Tag Archives: NSPS

Stepping Down

Surveyors sorry to see NSPS executive director Curt Sumner retire As word filters throughout the surveying community that National Society of Professional Surveyors executive director Curt Sumner is stepping down, accolades for the job he’s done over more than two decades in the position come pouring in. “Curt has been a friend and colleague for...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 09/24/2021

NSPS 21st Annual Student Competition Geo Week 2022 Conference Preview INTERGEO 2021: Relaunch exceeds expectations Teledyne Geospatial Brings CARIS and Optech Together Vexcel Imaging Launches Aerial Camera Solution for Wide-Area Data Collection ConstellR and ScanWorld Partner for High-Value Agriculture Data Data Science Helps Raleigh Avoid Digging Up the Streets Woolpert Develops Guidebook on Airport Response...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 09/03/2021

Digital Twins Concept Boosts Food Production AgEagle CEO Brandon Torres Declet to Give Keynote Address at Commercial UAV Expo Cepton to Showcase Automotive Grade Lidars at IAA Mobility and AutoSens EAASI Elects Executive Committee to Promote Aerial Surveying in Europe Esri Releases ArcGIS Pro Book Updated for Version 2.8 Wipro and HERE Partner to Provide...

NSPS, Geospatial Firms and Others Support IIJA

In a letter to U.S. senators, the National Society of Professional Surveyors, geospatial firms, AEC firms, and transportation entities urged all senators to support the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), saying it will “provide meaningful economic and quality of life enhancements to communities across the country.”  In all, 76 firms urged passage of the...

Senators Reintroduce Federal Land Asset (FLAIR ACT) Bill

Two senators have reintroduced the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act, a bipartisan bill to create a single database for lands owned by the federal government. “We cannot expect the federal government to properly manage our public lands if it cannot fully account for what it owns,” said U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a...

Teaching the Future

A small university on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is educating the next generation of surveyors and geospatial engineers