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The teams will compete in a field survey on the National Mall in Washington, DC in which they will use existing NGS control points to establish their "base control point" from which to remotely determine the height and horizontal location of the top of the Washington Monument. Each team member will answer a combination of true/false and multiple choice surveying questions that have been compiled collectively by the three judges from team. This portion of the competition is scheduled to take place at the NGS Corbin facility near Fredericksburg, VA. Awards will be presented at the end of the competition.
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A. Richard Vannozzi, MS, PLS - 2019 NSPS Student Competition Coordinator
Seventeen (17) schools from around the country will be competing in the 2019 NSPS Student Competition to be held in Arlington, Virginia in April, 2019. The topic for the 2019 competition is “Utilizing remotely sensed data in a modern surveying practice” and consists of a Project, Technical Report/Project Binder, Poster and Oral Presentation. With the four elements related as a cohesive applied, professional, practice based, scientific/research project.
The 2019 NSPS Student Competition will be held in conjunction with the Spring meetings of the National Society of Professional Surveyors in Arlington Virginia April 9th thru April 11th, 2019 at the Hilton Arlington in Arlington, VA. The teams complete the project and submit their Project Binder prior to the actual competition with their oral presentations and poster presentations scheduled for all day Wednesday April 10th. On Thursday April 11th there will be an evening reception with the awards presentation.
Associates Degree Division: Central New Mexico Community College; Dunwoody College of Technology; East Los Angeles College; Great Basin Community College;
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Baccalaureate Degree Division: Cal State University – Fresno; Idaho State University; Kennesaw State University; Louisiana State University; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Mexico State University;
Nicholls State University; Penn State University; SUNY - Alfred State University; Oregon Institute of Technology; Texas A & M University – Corpus Christi; University of Akron
2018 First Place AS Division - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (Green Bay)
2018 First Place BS Division – Oregon Institute of Technology (Klamath Falls)
All teams 2018
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California-based Towill, Inc. was called to provide precise information on the interior of an active, pressurized waterline. The team decided to combine 3D scanning with total station measurements from their Trimble S7 total station and the Trimble SX10 scanning total station; both were controlled by Trimble Access running on a Trimble Tablet. Read More
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NSPS Federal Lobbyist John "JB" Byrd attended a discussion on spatial reasoning hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, DC featuring scholars Jonathan Wai from the University of Arkansas and David Uttal from Northwestern University. Dr. Wai and Dr. Uttal presented findings from their new report on the importance of spatial reasoning and offered proposals for reform in light of the new research. Spatial reasoning is a stronger predictor of STEM performance than is mathematical or verbal reasoning. Second, an individual's spatial skills can be improved through training and education. Both scholars noted, however, that testing for spatial reasoning ability is markedly absent from nearly all standardized tests and college entry evaluations. As a result, these skills are often ignored in early education, which may result in a significant loss of talent. To watch JB's question and answer with the panel regarding workforce development in surveying and early childhood education, click on this video and watch section 30:55-34:25.
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Host Curt Sumner will be engaged in final preparations leading up to the Sino-American International Surveying Competition which begins on Tuesday (11/3) so there will not be a "live" broadcast of the show. We hope our listeners will enjoy a replay of a recent show.
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 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate found that S. 90, the "Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act," would authorize the appropriation of $1 million for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the boundary between federal and nonfederal lands along the Red River in Texas and Oklahoma. The bill would require officials from those states to select licensed surveyors. Under the bill, BLM would submit the results of the survey to state officials for approval; federal approval would not be required. The bill was reported favorably out of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources last month. This controversial project was the subject of a presentation at the 2016
NSPS National Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial Conference held in Crystal City, VA
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A recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found that State and local governments are the main owners of highways, mass transit systems, airports, and water systems nationwide. In recent years, 60 percent of the investment in such infrastructure that state and local governments have made from their own funds (excluding federal grants) has been financed using mechanisms that impose costs on the federal government: tax-exempt bonds, state revolving funds and infrastructure banks ("state banks"), tax credit bonds, and direct federal credit programs.
By Jeremy Klapper, PLS and Jacob Elliot — Article adapted from NJSPLS Good Points newsletter (11/6/18)
The Joint-Conference between the NSPS Young Surveyors (YS) and the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) in College Park, MD was a tremendous success. The Maryland Society of Surveyors hosted event followed the FIG meeting held last year in Istanbul. Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Argentina, New Zealand were there, as well as many young surveyors from across the US.
Sponsors included Trimble, SAM LLC, Leica, the Potomac, Appalachian, Baltimore, and Carroll Chapters of MSS, DCALS, FIG, NSPS, David Doyle, and David Weber.
The event ran Wednesday through Friday, with NSPS business/committee meetings also taking place. Long Island Surveyors, Gayron de Bruin of Bethpage, NY were represented on a "Survey Leadership" discussion panel, while Land Development Professionals spoke in great lengths about Design-Build opportunities for the modern Surveyor.
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Inside GNSS
The announcement of the White House's new strategy to speed development of next-generation wireless networks is likely to create a new front in the years-long fight over a proposed project that could interfere with GPS spectrum.
That proposal, first made by LightSquared and now being pursued by its successor firm Ligado Networks, would take spectrum allocated for satellite usage and rescope it to include a still-to-be-defined terrestrial network or networks.
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Directions Magazine
Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, announced that the 20th annual GIS Day will take place on Nov. 14. The day is a celebration of GIS software and unites the geospatial community in a global movement of collaboration, sharing, and education. This year's celebration will also feature the launch of Geography.com, a collaboration between Esri and the American Association of Geographers intended to capture the interest of those seeking general information on geography.
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A manhole, a mine shaft and any such underground place where people work are among the most dangerous working environments. Engineers, construction and utility professionals must attach a sniffer before they descend into many holes due to the possibility of methane gas and any number of noxious gases.
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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 http://www.cstnsps.com for details.
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Did you know that as a CST you will be nationally recognized
and your name will be listed on the CST website?
The American Surveyor
Ground-penetrating radar is one of the most accurate non-destructive testing methods available. To get the most from GPR surveying, it is absolutely essential to understand how GPR tools work and follow best practices when conducting surveys.
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GPS World
China has launched its first geostationary satellite for the BeiDou constellation, according to press reports.
The successful launch of satellite G1Q took place at 15:57 UTC on Nov. 1 from the LC2 Launch Complex of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan province, using a Long March-3B/G2 (Chang Zheng-3B/G2) launch vehicle.
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