG
5. Feature Style/Descriptions - ALG
6. Alignments - ALG
7. Cross Section/Profile Surface - DTM
8. Exterior Boundary - DTM
9. Properties - DTM
10. Survey Defined Codes - DTM
11. Point #’s - ALG
12. Spikes in DTM - DTM
13. Mismatched Elevations - DTM
14. Duplicate Features - DTM
15. Cogo Buffer - ALG
16. Duplicate Points - ALG
17. Prefixes - ALG
18. Data Separated between files – ALG
19. Compressing DTM - DTM
20. Symbology - DTM
21. Data on Layers - DTM
22. Triangles (trimmed) - DTM

My initial approach will be to work through the labs that DOT provides to cover these topics, i am also open to any suggestions.

Requests:
- Send me an email if you are interested in hosting one of the brown bag sessions
- Email me if you are interested in attending as this will enable me to get an idea of a headcount to determine the location for the 1st session.

Regards,

Scott C. North,
Merrick & Company
Direct: 678-281-0910
scott.north@merrick.com
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The first brown bag session for GDOT database surveys is scheduled to be held on December 17th. Details for the meeting are as follows

Location: Merrick & Company, Main Conference Room

Address: 3575 Koger Boulevard, Gwinnett Building, Suite 235, Duluth, GA 30096-7983

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Topic: Start working through the following topics as we progress through each meeting

1. Features - DTM
2. Crossing Segments - DTM
3. Cogo Points – ALG
4. File names – DTM/ALG
5. Feature Style/Descriptions - ALG
6. Alignments - ALG
7. Cross Section/Profile Surface - DTM
8. Exterior Boundary - DTM
9. Properties - DTM
10. Survey Defined Codes - DTM
11. Point #’s - ALG
12. Spikes in DTM - DTM
13. Mismatched Elevations - DTM
14. Duplicate Features - DTM
15. Cogo Buffer - ALG
16. Duplicate Points - ALG
17. Prefixes - ALG
18. Data Separated between files – ALG
19. Compressing DTM - DTM
20. Symbology - DTM
21. Data on Layers - DTM
22. Triangles (trimmed) - DTM

Please RSVP if you plan to attend. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting

Scott C. North, PLS, CFedS
Merrick & Company
3575 Koger Boulevard
Gwinnett Building, Suite 235
Duluth, GA 30096-7983
Direct: 678-281-0910 Cell: 404-416-3675
Main: 404-739-5100 Fax: 678-281-1142

scott.north@merrick.com

 www.merrick.com

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Another SAMSOG Brown Bag Session has been schedule, As a follow-up to requests from the previous brown bag session GDOT staff will be discussing the process to review a consultants submitted Survey Database. See below for details for the next meeting are:

Date: February 18th , 2015

Location: GDOT Support/Location Bureau, Round Room

Address: 3993 Aviation Circle, Atlanta, GA 30336

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Topic: GDOT Review Process of Survey Database Deliverables (1 PDH), Staff members from GDOT will look at a survey database and go through the steps they follow when reviewing a survey database submitted by consultants.

We are asking for a consultant to volunteer a database they have worked on or are currently working on (close to submittal) to be used for the brown bag session. The consultants name and project location will be removed, if interested please contact Scott North.

Meetings are free and open to anyone who is interested. However, you must RSVP (scott.north@merrick.com) for each session you will be attending due to space limitations. If you have signed up and cannot attend, please be considerate by finding a substitute or cancelling your registration to allow another to come in your place.

These are "brown bag" sessions. You must supply your own lunch. Snack and drink machines will be available on site

Direct your questions and comments for this event to Scott North (scott.north@merrick.com)
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