SS Bulletin Nov22 Issue 1

surveyorsays! THE NSPS BULLETIN

CONTENT

Introduction and Goals for "The NSPS Bulletin" Pg. 2

2022 Election: Candidate Bios Pgs 3 4

Online Town Hall Meetings "Meet the Candidates" Pg. 5

FIG Working Week Pg 6 9

National Student Competition Announcement Pg 10 12

Recent Social Media Postings Pg 13

"Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" Pg 14

Weare the voiceof theprofessionalsurveying communityin theUS and its territories. Through its affiliationagreementswiththerespectivestate surveying societies, NSPS hasa strong constituency base throughwhich itcommunicates directly with lawmakers, agencies, & regulators atboth the national and statelevels.NSPSmonitorsand comments onlegislation, regulation, & policies that have potentialimpact on theactivities of its membersand theirclients,and collaborateswith a multitude of otherorganizationswithin the geospatial community onissuesof mutual interest.

INTRODUCTION AND GOALS FOR "SURVEYOR SAYS ! THE NSPS BULLETIN"

Reimagining past platforms...

From its inception in 1961 until it ceased publication in 2012, the "ACSM Bulletin" provided a variety of content to all aspects of the surveying and mapping community. From boundary retracement procedures and issues to GPS/GNSS and GIS technologies, the Bulletin contained a range of topics to satisfy the informational desires of our data hungry profession

Surveyors and geospatialists now practice in a more exclusively digital environment, so resurrecting the "Bulletin" will mean a significant change. No longer will be the expense of print copies and postage, as it will be through announcements of new digital issues via email and social media postings Issues will also not be exclusive to NSPS members, as we are seeking a wider distribution to all surveyors, geospatialists, and future practioners

News from surveying and geospatial world happens literally every day, so the staff at NSPS are committed to providing our profession with news and information through our social media and web page channels as it happens

We do, however, want to provide our profession with regular source of news, stories, and useful information of things happening in our geospatial environment. From licensing and certification announcements to significant new stories within the profession, look to "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Bulletin" for your source of professional society news every quarter, with special editions published as needed

yet providing timely and useful content.

"Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

George Bernard Shaw

CANDIDATES FOR NSPS PRESIDENT-ELECT

I was born on July 9, 1971 in Skowhegan, Maine, and currently live 1 mile from that hospital, with my wife, Stacie. My only child, Kylie, who is now working for me, has 2 sons, Dak (Go Cowboys) and Bodi. My family has been in the logging industry for at least 3 generations so, of course, I wanted to join the family business. My father told me to look elsewhere as logging was a dangerous business and there was no future. In the summer of 1987, I went to work for Mick Sackett of Sackett & Brake Survey, Inc., and also started in Survey Engineering at the University of Maine at Orono, and graduating in 1993 in the Civil Engineering Technology program. (I hated and struggled with calculus and physics, hence the switch!). I started full time with Sackett & Brake in May 1993, and for the past 34 years have worked in this same office. In 2008, I took over ownership of the Company and since that time we have grown to have 2 offices. Since 1997, I have been Director of the Somerset Chapter of the Maine Society of Land Surveyors (MSLS). From 2001-2002 I served as President of MSLS, and currently serve as Program Chair. I served as Governor to NSPS, and then served as NSPS Area 1 Director until NSPS reorganized. I have been Chair of the NSPS Education Committee for the past 5 years and am currently a Jefferson Club Member.

Dan Martinez is a Senior Survey Project Manager at Lamp Rynearson, a civil engineering, surveying and planning firm located in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1987, he graduated with honors from National College in Rapid City, SD. He holds an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Civil Surveying.

For over 10 years, Dan has been serving as the Nebraska NSPS Director. During this time, he has served three terms on the NSPS Executive Committee. At the Spring 2020 NSPS Board of Directors meeting, Dan was elected to the NSPS Foundation Board of Trustees, which he currently serves a Vice Chairman. In 2021, he served on the NSPS Executive Oversight Committee, which conducted the search for the new NSPS Executive Director. While serving on this committee, Dan assisted with the national search, reviewing applications, developing interview questions and attending the in-person interviews with the candidates. Most recently, he was nominated and approved as a NSPS Fellow Member during the Fall 2022 NSPS Board of Directors meeting.

During his past 30 years of involvement in the Professional Surveyors Association of Nebraska, Dan has served as President Elect, President and on the Board of Directors.

“For several years our profession has been faced with many challenges. Working together through NSPS we can draw upon the experiences and ideas of all our members in order to meet these challenges and turn them into opportunities.”

Davey Edwards is a professional surveyor in Texas and Oklahoma, a Texas Licensed State Land Surveyor (LSLS), and U.S. BLM Certified Federal Surveyor. He is a professional assistant professor of surveying at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, director of the Texas Spatial Reference Center, and vice-president of Edwards Surveying, LLC.

Davey has a master’s degree in Geospatial Surveying Engineering and doctorate degree in Geoscience. His practice consists primarily of boundary issue resolution on original land grants and cadastral systems. Some of his surveys have been working on high-profile projects with Congress on interstate boundary issues.

Davey is the past-president of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS) and past-president of Fort Worth chapter of TSPS. He has served as a public member of the Texas Board of Architecture Examiners and LSLS member of the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying. He now serves as an emeritus, survey advisory committee, and LSLS committee member of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. He has served as an item writer for the fundamental surveying (FS) exam and the examination for professional surveyors (EPS) committee and is currently serving as a delegate for Texas and an advisor to the chair of the education committee at the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

Davey is currently serving as vice-president pro-tem and the International Federation of Surveyors Commission 2 (professional education) delegate for the National Society of Professional Surveyor (NSPS).He is also the vice-chair for the education committee for NSPS.

Steve Gould Maine

Dan Martinez Nebraska

Davey Edwards Texas

CANDIDATES FOR NSPS VICE PRESIDENT

Matthew D. Morris, a licensed Professional Land Surveyor, graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman. He began his surveying career as a teacher’s assistant while studying at the University. After college graduation, Matt joined Pierson Land Works, LLC, in Jackson, Wyoming where he matured his career to point of licensure. Gaining Licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor in Montana (2007), Matt moved to his hometown of Choteau, Montana to assist family with existing businesses, including Morris Construction. In 2008, at the request of friends, Matt founded Morris Land Surveys, PLLC.

Matt obtained the credentials to be a Certified Federal Land Surveyor and is Licensed in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Currently, Matt functions as the principal of Morris Land Surveys, and continues to perform all aspects of work associated with the profession.

Matt is active in the Montana Association of Registered Land Surveyors (MARLS) through various committees, was elected as the President of the North Central Chapter of MARLS in 2009, elected President of MARLS for the 2013-2014 term, has been serving as the Montana Director for the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) since his appointment in 2014, and received recognition as MARLS outstanding surveyor of the year in 2017. Matt has been involved with NSPS through various committees, has served as chair of the Western States Directors Council, completed a term on Executive Committee, and is a Trustee of the NSPS Foundation.

Matt is a life-long Montana Resident and serves in leadership capacity at his home church, Trinity Lutheran.

Linda Foster, PLS, GISP, currently represents South Dakota on the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Board of Directors. An active participant in the Society, Linda currently serves on the Bylaws and Workforce Development committees and is the liaison for the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA). She is also developing the Society’s Geographic Information System (GIS) and supports the annual student competition held in Washington DC.

Having served as President of her state’s Society, Linda was instrumental in special projects such as designing the Low Distortion Projection (LDP) Zones for incorporation in the National Geodetic Survey’s (NGS) State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 and developing a digital corner record system (underway).Linda also serves on Commission 7 of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and is participating in the Women’s Land Rights and Innovation in Land Administration Working Groups.

Having practiced 17 years in a private consulting engineering and surveying firm, Linda has extensive experience in land surveying and land management including boundary, ALTA, mineral, engineering, and Right-of-Way surveys, permitting, and planning. Professionally, she has always had a keen interest in researching and developing emerging technologies and applying them to timeless land surveying and land administration challenges. Linda is currently the Global Manager of Land Records at Esri, overseeing the Company’s worldwide strategic vision for land records/cadastre, surveying and land administration.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering from South Dakota Mines, and a Master of Geographic Information Systems from Penn State University.

CANDIDATE FOR NSPS TREASURER

Matthew Morris Montana

Linda Foster South Dakota

Bob Miller Pennsylvania

For the first time in over 20 years the FIG annual conference will be held in the Americas. With the theme Protecting Our World – Conquering New Frontiers the conference will gather surveying and geospatial professionals from around the world with special emphasis on attracting professionals from the Americas.

The working week will be held at the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek / Waldorf Astoria Orlando with the entire venue under one roof, with sleeping rooms only minutes from the conference center.

National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) is the location sponsor of the conference and is supported by the surveying associations of the Americas, American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS), Association of Pan American Surveying and Topography Professionals (APPAT), Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG), Professional Surveyors Canada (PSC), and endorsed by key geospatial associations including Appraisal Institute (AI), American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS), International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), International Right of Way Association (IRWA), Urban and Regional Information Association (URISA).

We also encourage our younger generations of geospatial professionals to attend to cultivate opportunities and network for mentor/mentee relationships. In addition, we are inviting local schools’ STEM students to visit and learn about the many opportunities and advantages of joining the surveying/geospatial profession.

Please visitfig.net/fig2023for more information. As details are finalized the conference website will be updated.

Who is "FIG"?

FIG is the premier international organization representing the interests of surveyors worldwide. It is a federation of the national member associations and covers the whole range of professional fields within the global surveying, geomatics, geodesy and geoinformation community. It provides an international forum for discussion and development aiming to promote professional practice and standards.

FIG was founded on July 18, 1878 in Paris by delegates from seven national associations - Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Switzerland - and was known as the Fédération Internationale des Géomètres. This has become anglicized to the International Federation of Surveyors. It is an UN-recognized nongovernment organization (NGO), representing more than 120 countries throughout the world, and its aim is to ensure that the disciplines of surveying and all who practice them meet the needs of the markets and communities that they serve.

This figure is based on a post event survey from the e Working Week in the Netherlands, 2021 All respondents to the post event survey answered that they would recommend FIG conferences to colleagues and friends. Join us in Orlando, Florida US to be a part of creating another coveted conference.

THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2023 PROGRAM & THE FIG COMMISSIONS

The 10 technical commissions of FIG are responsible for the program content of the FIG Working Week. These 10 commissions cover all disciplines of the surveying and geospatial profession, including: Surveying (Aerial / Archaeological / Astronomical / Cadastral / Engineering / Environmental / Forensic / Geodetic / Geological / Hydrographic / Military / Mining / Party Wall / Quantity / Topographic), Appraisal, BIM, Education, GIS, Photogrammetry, Real Estate, Remote Sensing, Standards.

More information on the responsibilities and work plans of the 10 FIG technical commissions available at: fig.net/organisation/comm

NSPS 22nd Annual Student Competition

Held

by NSPS in conjunction with NSPS Young Surveyors Network March 29 – March 31, 2023 in Arlington, VA

The 2023 NSPS Student Competition will be held in conjunction with the spring meeting of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. This year’s competition will only include field exercises in order to lessen the workload for students and faculty. There will be no work required to be performed outside of the competition although preparations and training may be deemed necessary by the individual faculty.

NSPS 22nd Annual Student Competition

Held by NSPS in conjunction with NSPS Young Surveyors Network March

29 – March 31, 2023 in Arlington, VA

Day1:MonumentHunt

Thefirstportionofthecompetitionwillbeastagedscavengerhunttypeevent. Monuments:

AlistofDCareamonumentsareassignedapointvalueandprovidedthedaybeforetheevent.

Theonesfartherawayormorelogisticallychallengingareassignedhighervaluesduetotheriskoffindingless. Monumentswillbeolderandhavesignificancetothehistoryofsurveyinginthearea.

Teams:

TeamswillbereleasedfromtheHotelin30minuteincrementsandhave6hourstocompete.

Teamsmuststaytogetheratalltimes.

Teamswillbeprovidedmetrocards.Rentalcarsorridesfromlocalpersonsarenotallowed. (Uber/Lyft/Taxis/Bikes/othertransportationareallowedprovidedallteammemberstraveltogether.)

TeamswillbeaccompaniedbyamemberoftheYSNorifunavailableamemberofNSPS.

Scoring:

Teamswillaccumulatepointsbasedonthepointvaluesofthemonumentsvisited.

Proofwillbegivenintheformofaphotowithtimestamporgroupphotosatthelocation.

Extrapointswillbeprovidedforsocialmediapostswiththosephotosusing#NSPSand#YSN.

Day2:MeasurementExercises

Thesecondportionofthecompetitionwillbetheevaluationofstudents’technicalabilitywhile requiringsomeknowledgeofhistoricalconcepts.Thiswillbeathreepartexerciseintwo locations.Transportationandequipmenttobeprovided.Thebasicsofthethreeseparate portionsaredescribedbelow.Extrapointsinthisportionwillbeavailabletoanyteamwhowould liketoperformthesetasksinperioddress.

Leveling

Studentswillbeaskedtoperformathree-wirelevelloop.

Performancewillbegradedonthefollowingcriteria:

Closure

Balanceofsetups

FieldNoteOrganization

Traverse Triangulation

Studentswillbeaskedtoperforma4-sidedtraversewithasteeltapeorchainandcompass.

Performancewillbegradedonthefollowingcriteria: Closure Accuracyoflegdistances Accuracyofinternalangles

Studentswillbeaskedtocompleteatriangulateexerciseofanunknownpositionfrom2to3knownpositions withatheodolite.

Performancewillbegradedbasedsolelyontheaccuracyofamissingvariable.

Thiscouldbeeithercoordinatesoftheresultantposition,distancetoknownpositions,orinternalangles.

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