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NSPS
Today’s installment (Episode 13) of “Future Focus” features NSPS Executive Director Curt Sumner and his guest, current NSPS President Lisa Van Horn. Curt and Lisa recently sat down to chat about what has been happening within NSPS and how the profession and organization are changing with the times. Thanks for listening to “Surveyor Says!”
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As a member of the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL), NCEES would like to share a news release from ARPL announcing the results of new opinion research. This research measured public attitudes on deregulation of professional licensing.
The survey comes as state legislatures across the nation consider legislation to weaken or eliminate licensing requirements for complex, highly technical professions like engineers, surveyors, architects, landscape architects, and CPAs.
The results show that voters recognize professional licensing is the best way to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare and they want it to remain rigorous.
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NSPS Government Affairs Consultant John Palatiello is scheduled to testify on USGS 3DEP Thursday morning before the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. NSPS is an active member of the (3DEP) Coalition supporting the U.S. Geological Survey's 3D Elevation Program The hearing, focused on the FY2021 Appropriations for the Department of the Interior, will be webcast and archived on the House Committee website, so plan to tune in Thursday morning!
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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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News about the Department of the Interior (DOI) grounding its fleet of drones made headlines late last year, but the language used by the DOI positioned it as more of a review than a suspension. That leeway has been removed now that Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has signed Secretary's Order 3379. The directive orders the cessation of non-emergency unmanned aircraft systems fleet operations. The statement confirms that drones will be able to be used in emergency situations, although that will require the department to go through its own waiver process. Those situations are defined as fighting wildfires, search and rescue, and dealing with natural disasters that may threaten life or property. How long this review will take and what exactly it will look like has not been defined, but it is clear that getting the DOI’s drone fleet back into the air for routine operations is going to take some time.
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NSPS
We currently have Forestry, Smart Cities, New York and Crime Scene posters!! Get them while they are still in stock.
Order yours today at www.getkidsintosurvey.com. If you are looking for more than 20 of each please contact Trish Milburn.
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Once a year, the NOAA hydrographic community, those who measure and describe the features of the seafloor to update nautical charts and support a variety of sciences, meets at the Field Procedures Workshop to not only share information, but have frank discussions about their challenges and the path forward in preparation for the upcoming hydrographic field season. Themes of this year’s workshop include: 1) the Presidential Memorandum on Ocean Mapping of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Shoreline and Nearshore of Alaska; 2) unmanned systems for hydrography; 3) innovative use of boat-mounted lidar for precise port mapping; and 3) plans to sunset raster nautical chart production. With these themes in mind, attendees are discussing best practices, aligning technology with policy, future plans and strategies, and flagging needed changes in NOAA’s documented requirements and procedures. Workshop attendees include NOAA leadership, survey technicians and ship crews, navigation response teams, representatives from hydrographic data centers, project managers, shoreline mapping experts, hydrographic survey contractors, NOAA software developers, commercial software developers, and sonar manufacturers.
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NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently met with Desi Maes (R), a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 24th Congressional District of Texas. This is an open seat caused by the decision of current Congressman Kenny Marchant (R) to retire at the end of this Congress. Mr. Maes was an Army Green Beret, Ranger, and Infantry Commander who served his country for 20 years. After retiring from the United States Military in 2005, Maes was an entrepreneur establishing two successful businesses following his tenure as a corporate executive at two Fortune 500 companies. The primary in Texas 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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A limited supply of Yetis is available in 20 oz. and 30 oz. sizes. Visit the NSPS website to get yours today!
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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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Use of CST Continues to Grow! Check Out How it Benefits Individuals and Companies!
https://www.nsps.us.com/page/GetCertified
Directions Magazine
Whether you are considering a full-scale move to the cloud, testing a hybrid solution or simply using the cloud for stand-alone projects or divisions, it is imperative to communicate the justification for the move. Use these resources to help prepare your C-suite presentation and download a template to make sure you cover all the key points as well as address the most commonly asked business questions around GIS cloud migration.
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Information Week
Enterprise information technology and business teams may be looking for ways that analytics and machine learning can make a difference in their organizations. Maybe they've cherry-picked a few pilot projects to fit with their industries or processes. Chatbots are big. Next best offers in online stores have also been popular. But today we can see another big use case for analytics in the headlines. It is unfolding across the globe as health organizations and governments track the spread of a new virus known as the 2019 novel coronavirus.
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One of my favorite parts of the day is opening up LinkedIn and Instagram where I can admire the lives of surveyors around the world.
You work in some of the most beautiful places ... and not-so-beautiful places. I get to see how deep the passion is for the surveying industry, your willingness to share advice with people on the other side of the world, and, professionally, how equipment is being used. Our world has never been more connected.
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Smart Cities Dive
California has adopted a massive, interactive online database of location-based government data that includes over 1,200 publicly available data sets from 25 state entities. The California State Geoportal collects geospatial data from government agencies including housing, water, transportation and health information. The data is compatible with geolocation software and is designed to be shared, layered onto maps and analyzed.
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GPS World
A testbed in an active urban center can show real-world effects on GNSS as an aid for developing autonomous systems for green mobility, smart-city applications or transportation, to name a few.
Sited in Denmark, the 600-square-kilometer Testbed in Aarhus for Precision Positioning and Autonomous Systems covers both a densely populated city center and suburbs, a large industrial harbor and parts of Aarhus Bay.
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Point of Beginning
Johns Hopkins University and Saint Louis University have been added to the USGIF's growing Collegiate Accreditation Program. The University of Missouri accreditation was renewed.
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation announced its accreditation of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Mo., and Johns Hopkins University at their Washington, D.C. campus, under its Collegiate Accreditation Program.
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| President, Lisa Van Horn (WI) |
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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Note: NSPS members may receive calls from MultiView sales associates regarding advertising opportunities in News & Views. MultiView, a partner of NSPS, produces the News & Views newsbrief each week.
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