Curt Sumner hosts meeting at NSPS Headquarters with Ukrainian Delegation

Curt Sumner hosted a meeting on September 26 with 7 Ukrainian Land Management and Planning Officials. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the policies and procedures for land use in the United States, including the practice of surveying.

Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Introduces Digital Coast Act

NSPS is pleased to announce the Senate introduction of a bill, S. 2890, authorizing a full "Digital Coast" program in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The bill would create a coordinated and comprehensive national mapping effort for coastal, Great Lakes, and territorial waters of the United States.  Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the "Digital Coast Act of 2014" on September 18. The "Digital Coast" is a geospatially enabled project to improve coordination and support work with stakeholders to identify geospatial priorities; improve coordination of coastal mapping and management activities; use standards and standardized methods for data acquisition, processing, and distribution 

NSPS Stolen Equipment Registry

NSPS Stolen Equipment Registry

You may not be aware that NSPS offers a registry for any NSPS member to use for listing stolen equipment, and for members to check if they are approached to purchase equipment from unknown sources. Anyone wishing to utilize the NSPS registry can access it by using the link, http://www.nsps.us.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=676&parentID=525&nodeID=2.

Nevada Governor Sandoval Requests NSPS Help

On September 18, NSPS lobbyist John "JB" Byrd met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) in Washington, DC, where the Governor asked if NSPS could assist in identifying a land surveyor to fill vacancy on the state licensing board. Byrd committed to prompt action to meet the Governor’s request and contacted the NSPS Governor/Director for the Nevada Association of Land Surveyors (NALS) to inquire whether it had initiated the process of nominating a candidate for the Governor's consideration. This is an example of how NSPS and its national government affairs program proactively represents and benefits state surveying societies.

NSPS Executive Director Speaks to Penn State Wilkes-Barre Students

On Thursday September 18, Curt Sumner, LS traveled to the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus to speak with students enrolled in the school’s Surveying Engineering program. Instructor of Surveying Engineering, Brian Naberezny, arranged for the visit as part of the program’s fall Surveying Seminar course. Sumner spoke about professionalism in the practice of surveying, stressing that the term relates to one’s conduct, and approach to service to clients and the public, rather than having been automatically bestowed by virtue of specific credentials that are based primarily on knowledge of a subject.

Approximately 60 students are currently enrolled in the four-year Surveying Engineering program at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.