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NSPS
Don't forget to send to NSPS for posting on the website any proclamations you and your State Society are able to obtain, whether they are from local or statewide entities. Also, don't forget to share with NSPS information about your NSW activities. Send information to Trish Milburn (trisha.milburn@nsps.us.com) for posting on the NSPS media outlets. #NSW; #NationalSurveyorsWeek; #GlobalSurveyorsDay.
NGS
NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey
Considering that the post in the newsletter about this topic came the day before the first webinar, we wanted to again remind readers of the 2nd webinar by Michael Dennis, Geodesist with NGS. The second webinar is on Thursday, April 12, at 2-3 pm ET, "Building a State Plane Coordinate System for the Future." It is a follow-up to the March webinar, providing more details on SPCS2022. The focus will mainly be on draft SPCS2022 policy and procedures that should be released for public comment before the April webinar. Information and registration links are available for both webinars at https://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/science_edu/webinar_series/Webinars.shtml. For those who were not able to join in at the scheduled times, both webinars will be recorded.
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 Apologizes to those who expected to hear West Virginia Surveyor Don Teter on March 12 discussing his perspectives on Continuing Education for Professionals, and his involvement in the newly established Surveying program at Fairmont State University. An unexpected issue came up with the station, so we had to postpone Don's appearance until May 14.
Be sure to join Host Curt Sumner on March 19 for his discussion with NSPS Young Surveyors Dan Kvaal and Chris Glantz, as well as James Shaw (and perhaps Gavin Schrock) with xyHt magazine regarding responses to the recent article "Real Surveying."
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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After a significant earthquake in New Zealand during November 2016, Eliot Sinclair conducted a survey of the Marina and surrounding area in Kaikoura, a coastal town badly affected by the earthquake. Multiple data collection and processing tools were used, including the Trimble SX10, Trimble Hydro Pro and Trimble Business Center.
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March 2018 Issue 84
Enjoy the latest edition of the web publication developed by Jim Nadeau, who by the way, has been nominated by NSPS to fill the spot on FEMA's Technical Mapping Advisory Council held for many years by Wendy Lathrop, a Past President of NSPS. NSPS certainly appreciates Wendy's continued dedication to the profession.
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Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke testified before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. In his written testimony, Zinke promoted the U.S. Geological Survey budget for fiscal year 2019, stating, "The budget provides for continued collection of high-resolution elevation and hydrography data for the Nation, including modernizing maps for Alaska and complete national lidar coverage by 2033." NSPS and a coalition of producer and user groups is seeking an increase in funds for these data to be acquired over an 8-year period, as proposed in the USGS 3DEP plan.
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NSPS
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently issued a report indicating that S. 2113, the Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017, would cost about $600,000 a year and $3 million to implement over the 2018-2022 period. The bill modifies the federal government's procedures for awarding design and construction contracts for federal facilities and would prohibit the use of reverse auctions for such awards for professional services on construction projects such as surveying and mapping. CBO also found that the Corps of Engineers and GSA generally do not use reverse auctions for complex procurements because such auctions do not consistently result in costs that are lower than those from sealed bids or negotiated procurements. NSPS, as a member of the Council on Federal Procurement of Architectural and Engineering Services (COFPAES), supports the bill.
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NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently met with Kristin Gaspar (R), a candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from California to be created by the retirement of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). The primary in the 49th Congressional District is set for June 5, 2018. Currently serving as Chairwoman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, she was the first Mayor of Encinitas City ever elected in that city, and previously was the CFO of a physical therapy company.
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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 www.nsps.us.com for details.
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Did you know that having CSTs on staff enhances the credibility of your organization?
Inside GNSS
Precise Point Positioning techniques can be defined as processes where a single GNSS receiver can precisely compute its position (down to centimeter level) by autonomously correcting its raw pseudorange and carrier phase measurements using the PPP correction message content. PPP corrections data include the constellations’ orbits, clocks, code, and phase biases. They are provided to the receiver via different types of communication channels.
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Point of Beginning
The history of Tuck Mapping Solutions and LiDAR began in the 1990s with our firm flying a LiDAR system for Airborne Laser Mapping. Dave Ward had a project for a developer near Williamsburg, Va. It ran along Interstate-64. He asked us to fly his system because our Piper Navajo 310 had a cargo door that allowed him to put his mainframe computer in the passenger compartment with the 5 kHz Optech LiDAR system. This LiDAR was the first system produced by Optech in Canada.
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GPS World
The emergence of inexpensive small unmanned aircraft systems has led to adversarial groups threatening deployed U.S. forces, especially infantry units, according to a new report.
Although the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of Defense are developing tactics and systems to counter single sUASs, the report emphasizes the need for developing countermeasures against multiple sUASs that could be used much sooner than the Army anticipates.
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Datanami
An experimental service unveiled by IBM Research looks to plumb the depths of mounting geospatial and temporal data generated by satellites, drones and sensor networks.
The cloud-based service called Physical Analytics Integrated Data Repository and Services, or PAIRS, Geoscope, seeks to glean insights from a growing roster of geospatial data sources. Once organized by the platform, users could apply their own analytical tools to historical and constantly refreshed data sets.
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xyHt
I've been thinking about the issue of automation and robots and their impact on the geospatial profession. I think it's good news. So, let's get started on dispelling the idea that "the 'bots are coming for my job!"
Here are two reasons why that's not going to happen. 1) Everything I'm reading and observing argues that the role of robotic technology is to assist us in our jobs, not replace us.
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