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Joe Dolan, NSPS Foundation Chairman
"HURRICANE HARVEY"
TEXAS & LOUISIANA FLOODING
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The news about the tremendous flooding and wind damage in Texas is virtually 24 hours a day. President Trump has declared Texas a "Disaster Area" and as I write this has just declared Louisiana a "Disaster Area." The torrential rains, already over 30" in many areas, with another 20" predicted, will not be over for several more days.
Many surveyors, as well as their employees and their families, will be the victims of this flooding! These surveyors will lose most of their furniture, appliances and clothing, and their offices to the flood waters. Some will not be located in a FEMA designated flood zone, and will have no flood insurance! Others will have flood insurance on the buildings, but not contents!
I can tell you personally that being a flood victim is a devastating experience! I was wiped out in Super Storm Sandy. The effects of that flooding are still with me and the communities hit by that storm. There are still many abandoned homes and businesses four years after Sandy!
My point is that Your Foundation needs donations! We need money to replenish our Disaster Relief Fund and satisfy the claims that will be arriving from Texas and Louisiana! Our Disaster Relief fund is there to help our fellow professionals (THAT MEANS YOU) recover from floods, storms, tornados, fires, and any other natural or manmade disasters. You never know when you are going to need help. I sure didn't!
Please be as generous as possible with your donations. I know that times are still difficult in some areas but send whatever you can afford. We will gratefully accept any donation you can make!
Checks should be made to: National Society of Professional Surveyors Foundation, Inc. Please mark "Disaster Relief" on your checks and remember we are a tax deductible 501 c3 organization.
Send your donations to the address shown below which is the NSPS headquarters.
National Society of Professional Surveyors Foundation, Inc.
5119 Pegasus Drive Suite Q
Frederick, MD 21704
Remember that the next check we send could be to you!
Thank you for your anticipated generosity!
Joe Dolan, PLS, NSPS Foundation Chair
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Anna Burroughs, SIT, Texas Young Surveyors Director
Event/Hotel can be found on the Texas Surveyors page.
Details
TSPS (Texas) Members, please register under the Attendees and use the Hotel Information under the main convention page.
Hotel reservations must be made no later than Thursday, September 7 in order to guarantee the group rate of $160/night single or double.
For NSPS Young Surveyors to Register for the Young Surveyor Network Fall Meeting, Go To:
http://www.tsps.org/page/NSPSAttendees
NOTE: Be sure to use the link for the NSPS Attendees, unless you are a TSPS Member.
Next Click on Convention Registration link at the top or Scroll down page to "NSPS Convention & Tech Expo Registration Information Registration Options for NSPS Attendees
OR, use this link for quick access.
Then, select from among the following options:
Option 1 (Young Surveyor Meeting) to attend Young Surveyor Fall Meeting ONLY
Option 2 (Expo Pass) to attend Young Surveyor Fall Meeting, Young Surveyor Social and the TSPS/NSPS Expo Hall with Vendors.
Option 3 (Educational Sessions) if you are interested in attending any of the TSPS educational sessions. They are at an additional cost.
When filling out the information, be sure to answer "yes" to the question: "Are you registering for the Young Surveyors meeting?" This will help us know how many to plan for.
Be sure to book your hotel ASAP, as the rooms are certain to sell out this year! Use the NSPS Attendees link here to book hotel (unless you are a TSPS member).
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you need additional information. Hope to see everyone there soon!
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NSPS
You may not be aware that the NSPS website provides opportunities for posting available jobs in surveying, and accordingly provides access to those jobs for those seeking employment. Check this out using the link:
http://nsps.site-ym.com/networking/.
NSPS
Western Colorado Community College will soon begin enrolling students in a new land surveying and geomatics program this fall. Students who complete the two-year associate's degree will have met the educational requirements to sit for state PLS and LSI exams, per the Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS 12-25-210) and AES Board rules (4.7). The certificate program is designed for people who have non-surveying college degrees but need the required 24 hours of surveying courses for the PLS exam. These degree requirements for taking the exams begin in 2020.
The Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado (PLSC) donated $100,000 to help start the program at Western Colorado Community College in Grand Junction, a division of Colorado Mesa University. The NSPS Director (JB Guyton) for Colorado recently appeared before the state board to obtain their unanimous approval of the program as a needed step for licensure for its graduates. Members of the PLSC have been working hard to start a new degree program in Colorado, as the last one closed several years ago.
CMU President Tim Foster said the university was approached by the PLSC about the need for a surveying degree program. "It's important for WCCC to stay relevant and fill those employment opportunities, and to create pathways and programs that lead people to good jobs," Foster said.
For more information about the program, visit http://www.coloradomesa.edu/wccc/programs/land-surveying-geomatics.html.
NSPS
We hope everyone is able to enjoy a wonderful Labor Day holiday on September 9. There will be no "live" broadcast of the NSPS Radio Hour that day.
To listen to archives of previous shows, visit americaswebradio.com/nsps-radio-hour.
NSPS
The Office of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration will seek to have survey crews removed from the controversial Davis-Bacon Act as a result of input from surveyors. The office is holding a series of roundtable sessions across the country to hear from small business about harmful and burdensome government regulations. At a recent session in Cincinnati, Ohio, Stephen L. Cahill, PLS and Jeff Lovin, CP, PS, were among those who spoke on the Labor Department's March 2013 AAM 212. Sessions have been held in Louisiana, Idaho, Kentucky and Ohio, with upcoming events in Missouri and Kansas.
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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?
NSPS
The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) a Federal advisory committee that provides NOAA with independent advice on improving the quality, efficiency, and usefulness of NOAA's navigation-related products, data, and services will meet September 11-13, 2017 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and via Webinar to discuss research, development, technology, unmanned and autonomous systems for hydrographic surveying, charting, and navigation. The meeting is open to the public.
NSPS
The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will meet next week at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) near Shepherdstown, WV. NGAC provides advice and recommendations related to management of Federal and national geospatial programs, the development of the NSDI, and the implementation of Office of Management and Budget Circular A–16 and Executive Order 12906. The NGAC will review and comment upon geospatial policy and management issues. The agenda includes the FGDC Update, NSDI Strategic Plan Framework, 2017 NGAC Guidance, Landsat Advisory Group, and key geospatial data initiatives, including the 3D Elevation Program, the National Address Database, and Imagery.
NSPS
Last week, Darrell Fuller, the lobbyist for the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO), attended an event on behalf of the NSPS Political Action Committee (NSPS PAC) benefiting Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The event also featured Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI). Mr. Fuller discussed LIDAR, the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and infrastructure with Speaker Ryan. When discussing flood insurance, the Speaker told Fuller "we need to invest in the future in infrastructure."
Sensors & Systems
Ever since the first GPS satellite went aloft — and especially since the first smartphones and tablets provided GPS positioning — government, industry and academia have been in a never-ending search for new ways to use location-based data. Environmental organizations conduct wetland delineation surveys. Transportation companies track trucks and trains.
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By Marc Cheves, The American Surveyor
 No, not the kind that fill our news nowadays. The kind I believe surveyors should be preparing. Carl Clinton, a former county surveyor in Oregon, makes an eloquent case for why we should be leaving a written record of our surveys. Like Clinton, I have long felt that narratives should be a requirement of almost any survey. These devices serve to document our footsteps, thereby reducing the amount of — and explaining past work for — future work on the same parcel.
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Point of Beginning
A project is underway to develop the first electric self-piloted vertical takeoff and landing passenger aircraft with the help of LiDAR technology. Airbus' Silicon Valley outpost, A3, is using Near Earth Autonomy landing zone assessment technology for the venture, named Vahana. "The partnership with A3 is an exciting opportunity to support the advancement of intelligent, autonomous flight," says Sanjiv Singh, CEO of Near Earth Autonomy.
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GPS World
Can artificial intelligence fly a drone? Can a drone catch thermals the way birds do?
Microsoft researchers are partnering with the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems to find out.
The artificially intelligent UAS being tested at the Nevada UAS Test Site is a 16.5-foot, 12.5-pound sailplane.
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Inside GNSS
The U.S. Air Force selected the senior civilian and mobilization assistant for the deputy chief of staff for Space Operations Directorate, or "AF/A11." Shawn Barnes will serve as the assistant deputy chief of staff for Space Operations, and Maj. Gen. Pamela Lincoln has been named as the Mobilization assistant to the deputy chief of staff for Space Operations.
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