Tag: Department of the Interior
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ASPRS Encourages Adoption of the National Land Imaging Program
ASPRS Encourages Adoption of the National Land Imaging Program ASPRS is working actively to support establishment of the National Land Imaging Program (NLIP), a long-range operational moderate resolution imaging program. For the past several years, ASPRS has strongly supported the NLIP strategy through continuing communication with the Administration and Congress, and fully endorses its immediate…
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ACSM Nominee Gary Thompson Appointed to National Geospatial Advisory Committee
GAITERSBURG, MD – Gary Thompson, Section Chief of the North Carolina Geodetic Survey, and a member of two ACSM Member Organizations, AAGS and NSPS, was among the 15 individuals appointed by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to serve as members of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC). The Committee provides recommendations on federal geospatial…
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Professional Land Surveyor News: President Proposes $1.1 Billion for BLM in Fiscal Year 2011 to Protect Resources and Manage Uses of Public Lands
President Proposes $1.1 Billion for BLM in Fiscal Year 2011 to Protect Resources and Manage Uses of Public Lands With a focus on renewable energy development, climate change adaptation, and other key priorities, President Obama today requested $1.1 billion in appropriations for the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management in Fiscal Year…
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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…