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NSPS
The NSPS offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, so that staff can spend time with their families.
The staff extends our heartfelt best wishes to everyone for a wonderful holiday.
NSPS Foundation
Each year, the National Society of Professional Surveyors Foundation conducts a scholarship program which offers over $30,000 in scholarships funded by a variety of individuals, companies, and organizations to encourage and support college education in geospatial sciences. These scholarships are a great opportunity for college students in surveying, mapping, geographic information systems, and geodetic science programs. The application deadline is Jan. 15, 2018.
Scholarship Announcement
Scholarship Application
NSPS
The U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 14 passed the 21st Century Flood Reform Act, H.R. 2874, a combined package of seven bills that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) until 2022 and introduces various reforms, including those for the surveying profession and recommended by NSPS. (Click here for the NSPS Issue Paper.) The vote was 237-189. Section 305 mandates that FEMA consult with the DOD, USGS, and NOAA to obtain information relevant to flood insurance mapping, including topographic data. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate, which may adopt the House bill or a modified version of it, or advance its own bill. In addition, last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provided an updated cost estimate for the House-passed bill as well as a presentation on the NFIP financial status.
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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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NSPS
NMSU has requested that NSPS notify readers of NSPS News & Views about its advertisement to fill a vacancy for an Assoc./Full Professor tenure track position. MS/Ph.d candidates will be considered.
NSPS
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR), on Nov. 15 introduced a revised version of the Geospatial Data Act, S. 2128 and H.R. 4395, respectively. NSPS joined the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in a statement in support of the original bill, S. 1253/H.R. 3522. The new bill removes NSPS-supported provisions in Sections 11 and 12 regarding use of the private sector, qualifications based selection (QBS) for contracting, and preventing Federal preemption of state surveying licensing laws. A special thanks to numerous members of the Utah Council of Land Surveyors who communicated their support for sections 11 and 12 to Senator Hatch.
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NSPS
During a seminar that I attended a few years ago, I thought it was mentioned that an ALTA/NSPS Survey could not be performed from an Owner's Policy. Is that accurate, or am I mistaken?
Answer:
The owner's policy (and commitment) may differ from the lender's policy (and commitment), but the Surveyor may rely on whichever policy or commitment is provided, so if they give you an owner's policy, feel free to use it.
Keep in mind, however, that if this is the current owner's policy, and the property is being sold or refinanced, there will almost certainly be a new commitment prepared and provided before it is all said and done. So you may want to keep in mind that you may be reviewing and revising your survey accordingly when the time comes.
NSPS
NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd recently met with Anthony Gonzalez (R), a candidate for an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. The seat is currently held by Rep. Jim Renacci (R), who is running for Governor. The primary in the 16th Congressional District is set for May 2018. Having played wide receiver for The Ohio State University, Gonzalez was drafted in the first round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2007, as well as being an Academic All-American. He spent five seasons in the NFL before retiring to go back to school and earn his MBA from Stanford University. After studying the fundamentals for a successful business, Gonzalez worked as Chief Operating Officer at Chalk Schools, a high-growth, education technology company.
NSPS
Due to ongoing travel for the manager of the radio station on which the NSPS Radio Hour is broadcasted, a replay of a previous show will be played on Monday, Nov. 27.
Be sure to tune in Dec. 4 for a conversation with NSPS Board of Directors members Mark Sargent (NH) and Dan Martinez (NE), the two candidates for NSPS Vice President in the upcoming election.
To listen to archives of previous shows, visit americaswebradio.com/nsps-radio-hour. Click the "Play" arrow to on the "radio" to start streaming Audio of the current show on your computer.
GCN
Geographic information systems can help members of Congress better serve their constituents by illustrating and mapping local issues.
Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), for example, used Esri's ArcGIS to develop a set of story maps that helped pass legislation in 2015 to designate the Boulder-White Clouds area in central Idaho as a wilderness preserve.
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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 many companies participating in the CST Program use it as part of their criteria for determining bonuses, raises and promotions?
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If you're going to make a big announcement, why not make it at a big event. That's just what Autodesk and Esri did last week at Autodesk University. This year's event was held at The Venetian in Las Vegas and attended by more than 10,000 professionals from the architecture, design, manufacturing and media industries for three days of learning, inspiration and in-depth skills development.
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Directions Magazine
Remote sensing with a small, unmanned aerial system can be used for a number of applications, including (but not limited to) security services, search and rescue, environmental monitoring, crop management and other agricultural activities, disaster management and emergency response, environmental monitoring, surveying, journalism, business and real-estate applications, and videography.
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GPS World
We've all heard the mess that Puerto Rico has become following hits by, first, hurricane Harvey, and then again, by Maria a few weeks later — never mind the devastation in many of the nearby other Caribbean islands. Restoring even electrical power on Puerto Rico seems to be taking months, and many people are still subsisting on supplies flown in by the U.S. government.
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Inside GNSS
Though lawmakers have made clear their interest in having U.S. military receivers incorporate European navigation signals, an agreement to use the encrypted Galileo signal remains elusive and the normal military requirements process could substantially delay implementation.
The issue has taken on new energy now that House and Senate conferees have hammered out their differences and the National Defense Authorization Act is expected to become law.
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GeoConnexion
The successful launch of the first European weather satellite, Meteosat, on Nov. 23, 1977, "provided meteorologists with new and powerful tools: Satellites open up a window to almost continuous weather monitoring around the world." This was how the German Meteorological Services described the start of satellite-based weather observation in Europe.
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