Tag: ACSM

  • The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 1

    An Introduction and Welcome to The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast. Contact Me If You Are Interested in Supporting This Podcast And Be A Sponsor. Twitter Tweepout Facebook Fanaticus Focus Linkedin Land Surveyor Lookout Professional Land Surveyor News In Memory of Three Professional Land Surveyors A Short Discussion of, Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers To Persuasion and…

  • PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Are You A Certified Survey Technician (CST) Or Interested In The CST Program?

    In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Are You A Certified Survey Technician (CST) Or Interested In The CST Program? Last week I was at a meeting for the New England Section of ACSM where the topic of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Certified Survey Technician (CST) program was…

  • Ten Geospatial Organizations Endorse IFTN

    Ten Geospatial Organizations Endorse IFTN The leadership of ten geospatial organizations has jointly agreed to support a simple resolution in support of a national digital imagery program: Be it resolved that the undersigned geospatial organizations support the funding and establishment of an operational program consistent with Imagery for the Nation (IFTN) within the US government…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Journal July 17, 2009

    Summertime and the Living is Easy? Nice summer weather is finally here in New England, although it’s still been on the cool side and we’ve been hard-pressed to go more than a day without some rain. After more than three months of nearly non-stop rain, it’s amazing what a few consecutive sunny days will do…

  • Congratulations to the New Class of CFedS Graduates

    Congratulations to the new class of CFedS Graduates! The following list is of the recent June 2009 graduates of the Certified Federal Surveyor (CFeds) program. But first, here is a brief description of the CFedS program: What is a CFedS? The Certified Federal Surveyor (CFedS) program will: Increase the pool of qualified surveyors to complete…

  • GPS Hands on Post-Processing Workshop Co-Sponsored by CALS & NES-ACSM

    GPS Hands on Post-Processing Workshop Co-Sponsored by CALS & NES-ACSM

    Course Summary This one-day computer lab workshop co-sponsored by the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors (CALS) & the New England Section of ACSM (NES-ACSM) is designed to empower surveyors to post process their own single point or pair of points solutions for local survey projects that require NAD83 coordinates, using free and demonstration software. Those…

  • ICA Map Exhibit Announcement

    The U.S. National Committee of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) invites you to submit your current publications of maps, atlases, and other cartographic products to the Cartographic Exhibition at the 2009 International Cartographic Conference in Santiago, Chile. The 24th International Cartographic Conference will convene in Santiago the week of 15-21 November 2009. The ICC Cartographic…

  • 2010 National Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NSPS) Surveying Student Team Competition

    The National Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NSPS) has published a pre-notification for the 2010 National Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NSPS) Surveying Student Team Competition. “PRE-NOTIFICATION — To facilitate communications, all teams planning to participate in the 2010 NSPS Student Competition should advise Competition Coordinator David Lee Ingram of their intentions to participate and…

  • New England Section of ACSM Names 2009 Officers and Directors

    The New England Section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM-NES) is pleased to announce their 2009 Officers and Directors.

  • Professional Land Surveyor Journal March 20, 2009

    Welcome to the first Professional Land Surveyor Journal. In these posts I’ll write about the events, happenings, and trials and tribulations, in my world as a professional land surveyor. Not so much diary as more general discussion. A New Approach Recently I’ve been finalizing an over a year long reorganization of my professional land surveying…

  • Stephen W. Gould Professional Land Surveyor Elected Vice President of ACSM-NES

    We are pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen W. Gould P.L.S., Professional Land Surveyor, President of Sackett & Brake Survey, Inc., a Maine multi-disciplinary surveying, consulting forestry and land use consulting firm with 20 years of business experience,  has been Elected the 2009 Vice President of the New England Section (NES) of the American Congress…

  • Join the New England Section of ACSM

    Invitation to Join or Renew your Membership. New 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…

  • Eric D. Colburn Professional Land Surveyor Elected President of ACSM-NES

    We are pleased to announce that Eric D. Colburn PLS, Professional Land Surveyor, President of Foster Survey Company, a RI Professional Land Surveying Company, and Professional Land Surveyor writer at EricColburn.com, has been Elected the 2009 President of the New England Section (NES) of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). The New England…

  • Certified Survey Technician Program

    You can increase your skills and better your career by becoming a Certified Survey Technician (CST) The Certified Survey Technician (CST) program is sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) and is a comprehensive national certification program for survey technicians. This program is recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor as part of…

  • NATIONAL SURVEYOR’S WEEK RESOLUTION VICTORY!

    From the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) “NATIONAL SURVEYOR’S WEEK RESOLUTION VICTORY!   We were able to get the required 50 co-sponsors to House Resolution H. Con. Res. 223, the National Surveyor’s Week Resolution. The Resolution is expected to easily pass the Oversight Committee and the full House of Representatives by the end…

  • Final Days for Reduced Rate at the AutoCarto 2008 Symposium!

    Final Days for Reduced Rate at the AutoCarto 2008 Symposium! Advance Registration Rate Extended Until Friday, August 15th!      Join speakers and attendees from around the world to hear the very latest on groundbreaking cartography and geographic information science research and development.     Advance registration rate extended! Save $100 per person and register by…