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The ballots have been cast, and the Teller's Committee is confirming the tally. That task should be completed this week, so in next week's edition of NSPS News & Views, we should be able to disclose the results. Thanks to all who voted! Unfortunately, a relatively small number of NSPS members participated in the election.
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Be sure to mark your calendar to attend this 2017 joint NSPS/MAPPS event. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Silver Spring hotel in Silver Spring, MD.
It will begin on Sunday March 12 with a field trip for the Student Competition participants and a reception for them in the evening.
Activities on Monday March 13 will include the NSPS Student Competition, along with some general sessions, followed by the first of two activities we are calling Tech-time (sort of like the speed dating concept) which, instead of an exhibit hall, is set up for "round-table" type conversations between company/agency representatives talking with a few people at a time for about 15 minutes, after which the attendees will move to the next table, and so on. During these sessions, appointments can be made for later in the week for attendees to have a more in-depth conversation with these representatives.
On Tuesday March 14, there will be federal agency briefings, a practice management seminar for Surveyors, and the Lobby Day briefing in the afternoon, followed by a reception. On Wednesday March 15, those going to Lobby Day will head to Capitol Hill, while another workshop (still being confirmed) is planned for those who do not "go the Hill." Late that afternoon (4 PM-7 PM) there will be another Tech-time session.
In compliance with the vote taken by the NSPS Board of Directors in Arizona last fall, the NSPS meetings portion of the event will begin on Thursday March 16 with NSPS Committee meetings throughout the day, and continue on Friday March 17. The State Executives Forum is also scheduled for Thursday March 16.
The NSPS Annual General Membership meeting and the NSPS Board of Directors meeting will be held on Saturday, March 18.
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xyHt magazine has published its 2017 list of "40 Under Forty" geospatial professionals. Like the 2016 edition, the 2017 list includes 40 individuals under the age of 40 from all around the world who are excelling in our profession. As he did in 2016, xyHt's Gavin Schrock will join host Curt Sumner for a conversation about those selected, as well as about a forecast for 2017 from a group of industry leaders.
To listen to archives of previous shows, visit americaswebradio.com/nsps-radio-hour. Archives for each show are typically available for listening within a few days after the show airs.
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Before the Christmas holiday, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4465, the "Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (FASTA) of 2016," and H.R. 6451, the "Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016." As outlined last week in News and Views, the bills will improve the Federal government’s inventory of real estate it owns by requiring the General Services Administration to create and publish a single, comprehensive database of all federal real properties, including whether those properties are excess, surplus, underutilized, or unutilized to prevent a future stockpiling of unused and underutilized property. An improved federal real property inventory has been a major NSPS legislative priority. President Obama highlighted key provisions of the new law in his signing statement.
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Also in late December, President Barack Obama signed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. The new law authorizes $170 million for communities facing drinking water emergencies, including funding for Flint, Michigan, to recover from the lead contamination in its drinking water system. In his signing statement, Obama wrote, "It authorizes vital water projects across the country to restore watersheds, improve waterways and flood control, and improve drinking water infrastructure." NSPS, working as a member of the Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES), won a victory when the WIIN included a Program For Rehabilitation Of High Hazard Potential Dams that carried with it a requirement for qualifications based selection, under the "Brooks Act" for grant recipients, when awarding any "contract and subcontract for program management, construction management, planning studies, feasibility studies, architectural services, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, and related services."
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NSPS recognizes and supports the premise that every individual has the right to protect their personal data, including data that describes their "location." The intertwined nature of how surveying and other geospatial and GIS data could impact citizen privacy and, and has been the focus of threatened regulation by a variety of Federal entities, the NSPS Board in March endorsed a best practices guideline, which is now published on the NSPS website. The purpose of the document is to assist members with how to collect, store, apply, or disseminate different types of geolocation information and when prior consent of the individual of whom it describes should be obtained. This guideline is intended to define best practices for surveyors to protect individual citizen personal privacy when handling geospatial data.
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No matter what the future holds, prepare to meet challenges head on. Future-proof your resume by becoming a Certified Survey Technician (CST). This unique four-level certification program indicates official recognition by NSPS that a person can perform surveying tasks at a specific technical level.
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Did you know that the CST exam is offered year-round?
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Of course, the future is impossible to completely predict, but certain factors that drive markets and services are inevitable and therefore should not be overlooked. Chief among these drivers is the immutable fact that people age, and they continue to age. We know when people were born, how many were born in any given year, when they will enter key periods in their lives, and when they will seek certain types of goods and services.
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Directions Magazine
For land surveyors, and other mapping and measurement professionals, photo capture of 3-D environments can seem like yet another sudden and threatening arrival of a disruptive technology. On the one hand, the use of just a "pretty good" digital camera, plus software, to create accurate 3-D models of complex environments seems to threaten existing investment in laser scanning equipment. On the other hand, this new solution seems to take complex reality capture out of the hands of trained professionals.
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Point of Beginning
Each year, POB asks land surveyors and geospatial professionals about their current and expected capital spending. Based on 2016 actual spending and projected spending for 2017, respondents are coming off a year of high equipment and software acquisition expecting to continue strong spending. While many report they are replacing outdated equipment or upgrading, there is also some significant technology gain in first-time purchases.
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Sensors & Systems
In recent years, the news media portrayed unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as "drones," as the technology of choice to take aerial images (photos and/or videos) of everything under the sun, from sporting events to weddings, surveys, real estate, construction monitoring, and so on.
Unless operated indoors, UASs fly in the National Air Space, which is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Inside GNSS
The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center says it continues to work on GPS III ceramic capacitor testing and plans to have an updated launch schedule published late next month.
As Inside GNSS reported, the first GPS III satellite's delivery, originally scheduled for August, was delayed by four months because of a Lockheed Martin subcontractor's failure to test a ceramic capacitor.
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Airports are key components of the global transportation infrastructure. They are complex, expensive investments that require tight management. In order to achieve efficient operations and optimized return on investment, it's essential to have accurate, up-to-date information on the broad range of assets and facilities.
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