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Thanks to all who responded to a recent request in NSPS News & Views for input regarding activities initiated by the National Geodetic Survey aimed at establishing a new, earth-centered, earth-fixed Reference Frame in 2022, replacing NAD 83 and NAVD 88. The Transportation Research Board's Committee on Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction would like to continue gathering information from the perspective of transportation mapping professionals, from both private sector and public sector users, regarding how they might use this new Reference Frame, what benefits they anticipate, and what concerns they might have. Please view this Power Point, and take a moment to answer our brief survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/72YMSYL.
As always, thank you for your time and assistance.
NSPS Foundation
Plenty of tickets remain for the NSPS Foundation "Cruise" raffle. Check out information about the three options from which the winner will choose for an exciting adventure in July 2016.
NSPS
Host Curt Sumner will continue the series of discussions with Lisa Isom (Assurance Risk Managers) on the latest news concerning insurance protection for surveyors, their companies, and their employees. Lisa's company manages Insurance Program NSPS has set up for its members.
If you are unable to listen to the show when it is being broadcast, listen to the archive of the show at http://www.radiosandysprings.com/showpages/ACSM.php. Archives for each show are typically available for listening within a few days after the show airs.
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The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved one of the top NSPS legislative priorities, a Federal land inventory. On Tuesday, July 28, the panel began consideration of the Energy Policy Modernization Act, which includes a modified, compromise version of the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR Act). Section 4401 of the energy bill calls for a Federal land cadastre. The bi-partisan bill, (still unnumbered) was developed by committee chairman, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and ranking Democrat, Senator Marie Cantwell (D-WA). NSPS reviewed and endorsed the language. House leaders also introduced an energy bill last week that does not include the land inventory provision, but that bill may go through several committees, including the Committee on Natural Resources, in which the full FLAIR Act, H.R. 3121, is currently pending.
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Action on appropriations bills to fund the Federal government when fiscal year 2016 begins on October 1 has come to a halt in Congress. The House Appropriations Committee has approved all 12 spending bills and the full House has passed 6, with the Senate far behind. It appears these bills will be bundled into a short term continuing resolution or a year-long "omnibus."
NSPS
With the current Federal highway program slated to expire at the end of this month, the House and Senate are taking differing approaches to infrastructure legislation. Both bodies are working toward a month-long recess and a compromise is needed by the end of the week. The Senate bill is a new 6-year highway program, while the House is seeking a 3-month extension of the current program. The House is yet to produce a multi-year proposal.
Employment opportunities
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Employment opportunities are posted on the NSPS website.
Employers interested in posting job opportunities on the NSPS website should contact John D. Hohol at jhohol@gmail.com.
Upcoming seminars/conferences
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Due to the volume of requests we received to publish information about State Society conferences, use this link to access the information from the NSPS website.
Medium.com
Executives from some of the world's top businesses shared why a location platform is important to their business at the Esri Business Summit, which began July 18. Retailers, real estate brokers, financiers, marketers, and supply chain and manufacturing managers, as well as sales professionals, journalists, and reporters, came together to share insights.
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Point of Beginning
The national association of private-sector geospatial firms has released a "Best Practices Guideline" for how member companies should handle geospatial data to protect individual citizen privacy. The MAPPS guideline was drafted by a task force led by new MAPPS President Susan Marlow, a GIS professional and principal with Stantec in Nashville, Tenn.
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C4ISRNET
Modeling and simulation support both training and command and control activities in militaries worldwide. Both functions suffer from lack of standardized M&S access to diverse sources of geospatial data. Militaries incur high M&S expenses, quite often due to redundant data collection and data inconsistencies. Users of M&S systems expect but don't always get information that reflects geographic realities in operational areas.
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Inside GNSS
The availability of several GNSSes promises advanced positioning, navigation, and timing services with higher availability and improved accuracy. According to a European GNSS Agency market study, nearly 60 percent of receivers, chipsets and modules already support at least two GNSS constellations, showing that multi-constellation is becoming a standard feature across all market segments.
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