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NSPS leadership and staff extend to all our hope that everyone will enjoy the holiday celebrating the beginnings for our great country. NSPS staff will take July 3 as well as July 4 to celebrate, and will be available to serve you next week beginning on Wednesday, July 5.
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PropLogix, a property due diligence company, is helping to grow residential surveys by:
1) Educating Realtors, Buyers and Title Agents.
2) Making the Survey Process Easier.
Learn more or apply to their network HERE.
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Curt Sumner, NSPS Executive Director
On June 23, the Task Force again met in Baton Rouge, LA to continue its work related to addressing the future of the profession. Eleven representatives from a variety of organizations participated along with coordinator Donna Sentell and consultant Barbara Eljenholm.
The group continued its efforts related to sustaining a sufficient number of candidates for licensure, and added to its goals addressing the issue of stabilizing the surveying technician workforce.
A report from the meeting will be published when finalized. NSPS wishes to express its appreciation for the dedication of Task Force participants, and to the organizations that continue to support this effort.
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During its Fall 2017 business meetings (Oct. 5-7) being held in conjunction with the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS) annual conference in Frisco, TX, NSPS will hold an auction with proceeds going to bolster scholarship funds.
Donation of items for this auction will be much appreciated. Contact Trish Milburn (trisha.milburn@nsps.us.com) for information about donating.
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NSPS
 This week's NSPS Radio Show will be a replay on Monday, July 3.
To listen to archives of previous shows, visit americaswebradio.com/nsps-radio-hour.
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The Virginia Association of Surveyors (VAS) promoted a career in surveyors to teachers, principals, administrators and counselors who advise middle and high schools students. VAS was one of a select few employer groups invited to participate in an "Experience Works — Work-Based Learning Conference" this past Tuesday in Richmond, VA. The invitation to VAS from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education of the Virginia Department of Education was one of many engagements to attract the next generation of surveyors that resulted in VAS submitting the NSPS model letter on workforce development. Pictured here is Stephen Letchford, LS, a member of the VAS Board of Directors with an educator who visited the VAS exhibit.
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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 group discounts for testing are available?
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NSPS Government Affairs Consultant John Palatiello and Lobbyist John "JB" Byrd led a meeting this week of a coalition supporting the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to discuss the program's status and budget update. A briefing was provided by Kevin Gallagher, Associate Director, Core Science Systems for USGS. NSPS is working through the coalition to increase the FY 2018 USGS budget for 3DEP in Congress.
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Legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was at center stage in Congress in recent days as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure completed its mark-up session including amendments to the House Bill (H.R. 2997) 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act – the 21st Century AIRR Act). The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has scheduled a mark-up session of its Senate bill (S. 1405), the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2017) for later in the week.
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The Congressional Research Service (CRS), an arm of the Library of Congress that provides Congress with analysis of issues has completed a report on flood insurance privatization. It found while many factors have made it economically infeasible for the private insurance industry to make flood insurance available to those in need of such protection on reasonable terms and conditions on its own. However, a program of private flood insurance with large-scale participation by the Federal Government is feasible and can be initiated. Property owners are required to purchase flood insurance if their property is identified as being in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA, which is equivalent to having a 1% or greater risk of flooding every year) and is in a community that participates in the NFIP. The required 2015 FEMA study on privatization discussed several key challenges that may be presented by privatizing a larger segment of NFIP policy base, including how to maintain the funding of federal flood mapping and flood mitigation programs largely paid for through SFIP premiums.
By Wendy Lathrop, The American Surveyor
 While looking for a recent example of boundary line commissions in action, I came across a 2015 case that not only illustrated the application of a particular statutory procedure but also presented some fine support of basic boundary principles. The process of how a boundary line commission functions in Pennsylvania was my initial interest, and as this differs a bit between the states I'll give a brief overview before delving into the specifics of the case.
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GPS World
The U.S. Air Force released two technical reports demonstrating that the Global Positioning System continues to deliver exceptional performance to civilian users around the world, reported the Los Angeles Air Force Base.
Operated by the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, the GPS constellation provides precise PNT services worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Directions Magazine
You need geospatial data to do anything with GIS. Data is the fuel for all GIS-based projects. Not long ago, obtaining data for a GIS-based project was an arduous task. Challenges included the lack of data, monetary, licensing and other restrictions on data, difficulty in obtaining and sharing large data sets given the state of computer technology, and other societal and technical challenges.
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Massive open online courses provide an affordable (generally free) and flexible way to learn new skills to advance or enhance your career or for your own personal development. The team over at Esri has joined the MOOC movement with five free GIS-related courses that require only a few hours of study a week and provide a certificate upon completion so you can amp up your resume (and show your boss).
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Geo Informatics
How do you inspect a structure that's almost 160 meters high and 120 meters in diameter? With a few weeks to spare, a crash course in abseiling and head for heights, you could certainly give it a go. Imagine however that you need to collect enough data for a 3-D model with the precision of 1 millimeter and all within a week. This was the challenge facing Aetos Drones when recently tasked with inspecting one of the cooling towers at Tihange Nuclear Power Station in Belgium.
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