Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: National Society of Professional Surveyors

Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Surveyors Davis-Bacon Act Testimony at House Education and the Workforce Committee Hearing

Curtis Sumner, Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), testifies at House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on June 19, 2013 concerning the Davis-Bacon act. Watch the Davis-Bacon Act Testimony Video

June 19, 2013
National Surveyors Week – March 17-23, 2013 Announced By The National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS).

National Surveyors Week – March 17-23, 2013 National Surveyors Week will be celebrated nationwide March 17-23, according to the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Hundreds of surveyors nationwide are planning activities, such as talks to school groups, contacts with their local news media about the importance of the nation’s surveying profession, booths at popular…

March 6, 2013
Survey Summit 2012, The Road Ahead … or Summit Plummet?

I’ve just read that only an estimated 250 attended the joint endeavor between ESRI and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) in San Diego last month, billed as the ACSM Annual Conference. Survey Summit or Summit Plummet? 250. That’s it! …. Survey Summit or Summit Plummet? With less than 5 attendees from each state,…

August 2, 2012
NSPS Announces the Latest Certified Survey Technicians (CST) from Cycle III 2011

NSPS Announces the Latest Certified Survey Technicians (CSTs) from Cycle III (July, August, and September 2011) About the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Certified Survey Technician certification program: “The National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) sponsors a comprehensive national certification program for survey technicians. The program is recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor as part…

December 16, 2011
Geographic and Land Information Society Board Votes to Continue GLIS as a Separate Organization

Geographic and Land Information Society (GLIS) Board voted for GLIS to continue as a separate organization at least through 2012 Gaithersburg, MD, November 18, 2011–In conjunction with our Mission and in order to preserve its value and to best serve the interests of our membership, the Geographic and Land Information Society (GLIS) Board voted for…

November 18, 2011
NSPS and ACSM Action Update on Unified Organization

Action Update on Unified Organization The Member Organizations (MOs) of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) have been working since the ACSM Congress meeting in San Diego in July, 2011 to develop a unified organization that would represent all geospatial professionals. Over the past four months many discussions have taken place to define…

November 14, 2011
ACSM Congress Votes to Disband at ACSM and Survey Summit 2011

At this past ACSM and Survey Summit 2011, the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM) Congress voted to disband. There has been much speculation about whether, or how, ACSM would continue to exist. The ACSM Congress approved the following motion:

July 22, 2011
National Society of Professional Surveyors Announces Results of 10th Annual Student Competition

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…

March 16, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Rate the 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking for you to: Rate the 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards Yesterday, I posted that NSPS and ALTA Boards Approve 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards. In that post you can find a link to the new standards and download them from ALTA’s website. I’m in the…

December 17, 2010
NSPS and ALTA Boards Approve 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards

NSPS and ALTA Boards Approve 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards The Board of Directors of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) approved the new 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys during its meeting in Orlando on November 15th. The new requirements were previously approved by the Board of Governors…

December 16, 2010
Eliminate Either ACSM or NSPS, or Merge the Two, Which is Best?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking for your opinion on: Eliminate Either ACSM or NSPS, or Merge the Two, Which is Best? A while back I wrote about, and also created the Professional Land surveyor Survey, Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Should the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Separate from the American Congress…

November 16, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Should NSPS Separate from ACSM?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking the question: Should NSPS Separate from ACSM? Recently, the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) announced that it is seeking to separate from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). In a joint NSPS letter by Wayne Harrison, NSPS President, John Matonich, NSPS Immediate Past President, and…

June 15, 2010
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…

January 18, 2010
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…

February 26, 2009