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The NSPS Foundation is looking for a fresh new look and has solicited the help of the Young Surveyors Network to promote and organize the search. The winner will receive an iPad. Please help us distribute this information (flyer, guidelines) among your state and local chapters, and talented friends. The contest is open to anyone 18 and over, and the winner must reside in the US and/or a US territory. Deadline: January 29, 2016. For more information please email Lilly Capell at lilly.capell@gmail.comor nspsfoundationlogocontest@gmail.com, or check out our Facebook page.
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We have received correspondence from the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors that its predecessor, the Surveyors Association of West Jersey, held its first meeting in Camden City on January 2, 1864 (that date is not a typo).
Thanks to all who have communicated with NSPS in response to our inquiry about the oldest practicing surveyor and the oldest state society in the U.S.
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As reported last week, the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently published its interim Annual Report for 2015. In doing so, TMAC highlighted the importance of elevation data collection through the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). Recommendation #4 says "FEMA should work with Federal, State, local, and Tribal partners to ensure topographic, geodetic, water-level, and bathymetry data for the flood mapping program is collected and maintained to Federal standards. Future FEMA topographic and bathymetric LiDAR acquisition should be consistent with 3DEP and Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping standards, and all geospatial data for the flood mapping program should be referenced to current national datums and the National Spatial Reference System." Recommendation #17 says "FEMA should consider National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) recommendations on agency cooperation and federation (6, 7, 8, 9 13, and 15), and use them to develop more detailed interagency and intergovernmental recommendations on data and program related activities that can be more effectively leveraged in support of flood mapping." NSPS has long advocated that 3DEP be the funding pool for elevation data, as was spelled out in the November 2013 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report “FEMA Flood Mapping: Enhancing Coordination to Maximize Performance”, which included the following recommendation: “The Office of Management and Budget should use the 3DEP implementation plan for nationwide elevation data collection to guide the development of the President’s annual budget request.”
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In announcing her leadership for introducing bipartisan legislation (S. 2325, the Digital Coast Act of 2015) with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) highlighted the fact that NSPS was supporting the bill as outlined in a quote from NSPS Executive Director Curtis Sumner, “The provisions of the Digital Coast Act will significantly enhance the Digital Coast project through the creation of a sustainable program to utilize geospatial technologies to map and monitor the coastal waterways of the United States, providing an invaluable benefit to the public, and to the professionals whose charge is to protect their health, safety, and welfare.” NSPS will continue to work with Sens. Baldwin and Murkowski to push for enactment of S. 2325.
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A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that bridge safety remains a high-priority issue for the nation’s transportation system. Despite recent progress in improving bridge conditions, 10 percent of the nation’s 610,000 bridges were considered structurally deficient as of December 2014, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
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A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report found that as of mid-November, both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees reported all 12 regular appropriations bills for FY2016. The House has passed six of these—Energy-Water (H.R. 2028); Military Construction-VA (H.R. 2029); Legislative Branch (H.R. 2250); Commerce-Justice-Science (H.R. 2578); Transportation-HUD (H.R. 2577); and Defense (H.R. 2685). The Senate has passed one regular appropriations bill—Military Construction-VA. Because none of the regular appropriations bills was expected to become law by the start of the fiscal year, a Continuing Resolution (CR) was enacted to provide temporary appropriations until December 11 (H.R. 719; P.L. 114-53), which is the deadline for Congress to pass another CR or permanent appropriations for the balance of the fiscal year.
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Join host Curt Sumner and his guest for discussion on the topic of the day. The NSPS Radio Hour has been on the air every Monday since January 24, 2011. Curt is always eager to interview those with great stories to tell. Please contact Curt (curtis.sumner@nsps.us.com) to suggest guests or topics for the show.
If you are unable to listen to the show when it is being broadcast, listen to the archive of the show at 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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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.
GPS World
A proposed national drone registration system should be based on the pilot, not the craft, recommends an FAA task force. It should also be free, electronic and immediate, and not apply to UAVs weighing 250 grams or less.
In October, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta announced the creation of the task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for unmanned aircraft systems.
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Google Maps and FAO have agreed to work closely together to make geospatial tracking and mapping products more accessible, providing a high-technology assist to countries tackling climate change and much greater capacity to experts developing forest and land-use policies.
Digital technology tapping into satellite imagery is revolutionizing the way countries can assess, monitor and plan the use of their natural resources.
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Directions Magazine
In 1930, only 30 percent of the world's people lived in urban areas. By 2014, the percentage had increased to 54 percent. The United Nations now projects that by 2050, 66 percent of the world's population will be urban. Urban growth creates tremendous demands for housing, services, natural resources and work space. Cities increasingly rely on digital resources to keep up with these demands.
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Esri, the world leader in geographic information system technology, released an interactive map illustrating the earth's natural and human systems and how they have changed — and will change — over time. With the Atlas for a Changing Planet Story Map, scientists, policy makers, planners and activists can examine detailed spatial information that is critical for adapting to a warmer future.
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