Happy New Year!

As we step into the fresh beginnings of 2024, we want to take a moment to extend our warmest New Year greetings.

May this year bring you prosperity, health, and many opportunities to thrive. We look forward to what we will accomplish together in 2024. Here's to a year of innovation, collaboration, and growth!

2024 Council Members

Penny Connors, Registrar

The following candidates have been nominated for AOLS Council 2024. Please note that all the candidates have been acclaimed and therefore no election will be necessary.

President: Amar Loai, O.L.S., O.L.I.P. (Toronto)

Vice-President:  Saša Krcmar, O.L.S., O.L.I.P. (Toronto) 

Members of Council:   

Gavin Seaman, O.L.S., O.L.I.P. (London)

Peter Nielsen, O.L.S., O.L.I.P. (Ottawa)

Regulation 1026 states that:

"The Registrar shall add to the list of candidates for a position in any year the name of any member eligible for election and whose nomination, signed by ten members eligible for election, accompanied by a written consent to be a candidate, is received by the Registrar on or before December 15 in that year." (Sec. 5(5), Regulation 1026) 

Introducing OnLand's Enhanced Pre-approval Service: Streamline Your Land Registration Process

Ken Wilkinson, OLS

Based on the success of the plan pre-approval by email service, ServiceOntario is now able to offer an improved pre-approval service through the OnLand portal.

After January 15, 2024, please submit all pre-approvals for survey plans, documents related to both subdivision and condominium registrations, and LTCQ to LT+ applications, through the OnLand portal using the Plan Pre-approval Request Form.

This new pre-approval service will require professional clients to complete a short checklist related to the submission confirming that the plan or application is ready to be submitted. 

This checklist should be completed by the professional responsible for the submission.

Moving pre-approval to the OnLand portal is another step towards making OnLand a one-stop location for obtaining land registration services.

Survey Law 2

Izaak de Rijcke, OLS

Survey Law 2 builds on the foundation laid out in the prerequisite course: Survey Law 1, with a special emphasis on evaluation of evidence and special circumstances encountered in problematic and natural boundaries.

This course will be taught online Wednesday evenings by Izaak de Rijcke, starting January 10, 2024. For more information, consult the syllabus. Please go to Four Point Learning to register.

Drone Mapping: How to Select a LiDAR System

Dr. Ahmed El-Rabbany, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Toronto Metropolitan University

Selecting a survey-grade LiDAR system for drone-based topographic mapping can be challenging, especially when the system’s data sheet is difficult to read and/or lacks critical information. To appropriately select a commercial drone LiDAR system, users should consider the characteristics of four different sensors, namely the LiDAR sensor itself, the GNSS system, the inertial measurement unit (IMU), and the RGB camera. In addition, the accompanying software and its capabilities, including strip adjustment, are critical elements to consider. As a plus, a mission planning software, perhaps from the same manufacturer, should also be considered.

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News from 1043

Retirements and Resignations

David Wilton, 1612, July 7, 2023

Richard Gauthier, 1762, December 29, 2023

Jaime Gelbloom, 1808, December 30, 2023

Nancy Grozelle, 1824, December 31, 2023

Patrick Woolley, 1645, December 31, 2023

Sasenaraine Ramsamooj, 1561, December 31, 2023

Brian Kerr, 1352, December 31, 2023

Tony Sani, CR12, December 31, 2023

Hugh Coutts, 1837, December 31, 2023

Brian J. Maloney, 1549, January 1, 2024

Drew Annable, 1434, January 1, 2024

Steve Balaban, 1592, January 1, 2024

Jennifer Humber, 2425, January 1, 2024

Adam King, 1972, January 1, 2024

David Wylie, 1820, January 1, 2024

Surveyors In Transit

Ashraf Rizk is now the CofA Holder for J.H. Gelbloom Surveying Limited

Ario Hadian is no longer with J.D. Barnes Limited

Records of W.J. Johnston Surveying Ltd. is now with IBW Surveyors Ltd. in Kingston, ON

Adam Paine is no longer with GeoVerra (ON) Ltd.

Piotr Banaszek is no longer with Tulloch Geomatics Inc.