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The Surveying profession is made up of remarkable/compassionate professionals who "have their fellow surveyors' back." During the week that has passed since the announcement in News & Views about the NSPS Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund seeking donations to bolster the organization's ability to respond to requests for assistance, more than $20,000 has been donated. Of course, the initial request was related to Hurricane Harvey, but with "Irma" on her way, the need for assistance will only increase.
Click here to make your tax deductible donation to the NSPS Foundation Disaster Relief Fund, or mail your check (payable to the NSPS Foundation) to NSPS Foundation, 5119 Pegasus Court, Suite Q, Frederick, MD 21704.
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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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COGO
The Coalition of Geospatial Organizations met in San Diego at the annual Esri User Conference on July 11, 2017. The Coalition member organizations spent several hours discussing the concerns that have been expressed by some organizations in the geospatial community regarding the Geospatial Data Act, S.1253. The Coalition agreed on a process to address those concerns.
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NSPS
Be sure to join host Curt Sumner for a discussion with Tony Nettleman about "An Assessment of ABET-Accredited Undergraduate Land Surveying and Geomatics Programs in the United States."
To listen to archives of previous shows, visit americaswebradio.com/nsps-radio-hour.
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NSPS
NSPS Treasurer Timothy Burch spoke last week before listening session, "Conversations in the Field," at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois promoting the importance of enhanced elevation data and the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), for farming applications such as precision agriculture and forestry, supported by NSPS. The event was hosted by the House Agriculture Committee. To watch Tim's remarks, scroll to 2:07 of this streaming video. Members of Congress attending were Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX), Ranking Member Colin Peterson (D-MN), and members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation: Darin LaHood (R), Cheri Bustos (D), Mike Bost (R), and Rodney Davis (R).
NSPS
The U.S. House of Representatives this week will consider the "Safely Ensuring Lives Future (SELF) Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (DRIVE) Act," H.R. 3388. The legislation, sponsored by Bob Latta (R-OH), would clarify the federal role in regulating vehicles that can drive without a person controlling the vehicle, defined in the bill as Highly Automated Vehicles (HAVs). The bill would require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) to complete several rulemakings, establish an advisory council on HAVs, and create a publicly available database about manufacturers that receive exemptions from current law. The bill would require vehicle manufacturers to comply with cybersecurity plans and would make manufacturers that fail to comply subject to civil penalties.
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that premiums collected by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for policies in effect in August 2016 fell short of the program's expected costs by $1.4 billion, mainly because of shortfalls in coastal counties. CBO said "Congress could improve FEMA's ability to accurately assess and map the nation’s flood risks by increasing funding for the flood-mapping program" and that "If improved maps make it easier for FEMA to track differences in topography and other local conditions that affect risk, FEMA might be able use finer rate classifications, thereby reducing unintentional cross subsidies among properties that currently are charged the same rate." NSPS supports NFIP mapping reform.
GPS World
The day started like any other day. The land surveying crew loaded up their vehicle, equipment and marching orders to tackle the next project on the list.
This field party is like most surveyors across the globe — they are equipped with the latest surveying technology including GPS base and receivers, robotic total station and a UAS for aerial photography. These tools are necessary to be competitive in today's surveying arena.
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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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Inside GNSS
Federal watchdogs examining automakers' privacy practices are urging a key regulatory agency to step up and clarify its role in protecting the location and other personal information of those operating connected vehicles. The report, posted Aug. 28, was just one of a number of location-privacy developments including advances in pro-privacy laws in some states and a pullback by Uber on its tracking of its customers.
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Directions Magazine
Satellites, drones, and land vehicles (autos, trucks, tractors, etc.) will generate massive amounts of spatial data over the coming decade. In his keynote address at the AUVSI Xponential trade show this May, Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, said: "Data is the new oil." A single autonomous car can generate the same amount of data as 3000 people surfing the Internet, while a small drone fleet could easily collect 150 terabytes of data per day.
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xyHt
We continue to struggle with the opaque elements of our world. To be able to penetrate the opaqueness of night, fog, clouds and the ocean's depths is a relative snap compared to the challenges of seeing downward into terra firma. Civil engineering, utility engineering, resource exploration, archaeology and forensics all seek to define what lies beneath, by many technological means. Yet the only sure-fire answer comes from potholing: digging a hole.
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Point of Beginning
Augmented reality and virtual reality are trendy topics as of late. Harvard Innovation Lab deems them "the next frontier for technological innovation." In a 2016 report, Goldman Sachs suggested AR and VR "have the potential to become the next big computing platform," comparing the technologies to the rise of the PC and smartphone. In one scenario, the report estimates a whopping $80 billion in AR/VR revenue by 2025.
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