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I send greetings to those celebrating National Surveyors Week. Across America, professional surveyors fulfill an important role in the growth of our economy, the development of our infrastructure, and the daily functions of life.
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March 24-25, 2018 — School of Instruction hosted by Department of the Geographer to the Army, 1777-1783, Ligonier, PA
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/357745128027405/
May 5-6, 2018 — There will be an event held at the Mount Vernon Estate, Alexandria, VA. It includes an event featuring George Washington's headquarters staff mapmakers and surveying equipment utilized in the colonial era.
http://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/revolutionary-war-weekend
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March 21, 2018, is not only a normal Wednesday — it has been declared the Global Surveyors Day.
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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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 David Rooney with the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) and Brent Jones (ESRI) will join host Curt Sumner for a discussion about "land parcels" and how they are established, recorded, utilized in GIS, and retraced/reestablished.
Wendy Lathrop
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The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will meet April 3-4 at the Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, DC. The NGAC provides advice and recommendations related to management of Federal and national geospatial programs, the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the implementation of Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16. Agenda topics include: FGDC Update; Landsat Advisory Group; Geospatial Data as Services; Cultural and Historical Geospatial Resources; Geospatial Platform; and the NSDI Strategic Plan Framework.
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NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently met with Troy Balderson (R), a candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio created by the recent resignation of Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH). The primary in the 12th Congressional District is set for May 8 with the special general election date of August 7. Currently serving his second term as State Senator, he is Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and a member of the Senate Finance Committee. Prior to his time in the State Senate, Troy and his family owned and operated a farm in Adamsville, Ohio for several generations and he also worked at an automotive dealership that had been in the family for three generations.
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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 the CST Program has four levels of certification?
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A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that the U.S. Border Patrol, part of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has made progress deploying surveillance technology — a mix of radars, sensors, and cameras — along the southwest U.S. border. CBP spent about $2.3 billion to deploy fencing from fiscal years 2007 through 2015 and constructed 654 miles of fencing by 2015. GAO reported in February 2017 that CBP was taking a number of steps in sustaining tactical infrastructure — such as fencing, roads, and lighting — along the southwest border. Several federal agencies, and private firms serving as government contractors, have also provided surveying and mapping of the border and for planning and design of the boarder wall supported by President Trump.
Inside GNSS
An independent technical review ordered by the federal government's top GPS policy body found that there is sufficient data to assess the risk of using frequencies near the GPS band for a ground-based communications network. Existing test results can also be used to set power limits for other similarly located projects, said a panel of technical specialists. Two tests sponsored by Ligado Networks, however, did not meet minimum criteria for inclusion, the panel said.
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Directions Magazine
Geospatially smart people are attuned to geographical phenomena, patterns and principles, and apply that knowledge to practices, decisions and activities. There is no one single test for geospatial smartness, though we can describe geospatial habits of mind, and psychometric tests are useful for measuring dimensions of spatial cognition. Certain types of activities can improve how quickly and accurately we can complete simple spatial exercises.
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GPS World
PPP. It's one of the many acronyms (or initialisms, if you prefer) associated with the uses of global navigation satellite systems. It stands for precise point positioning. But what is that? Isn't all GNSS positioning precise? Well, it's a matter of degree. Take GPS, for example. The most common kind of GPS signal use is to employ the L1 C/A-code pseudorange measurements along with the broadcast satellite orbit and clock information to produce a point position.
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The focus of the professional surveying societies today seems to be on the decline of the number of surveyors out there. Some are even beginning to raise this level of concern to that of soft panic.
From the outside, the surveying community is headed for a perfect storm of obsolescence. Technology has contributed to the depletion of apprenticeships; educational institutions are struggling to meet enrollment targets; and every day more and more surveyors are leaving the labor force through attrition and retirement.
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