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In 1981, Paul B. Lapham (Michigan) became the 1st President of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) as the organization established itself as an independent entity while remaining an integral part of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) as its largest Member Organization. Paul’s leadership was critical to the success of the organization which would eventually become “the” national voice for the surveying profession. At age 90, Paul passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at his home in Clare, Michigan.
Because of the Current Orders for mitigating the Covid -19 virus, Paul will be buried in the St. Cecilia Cemetery of the Our Lady of Hope Parish in a privately held graveside ceremony for his family. Memorial donations in honor of Paul may be directed to the Our Lady of Hope Parish, 106 E. Wheaton Ave., Clare, Mi., 48617. Arrangements were by the Clare Chapel of Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home. Condolences can be expressed through an on-line guestbook at www.stephenson-wyman.com.
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NSPS wants to keep its members informed about issues it learns about related to how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect their business, and/or jobs. The information included in this link may be of assistance.
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In compliance with an order from the Governor of Maryland, NSPS staff members continue to work at home. Correspondence with staff continues to be available via email.
Please use the following addresses to communicate with staff: General correspondence: Curt Sumner (Curtis.sumner@nsps.us.com); Trish Milburn (trisha.milburn@nsps.us.com); CST: Sara Maggi (sara.maggi@nsps.us.com); Financials: Bob Jupin (bob.jupin@nsps.us.com)
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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Last week adopted two pieces of water infrastructure legislation. The two bills include water resources development legislation, titled America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA 2020), and drinking water legislation, titled the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. AWIA 2020 includes approximately $17 billion in new federal authorizations. It will increase water storage, provide protection from dangerous floodwaters, deepen nationally significant ports, maintain the navigability of inland waterways across the country, and repair aging wastewater and irrigation systems. The Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 includes approximately $2.5 billion in federal authorizations. It reauthorizes programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide resources and technical assistance to communities to help meet their drinking water needs. The House is expected to soon introduce its version of a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
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NSPS Head of Delegation to FIG John Hohol will join host Curt Sumner for a discussion on the NSPS role in FIG, and current activities in the organization, expected to be available on Friday, May 15.
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NSPS joined a coalition of organizations on a statement supporting the Senate Armed Services Committee oversight hearing last week on the impact on national security of the recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision on Ligado. A broad coalition of 68 organizations, including NSPS, signed the statement explaining to the committee’s leadership, "Risks Public Safety – Use of GPS is fundamental to the continued safe and effective operation of our industries and professions, where false or missing GPS data can easily result in a tragic accident." Also last week, the House Armed Services Committee issued a letter cosigned by 22 committee members to the FCC regarding the Commission’s approval of Ligado’s proposal to use portions of spectrum in a way that poses an unacceptable risk to the Global Positioning System (GPS) in the United States.
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The Republican leadership on the Senate Commerce Committee last week introduced S. 3663, the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act. The bill would protect the privacy of consumers' personal health information, proximity data, device data, and geolocation data during the coronavirus public health crisis; would provide all Americans with more transparency, choice, and control over the collection and use of their personal health, device, geolocation, and proximity data; would require companies to allow individuals to opt out of the collection, processing, or transfer of their personal health, geolocation, or proximity information; and would establish data minimization and data security requirements for any personally identifiable information collected by a covered entity. The bill also provides exclusions for ‘‘publicly available information’’ which has been lawfully made available to the general public from Federal, State, or local government records; or is widely available to the general public, so that its provisions do not apply to surveyors, who ordinarily utilize address, land records, or parcel information.
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NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently held a webinar “meet and greet” call with Diana Harshbarger (R), a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee. This is an open seat caused by the decision of Congressman Phil Roe (R) to retire at the end of this Congress. Harshbarger has been a licensed pharmacist since 1987, a successful business owner for over thirty years, a leader in her field and in business, a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, and a former board member of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists. The primary election in Tennessee is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2020.
EfficientGov
Communities have turned to Esri's ArcGIS platform for a variety of reasons over the years.
The City of Colorado Springs, for example, created a citizen-facing program called “Cone Zones,” using the mapping functionality to alert citizens of public roadwork in their area.
Even Walgreens turned to the mapping system in its fight against the opioid crisis, creating interactive maps to help communities access safe disposal sites for unused medications.
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Forbes
Whether it is because of the data we use, the questions we ask or the fact that geographic intelligence is a horizontal layer across numerous markets, geospatial technology almost always needs a touch of custom work.
Building web products is a highly scalable business, hence the level of interest from the venture capital community. However, custom services will always be essential to deliver geospatial web products.
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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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CST Continues to Operate During COVID-19 – Check it Out
Federal News Network
Few technologies have had as much impact on military, civilian, governmental and commercial activities as geographic information and intelligence. GEOINT, as practitioners call it, continues to develop and morph. In its latest status report, the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation detailed these trends. For highlights, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to foundation Chairman Jeffrey Harris, and its Vice President of Programs Ronda Schrenk.
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Sensors & Systems
Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser instrument NASA has ever flown in space, scientists have made precise, detailed measurements of how the elevation of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have changed over 16 years.
The results provide insights into how the polar ice sheets are changing, demonstrating definitively that small gains of ice in East Antarctica are dwarfed by massive losses in West Antarctica.
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Geospatial World
Uber has launched new mobility heatmaps which aggregate micromobility trends, including bike and scooter travel patterns across cities, to give insight on people movement in the backdrop of COVID-19. The heatmap, which is currently available for eight cities — Brussels, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. — will allow city officials, researchers and advocates to better understand how people are moving around is used in their city.
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| President-Elect, Tim Burch (IL) |
Director, Bob Neathamer (OR) |
| Vice President, Amanda Allred (WA) |
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Executive Director, Curt Sumner (MD) |
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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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