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Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS) 2011 Award Winners

October 17, 2011 in Associate Membership, Business, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Links, News, Professional Land Surveyor Practice

Texas Society of Professional Surveyors 2011 Convention

Texas Society of Professional Surveyors 2011 Convention

Texas Society of Professional Surveyors Award Winners From 2011 Convention

The 60th Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS) Convention & Technology Exposition was held on October 5-8 in Frisco, Texas. TSPS reported an attendance of about 750 total, with participation in:

  • Educational Sessions
  • The Tech Expo
  • TSPS business meetings
  • Social Events

The Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS) honored the following people at its annual gala held on Oct. 8, 2011. Read the rest of this entry →

Fisherfield Mountains Re-measured by The Munro Society

August 14, 2011 in Associate Membership, General, Land Surveying, Links, News

Professional Land Surveyor News

Professional Land Surveyor News

The heights of three mountains in the remote Fisherfield Forest area were re-measured during July by members of The Munro Society.

Two of the mountains were found to be less than the given map heights.   The re-measured heights as processed by the OS are as follows.

Beinn a’Chlaidheimh, 913.96m      previous map height, 916m

Beinn Dearg Mor, 906.28m      previous map height, 910m

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National Society of Professional Surveyors Announces Results of 10th Annual Student Competition

March 16, 2011 in Associate Membership, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, News

NSPS 10th Annual Student Competition Awards

NSPS 10th Annual Student Competition Awards. Photo Credit: Steve Shambeck - PLS Photography

The National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) held its 10th Annual Student Competition in conjunction with the California Land Surveyor’s Association (CLSA)/Nevada Association of Land Surveyors’ (NALS) joint conference in Las Vegas, NV on March 7, 2011.  Seven schools with baccalaureate degree programs in surveying, surveying engineering technology and/or surveying engineering participated.

Each competing team had four months to develop a project in the area of “Hydrographic Surveying”; write a 30pp. paper; prepare a wall poster; and give a 20 minute presentation at the conference.  Judges for the competition were A. Wayne Harrison, President of NSPS; William Coleman, President-Elect of NSPS; Robert Dahn, Vice-President of NSPS, Carl R. CdeBaca; NSPS Area Nine Director; and Robert J. Reese, a Past President of CLSA.

Results: Read the rest of this entry →

Join the New England Section of ACSM

March 13, 2009 in Associate Membership, Business, Continuing Education, General, Land Surveying, Links, News

Invitation to Join or Renew your Membership.

nes-logoNew England Section (NES) is a regional group of ACSM that concentrates on issues of interest and education in the New England area. As President of the New England Section (NES) of ACSM I would like to extend an invitation for you to join or renew your membership in our regional Section.

History of the New England Section (NES).

The New England Section (NES) was chartered as a local section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) in 1967, with jurisdiction over the  six New England States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.

About the New England Section (NES).

The New England Section (NES) creates regional academic programs of the highest quality, promotes mandatory academic education as a prerequisite for future professional registration, and provides education for surveying and mapping professionals as professional land surveyors, land information specialist, land stewards, and philanthropists committed to a renewed land ethic.

Join the New England Section (NES) of ACSM now!

Below are two links to Adobe PDF files that you can download. The first one is the New England Section (NES) of ACSM 2009 Membership Application and the second file is the New England Section (NES) of ACSM 2009 Membership Letter which accompanies the membership application form.

Adobe PDF File New England Section (NES) of ACSM 2009 Membership Application (PDF)

Adobe PDF FileNew England Section (NES) of ACSM 2009 Membership Letter (PDF)


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