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Submitted by Jim Nadeau, PLS, CFM, Realtor - NSPS TMAC Representative
NOTE: Apologies to readers regarding timing for publication of this report.
Since our last In-Person meeting on July 31 & August 1, 2019, each of the three sub-committees participated in 3-5 virtual meetings. The purpose of the virtual meetings was to review past Council recommendations and identify which were most relevant to the 2019 Tasking Memo, dated July 8, 2019. At the December In-Person meeting, each sub-committee shared with the council which of the past recommendations would be best addressed in FY2020, beyond FY2020, or should be merged with other similar recommendations. Through Council vote, a consolidated list was identified as council recommendations to be addressed in FY2020. Copies of the 2018 TMAC Annual Report were provided to council members upon departure from the meeting.
TMAC will submit a summary report to FEMA that includes past TMAC recommendations and newly identified topic areas that are relevant to the future vision of the flood hazard mapping program.
Look in an upcoming edition of NSPS News & Views for a report on the virtual TMAC meeting held on January 9, 2020.
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John "JB" Byrd, the registered Federal lobbyist for NSPS, has been recognized on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of his service with John M. Palatiello & Associates (JMP&A), Inc., NSPS's government affairs consultants. Byrd joined JMP&A in 2005 after service on the staff of Senator George Allen (R-VA). As the lobbyist for NSPS since 2013, JB has increased the visibility and policy success of NSPS and the surveying profession.
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Today’s episode will be a combination of two in our series, “The Young Surveyor’s Network Edition” and “Future Focus.” The guests for this conversation are Ben and Cameron Lowe, identical twins from the great state of Texas, and second-generation surveyors. Sit back and enjoy the raw energy and passion in the story of these two young surveyors. Thanks for listening!
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Please help us reach our goal of $75,000 by the end of 2020! Considering joining our current Jefferson Club members with an annual donation of $500.00. We would like to thank our current Jefferson Club members.
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Do you know someone between the ages of 12-15 who loves nature, math, technology or art? Berntsen wants to know their thoughts on what the Survey Industry will be like in the future, and their monumental design ideas. Encourage them to submit their original artwork for the first Surveying the Future bronze medallion of the decade.
From among all the entries, fifteen (15) designs will be selected by a jury and presented for voting. During National Surveyor's Week (March15-21),surveyors will choose the winner from among those designs using a web-based ballot. The winner will be announced at the end of National Surveyor's Week 2020. See competition details.
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NSPS has cosigned a Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC) letter, sent to the leadership of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, supportive of H.R. 5644, the “Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act” introduced earlier this month by Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Mark Meadows (R-NC). As introduced, the bipartisan legislation would improve the procurement process for federally funded construction-related projects. If passed, it would ban federal agencies from using reverse auctions to award design and construction contracts. The Senate passed its version of the bill in late December. NSPS has been working on this legislation to prohibit reverse auctions for A/E services, including for surveying and mapping. NSPS and COFPAES have long opposed reverse auctions, citing their violation of the qualifications based selection (QBS) process codified in the Brooks Act.
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The long standing Certified Hydrographer program is cosponsored by NSPS and The Hydrographic Society of America.
Click on the link to learn more about its history dating back to 1981. For details about the program, visit the NSPS website (www.nsps.us.com) and in the top navigation bar select “Programs”, then “Hydrographer Certification”, then select from the respective options for specific details.
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently published a report on "geodetic infrastructure." The international geodetic infrastructure is a set of measurement techniques used to determine Earth’s orientation in space, its gravitational field, and the positions of reference points on Earth, among other information. Although it is largely invisible, it is the foundation of many areas of scientific research and their applications. A new report assesses the current capabilities of the geodetic infrastructure in meeting the requirements of high-priority science questions for 2017-2027. The report finds that many of those questions can be supported by the existing geodetic infrastructure, as long as it is maintained. However, answering important questions about sea-level rise, water resources, geological hazards, and other topics will require enhancements to the geodetic infrastructure. Both maintenance and enhancement efforts will require collaboration among international partners and many U.S. federal agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Open data, accurate and open software, and a skilled workforce capable of developing and implementing improvements also will be necessary.
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NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently met with Joey Osborne (R), a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina. This is an open seat caused by the decision of current Congressman Mark Meadows (R) to retire at the end of this Congress. Mr. Osborne is an entrepreneur in the pest control business, and is a general aviation pilot. The primary in North Carolina is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Click here to learn more about the NSPS PAC, the Jefferson Club, and NSPS PAC Chairman Jon Warren's "Drive to 75" Campaign.
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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.
Show what you can do! Decide between the field or office track. Visit http://www.cstnsps.com for details.
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Did you know that some state surveying societies offer the CST exam during their annual conferences. Check with your state society to inquire about whether it is among that group.
Inside GNSS
At least two different classes of GNSS analysis software exist, although some tools support multiple objectives. The first class includes tools that predict GNSS performance based on propagating GNSS satellite orbits and calculating GNSS performance factors at specific user locations and times based on the projected locations of GNSS satellites (“satellite geometries”). The second class focuses on analysis of previously-collected GNSS measurements converted into a standard data format.
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Sensors & Systems
Rising sea levels, a direct impact of the Earth's warming climate, is intensifying coastal flooding. The findings of a new study show that the projected negative economy-wide effects of coastal flooding are already significant until 2050, but are then predicted to increase substantially toward the end of the century if no further climate action on mitigation and adaptation is taken.
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Tech Insider via Florida International University
Sea levels are rising, and Miami is ground zero, a hard fact to imagine and even harder to stomach. We have the data, but for most, numbers alone don’t form a complete story.
In the latest Tech Insider video, "How Artists and Scientists are Tackling Miami’s Rising Sea Levels," researchers Jennifer Fu and Levente Juhasz from FIU Libraries’ GIS Center join artists and scientists to discuss the creative ways they are crafting a more visual, compelling and oftentimes grim story of sea level rise in Miami.
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Tech Crunch
Descartes Labs, a well-funded startup based in New Mexico, provides businesses with geospatial data and the tools to analyze it in order to make business decisions. The company announced the launch of its Descartes Labs Platform, which promises to bring its data together with all of the tools data scientists — including those with no background in analyzing this kind of information — would need to work with these images to analyze them and build machine learning models based on the data in them.
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St. Louis Magazine
When elected officials and members of the intelligence community gathered in North St. Louis to break ground at the site of the new Next NGA West facility, it was a historic moment. With a $1.75 billion price tag, the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency campus will be St. Louis’ biggest federal investment project. The largest NGA headquarters outside of Washington, D.C., the new building is a strong visual indication that St. Louis is ready to take the lead in the geospatial sector.
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Director, Cotton Jones (WY) |
| President-Elect, Mark Sargent (NH) |
Director, Thomas Brooks (AL) |
| Vice President, Tim Burch (IL) |
Director, Bob Neathamer (OR) |
| Treasurer, Bob Miller (PA) |
Director, Danny Martinez (NE) |
| Secretary, Craig Amey (MI) |
Executive Director, Curt Sumner (MD) |
| Immediate Past President, Kim Leavitt (ID) |
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