Category Archives: Surveying
Christopher Glantz
Lead Remote Sensing Surveyor, Oregon Department of Transportation Oregon, USA The “outside of work” section of Christopher Glantz’s resume describes why he was nominated: “I am passionate about educating the public and other geospatial professions about the land surveying profession.” He doesn’t just do lip service; Chris is the president of the NSPS Young Surveyors...
Daniel Kvaal
Surveying Instructor, St. Cloud Technical & Community College, Minnesota, USA One (of many) nominations for Dan Kvaal calls him “a one-person army” in promoting the surveying profession. One of Dan’s greatest skills is communicating and working with others and in teams, especially evident in his teaching duties and volunteer work with the National Society of Professional...
Paula Gentle
Geodetic Surveyor, LINZ New Zealand Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is the primary national government geospatial agency managing maps, charts, land records, and the national geodetic reference system. Paula Gentle is one of the geodetic “shepherds” of the reference infrastructure of physical survey marks and trig beacons. New Zealand is quite tectonically active, and part...
Rhea Lyn Dealca
Director of Projects and Administration, Foundation for Economic Freedom Philippines After working with the UN-Habitat/Global Land Tool Network in Nairobi, Kenya in 2015, Rhea Lyn Dealca returned to the Philippines where she believes she can make the greatest impact. As a geodetic engineer, she has spent more than 10 years working for the government, including...
Belinda Serafin
Graduate Surveyor, Sydney Trains Australia Sydney Trains is the premier public transportation system for this city of more than four million. With infrastructure serving more than 340 million rider trips per year, the maintenance, upgrade, expansion, monitoring, and mapping for properties, planning, and environmental matters require a top surveying team. In 2017, a new graduate...
Aaron M. Butterer
Land Services Specialist, Alaska Railroad Alaska, USA A powerful skillset of expertise in surveying and GIS plus business acumen is what Aaron M. Butterer is known for. At The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC), Aaron is instrumental in preparing all forms of survey drawings, legal descriptions, and exhibits in support of leasing activities of the real...
