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I have had numerous discussions regarding what is exactly required of the surveyor with regard to Table A, Item 11. I have attempted to explain to various clients that Table A Item 11 is not an "optional item" anymore unless they want the underground utilities located and reflected on the survey. I have had a surveyor advise they were not aware that attempting to obtain the utility plans and calling 811 were required of them.
Would you please be able to shed some light as to what exactly is the surveyor's responsibility as well as the owner's?
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Generally the owner has no responsibility regarding Table A item 11 other than to provide copies of utility plans, if asked (although if the owner is a utility company, they may have policies against providing copies of utility plans). I suppose in the legal world, however, someone might successfully claim that if the owner had some knowledge of certain underground utilities that they should have shared that information.
Of course, depending on the state, the owner may or may not be a party to the surveyor's contract, which could also have a legal bearing on their responsibilities.
I understand what you say about Table A, Item 11 not being an "optional item;" however, I would state it differently, viz., "Observed evidence of utilities is no longer an option, it is required under Section 5.E.iv. of the standards. However, if you want to try and identify utility locations based also on plans and 811 locate request markings, you need to select Table A item 11."
I am perplexed by a surveyor who did not understand their responsibilities under Item 11 unless they simply have not read them ...
Jim Nadeau
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The U.S. House voted 360-59 yesterday to pass the FIRST STEP Act, H.R. 5682, a prison reform bill that includes Section 406, to expand the authority of Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to take away work from the private sector, including small business. The provision allows FPI to expand its product offering to public entities for use in penal or correctional institutions; public entities for use in disaster relief or emergency response; and the government of the District of Columbia. The Business Coalition for Fair Competition (BCFC), of which NSPS is a member, opposed FPI expansion into these new markets. Prospects for the bill in the U.S. Senate are not favorable.
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Midway through a large and very compex transportation project, a team of Belgian surveyors successfully adopted the new Trimble SX10 Scanning Total Station. The BAM Contractors in Antwerp, were able to fix problems they had with traditional equipment and methods, discovering a number of unforeseen benefits.
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NSPS Federal Lobbyist John "JB" Byrd met last week with Acting Administrator of the FAA Dan Elwell. They were able to discuss the role of the professional surveyor, UAS, and the term and implications of "congested area" interpretation which has been used in the latest draft of the FAA Reauthorization bill in Congress.
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The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a dataset containing minute by minute data on the barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, relative humidity, temperature, and air density for nearly five million locations in the United States from 2007 to 2014. The data could enable researchers to analyze wind quality and variability over time in different locations to decide the optimal places to build wind turbines. Due to the large size of the dataset, NREL also released GitHub notebooks on how to access the data.
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Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday May 28, there will be no "live" radio show. We wish for everyone a meaningful Memorial Day celebration.
For those who wish to listen, a replay of a previous show will be broadcasted on Monday, May 28.
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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A new generation of radar satellites coupled with high-speed computer processing and machine learning could dramatically expand the use of radar data.
That conviction was palpable in April when leading radar satellite proponents gathered in Tampa, Florida, for a party at the 2018 GEOINT Symposium thrown by Ursa Space Systems, a geospatial data analytics 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 there is an online training program for the CST exams? It is www.learncst.com.
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Google has pressed forward with its effort to provide artificial intelligence solutions to the Department of Defense, despite an internal employee petition against the company's involvement in a pilot program that analyzes drone footage using AI and the resignations of around a dozen employees who objected to the program. But Google isn't the only company partnering with the Department of Defense on Project Maven.
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When do you have enough software? Is it when you've finally reached the ability to perform a software program's base use that drove you to purchase it in the first place? Or is it when you're grasping at straws attempting to cure a seemingly unsurmountable problem? Is there ever enough?
For most of us in the geospatial engineering/land surveying field, the rate at which software has evolved can hardly be matched by training and general end-user knowledge.
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