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Sponsorships are available for the 2019 U.S.-based Get Kids Into Survey posters. Showcase your company or state society with a character or flag. Currently, NSPS has Evan the Eagle; The Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors has Bengel the Cat (honoring Don Bengel) and the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors sponsors a flag with its logo. You can even get your company logo on a piece of equipment or vehicle.
Be sure to check it out. Click Here for details.
The three posters to be published in 2020 are:
- New York Smart City Poster in May
- Marine/Offshore, Texas in August
- Utilities, California in November
Current Posters can be ordered at www.getkidsintosurvey.com.
Contact Trish Milburn if you have any questions or would like larger quantities of current posters.
NCEES
Based on reports from the respective state licensing boards, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying annual publication reports that in 2018 there was a total of 52,225 licensed Surveyors nationwide. This is up from 51,091 in 2017. Regarding "resident" and "nonresident" licensees, the numbers are 38,931 resident and 13,294 non-resident, compared 38,914 and 12,177 respectively in 2017.
Although the numbers are not dramatic, they are in contrast to the past few years which saw an overall drop of 4384 from 2016 to 2017. From 2007 through 2017, the overall numbers had remained in the 50,000 to 56,000 range.
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The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) regularly adopts strategic plans to prioritize efforts and initiatives aimed at supporting the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). NGS recently updated its 10-year plan, now renamed "NGS Strategic Plan: 2019-2023." The update does not significantly change NGS priorities; rather it reflects the progress NGS has made implementing the current strategic plan over the past five years.
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Please join us if you can for an exciting and productive opportunity to speak directly with lawmakers in Washington, DC. 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 10. 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.
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Host Curt Sumner will be joined by his good friend, and fellow musician, Lloyd Tolbert. Lloyd is currently a Professional Surveyor in Eugene, Oregon: transplanted long ago from Curt's home state — Virginia.
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.
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Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AK) has reintroduced a modified version of his previous bill in the last session of Congress to transfer responsibility for mapping in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from FEMA to USGS. The bill is H.R. 1402 in this Congress. Unlike its predecessor version, H.R. 1402 does not eliminate the non-governmental members of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC). This is a victory for NSPS.
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The True Plumb is an easy and accurate way to test and adjust your rod in seconds. Surveyors across the country have found the True Plumb to be an invaluable quality control device. The True Plumb is made with a precision universal joint. It will also adjust handheld level bubbles. Mount and use, no assembly required (5/8x11 mounting screws are included). 5/8-inch thread is standard.
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Rep. Harley Rouda (D-CA) has introduced H.R. 1317, the Coastal Communities Adaptation Act. The bill seeks to improve the resilience of the built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features. It provides a competitive grant program in NOAA to advance coastal risk reduction and resilience measures. Included in the bill is a provision to require qualifications based selection (QBS) for grant recipients' contracting for program management, construction management, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, or architectural related services. This is a provision COFPAES, of which NSPS is a member, has successfully added to other federal grant program legislation.
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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 Federal Lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently participated in a webinar hosted in Washington, DC by the Brookings Institute that examined the Flint, Michigan water crisis. Flint experienced lead contamination of the it's drinking water and an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, a problem that has been in the national media for years, but there are still unanswered questions. Anna Clark, author of Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy, and Douglas Farquhar, Program Director, Environmental Health, National Conference of State Legislatures, reported on what's happening in other communities. Listen to section 1:18:40-1:20:10 of the linked recording for the panelists' response to JB's question on surveying, mapping and geospatial data related to the database of water infrastructure.
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A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report found that as part of its responsibilities, the Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees and fosters the use of more than 480 million acres of public lands, 700 million acres of subsurface minerals, and 1.7 billion acres of the outer continental shelf. Each year, Congress deliberates on legislation that could affect DOI’s management of this vast federal estate. USGS serves as the science agency of DOI, providing physical and biological information across seven interdisciplinary areas: (1) water resources, (2) climate and land use change, (3) energy and minerals, (4) natural hazards, (5) core science systems (including surveying, mapping and geospatial data), (6) ecosystems, and (7) environmental health. Unlike other DOI bureaus, USGS has no regulatory or land management mandate.
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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 colleges use the CST Program for assessment and accreditation?
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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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Directions Magazine
If you're entering the geospatial field in the almost-2020s, now that it's had a few decades to mature and become established, are there implications, opportunities or challenges that may be different from what the previous generations experienced? To explore ideas about youthful activity in the GIS professional world, Directions posed some questions to a few members of URISA's Vanguard Cabinet.
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GPS World
Gazing through soaring plexiglass walls at the space simulation room of the European Space Agency's Test Center in the Netherlands affords a glimpse into scientific history.
I felt a frisson, a highly regimented frisson if you will, of vicarious thrill for the rigors, rhythms and methods of research and testing as I toured the center after giving a keynote at the agency's Navigation Days.
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Inside GNSS
The House passed legislation Feb. 26 promoting the use of drones and other advanced technology to improve government response to wildfires.
The Natural Resources Management Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to either set up or expand a research, development and testing program to assess using unmanned aircraft systems across the "the full range of wildland fire management operations."
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| President, Kim Leavitt (ID) |
Director, Bob Akins (OH) |
| President-Elect, Lisa Van Horn (WI) |
Director, Danny Martinez (NE) |
| Vice President, Mark Sargent (NH) |
Director, Cotton Jones (WY) |
| Immediate Past President, Jan Fokens (MI) |
Director, Thomas Brooks (AL) |
| Treasurer, Bob Miller (PA) |
Executive Director, Curt Sumner (MD) |
| Secretary, Tim Burch (IL) |
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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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