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NSPS
Forty-eight survey technicians from eleven (11) different states covering most of the country passed various elements of the NSPS Certified Survey Technician exam during September, October, and November. Exams varied among Level I-Entry; Level II – Field or Office; and Level III Boundary or Construction.
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CFedS
Mr. Lonnie Bitsoi has been awarded the first Certified Federal Surveyors Program Scholarship which is issued through the partnership between the CFedS program and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). The scholarship allows AISES (www.aises.org) members who are Professional Surveyors or Surveyor Interns to be better served. The current agreement is for awarding up to five (5) scholarships, each valued at $1200. It is an endeavor to reach out to American Indians who are eligible for the CFedS Training Program.
Mr. Bitsoi is a member of the Navajo Nation, and a Professional Surveyor in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. He is currently working at the Gila River Indian Community, and resides in Glendale, AZ.
These scholarships cover the costs of the CFedS training materials (video lectures, exercises, web problems and web courses, a pre-printed Study Guide) as well as related examination and certification fees. Participants have access to a training coordinator throughout the course, and will have two (2) years or three (3) attempts (whichever comes first) to successfully complete the examination.
The CFedS Program (www.cfeds.org) is co-administered by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). The voluntary CFedS program, approved by the Secretary of the Interior and the Office of the Special Trustee, is designed to increase the pool of qualified surveyors to perform work on or near Federal interest land including Indian lands; to ensure such surveys comply with Federal regulations and policies, decreasing the chance and expense of re-work; and provide opportunities to increase self-determination for Indian tribes.
NSPS
NSPS and MAPPS have issued a "Call for Presentations" for the 2nd Annual Surveying, Mapping and Geospatial Conference, to be held March 14-18, 2016 at the Hilton Hotel in the Washington, DC suburb of Crystal City (Arlington), VA. The "call" invites thought leaders in the community to share their knowledge and facilitate discussions on issues in the profession. General information on the 2016 conference, including a preliminary program, is also available.
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NSPS
The "Boundary Hunter" will join host Curt Sumner to share his experiences. Ken Allred will reveal the story behind the title on his business card, and share his experiences as a professional surveyor, adjunct professor, and politician in Alberta, Canada over the past 50 years.
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.
NSPS
A full year after NSPS submitted recommendations to the U.S. Department of Labor on revisions to policies implementing the Davis-Bacon Act, the government has responded with clarifications. While the department's Wage and Hour Division did not accept all the NSPS recommendations, the response does narrow the application of AAM-212, exempts more activities than previously indicated, and strengthens the distinction that members of survey crews are not "laborers and mechanics" under the law. NSPS will conduct further analysis of the government's clarifications, reply to the Labor Department, and provide further information to the membership.
NSPS
President Obama signed a five-year Highway bill into law, Public Law 114-92. The "Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act" is a $305 billion fully paid-for surface transportation reauthorization of federal highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier safety, hazardous materials, and passenger rail programs. The conference report, summary, and explanatory statement for the bill are available. The bill reforms and strengthens transportation programs, provides long-term certainty and more flexibility for states and local governments, and streamlines project approval processes. It was paid for with gas tax revenue (but no tax increase) and a package of $70 billion in offsets from other areas of the federal budget. It calls for spending approximately $205 billion on highways and $48 billion on transit projects over the next five years. Provisions of interest to the surveying and mapping community include Section 1312 which calls for improving state and federal agency engagement in environmental reviews and the activities for which funds may be provided including information gathering and mapping; Section 41005 directs coordination of required environmental reviews by authorizing the lead agency to make information available in the environmental review regarding the environmental, historic, and socioeconomic resources located within the project area and the general locations of the alternatives under consideration with this information based on existing data sources, including geographic information systems (GIS) mapping; Section 1430 is a "sense of Congress" that USDOT should utilize, to the fullest and most economically feasible extent practicable, modeling and simulation technology to analyze highway and public transportation projects to ensure that these projects will increase transportation capacity and safety, alleviate congestion, and reduce travel time and environmental impacts; and Section 3028 authorizes $199,000,000 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2017 to assist in financing the installation of positive train control systems.
NSPS
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), to replace No Child Left Behind and improve K-12 education. S. 1177 replaces the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The bill passed the House on December 2 by a vote of 359 to 64 . The House-Senate conference report agreement and summary are available. The bill authorizes dedicated funding to support important priorities, including increased access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. Section 3127 allows grants to be used for activities directly related to improving student academic achievement based on the State’s academic standards or directly related to improving student reading skills or knowledge of geography; and Section 5121 supports projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve educational opportunities and achievement of Indian children and youth with grants available to raise the achievement of Indian and Alaska Native children in geography. Senate action is planned for this week.
NSPS
Over 1/2 of the available seats are already taken!
Registration remains open for The Future of Surveying…You!, the 2nd FIG Young Surveyors North American Meeting, which is being held in conjunction with, and generously hosted by, the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 during its annual meeting to be held at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. As an added benefit, young surveyors attending the meeting can attend the MSPS Annual Conference (February 11-12) at no charge (non-MSPS members only). Registration form and more details at: https://goo.gl/IbvayI.
MSPS President Connie Villari says, "We are thrilled to welcome attendees to the Second FIG Young Surveyors North American meeting. We hope this meeting will continue to strengthen the Young Surveyors programs throughout the United States, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean. We ask that you share this email with young surveyors in your respective states, and join us in supporting the efforts of young surveyors by sponsoring travel expenses for a young surveyor or two to travel to this meeting. I am very excited about the fantastic line up of speakers, and look forward to meeting the attendees. Minnesota believes so strongly in the efforts of this group, that we are not only helping to sponsor the FIG NA Young Surveyors event, but are inviting attendees to join us for our education seminars at the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors conference at no charge. Building a strong community of surveyors benefits us all, and helping to reinforce a vibrant community of young people who share ideas and new innovations helps challenge us to grow into an even better profession."
IMPORTANT NOTE: REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 100 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED! If you want to participate in the meeting, you must register by December 31, 2015 (subject to capacity limit of 100 attendees).
Supported by the FIG Foundation
Platinum Sponsors: Trimble Navigation and Leica Geosystems
Endorsed by the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) and Professional Surveyors Canada (PSC)
Media support: The American Surveyor
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.
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The late, great, oft-quoted Yogi Berra, in an interview shortly before his passing, was quoted as saying, "I never said most of the things I said." For our purposes, let's concentrate on one of his most famous quotes: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
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Global Construction Review
The UK's University of Nottingham has teamed up with the huge construction conglomerate China Railway Group to develop and commercialize advanced satellite techniques to monitor the structural integrity of bridges.
The MoU triggers a direct investment of €600,000 from China Railway Group to support the project, which earlier received €2.3 million from the European Space Agency.
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When firefighters arrive at a wildfire, they know the dangers involved. These complex fires create their own weather, and it's very difficult to predict what direction they might take. The brave people battling these blazes must often make decisions despite considerable uncertainty in situations where the wrong choices could lead to more damage and even death.
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