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The latest Get Kids Into Survey! Forestry and Civil posters are now available! Posters can be ordered at www.getkidsintosurvey.com. The Smart Cities and Mining posters are also still available.
Contact Trish Milburn if you have any questions or would like larger quantities.
NSPS
The overarching need to include timely and accurate surveying, mapping and geospatial data to plan, design, build, operate and maintain new and existing infrastructure will be the message NSPS members deliver to Congress during the society’s "Day on the Hill," April 9. The need for accurate location and other data is evident in an infrastructure bill, as well as in other legislative proposals including 3DEP, Digital Coast, the FLAIR Act, pipelines and underground utilities and FEMA flood insurance mapping. Visit the NSPS website for further information and to register for the event.
Brian Portwood
This article is part of a quarterly series on the wide variety of issues associated with boundary and easement disputes which arise in the federal context, emphasizing the importance of understanding the historical origin of federal land rights, from the perspective of a professional land surveyor. This 16th edition takes us to southern Colorado, to observe how cultural differences can give rise to controversy over land rights, and to learn what can happen when a traffic jam occurs at the intersection of federal law and state law. All those who either reside in the Centennial State or have experienced its awe inspiring magnificence are likely to appreciate the intensity of this rich historical drama, set upon the towering slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range.
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NSPS
Shaun Fidler will join host Curt Sumner for a discussion about the philosophies that drive his company, CMT Surveying and Consulting located in Damascus, OR.
Archives for each show are typically available for listening within a few days after the show airs. To listen to archives of previous shows, visit americaswebradio.com/nsps-radio-hour.
Curt Sumner, NSPS Executive Director (partially compiled from information in obituary)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Robert (Bob) Myers, long time active participant in many surveying related entities including ACSM/NSPS.
A 7th generation Surveyor, Bob began his career in the profession in 1958 in his family’s business. In 1971, he was selected to become the first State Land Surveyor of Missouri (one of the first such positions in the entire U.S) and held that position until his retirement in 1997. Even after retirement Bob continued to participate in a variety of surveying-related activities. His accomplishments are too many to recount, but his love for the profession and his fellow Surveyors was what made him an iconic figure. I am among those whose lives (professionally and personally) were enriched by knowing this great man. Condolences to Bob's family and a multitude of friends. He will be missed immeasurably.
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Rico Gazal
The Department of Land Resources wishes to fill this position.
Interested parties should respond to the ad at: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/glenvilleedu/jobs/2333391/assistan-professor-in-land-surveying.
NSPS
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that includes a requirement that all unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have a visible registration marking on the outside of the drone. The rule is effective February 28.
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Land Survey Party Chief needed for high rise construction projects in the Greater Boston Area. MORE
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NSPS
The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) will hold a meeting from March 5-7, 2019 in Washington, DC. Information about the HSRP meeting, agenda, presentations, webinar registration, and other background documents will be posted online. The panel is convening on issues relevant to NOAA's navigation services, focusing on national issues such as stakeholder use of navigation services data, sea level rise and inundation, and legislative priorities.
NSPS
The USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) recently announced the availability of a new way to access and process lidar point cloud data from the 3DEP repository. 3DEP has been acquiring three-dimensional information across the United States using light detection and ranging (lidar) technology- an airborne laser-based remote sensing technology that collects billions of lidar returns while flying- and making results available to the public. The USGS has been strategically focused on providing new mechanisms to access 3DEP data beyond simple downloads. With 3DEP’s adoption of cloud storage and computing, users now have the option to work with massive lidar point cloud datasets without having to download them to local machines. USGS is uploading 3DEP lidar point cloud data into an Amazon s3://usgs-lidar Requester Pays bucket*.
NSPS
President Trump's declaration of a national emergency last week to fund the construction of a border wall could open the possibility of circumventing a competitive bidding process to award a multibillion-dollar contract to a favored company. Neither the administration nor Customs and Border Protection and the USACE, both of which oversaw previous contracts related to the border wall, has outlined what type of contracting process it will follow. An emergency declaration gives President Trump extraordinary flexibility.
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What is the GPS Week rollover and why is it of interest (or concern) to GPS users? GPS typically works so wonderfully for so many uses because, on the surface, it seems as simple as receiving data from multiple satellites and resolving positions in your receiver — without pain or anxiety — whether your receiver is a cheap chip on a cell phone or a high-precision, high-ticket survey rover.
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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 the CST exam is open book?
GPS World
This paper presents how our system, consisting of a GNSS receiver antenna, an inertial measurement unit and a lidar, is used in order to obtain high-precision maps through the geo-referencing of lidar point clouds. An accuracy assessment of the system is conducted, which also gives us insights on the quality of lidar range measurements for autonomous driving applications.
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Geospatial World
Geospatial technology is ubiquitous and has the potential to transform operations in multiple sectors. Be it our day-to-day activities or cutting edge futuristic research, geospatial is an essential part of everything. Some of the new geospatial trends could take the modern day tech to a completely different level in the near future. One such trend is miniturization of sensors.
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Point of Beginning
IN-FLIGHT Data, a Canadian commercial drone operator, was awarded three Guinness World Records for drone flights recently carried out as part of a groundbreaking BVLOS project with help from senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions. "The success of this groundbreaking project was a real milestone for us and the wider UAS industry, and we are over the moon to now become Guinness World Record holders," says Chris Healy, owner of IN-FLIGHT Data.
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Director, Bob Akins (OH) |
| President-Elect, Lisa Van Horn (WI) |
Director, Danny Martinez (NE) |
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