NSPS is excited to announce a collaborative initiative with GeoLearn, a leading online education provider for surveyors, so this episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" features a conversation with Joe Paiva, founder of GeoLearn. This collaboration aims to offer enhanced opportunities for continuing education and training to NSPS members. For more information, visit "https://buff.ly/4dmgLip" https://buff.ly/31aa2pm
National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
Frederick, Maryland 13,837 followers
NSPS is the voice of the professional surveying community in the United States and its territories.
About us
NSPS is the voice of the professional surveying community in the U.S. & territories with more than 17,000 members. NSPS has a strong constituency base through which it communicates directly with lawmakers, agencies, and regulators at international, national and state levels. NSPS monitors and comments on legislation, regulation, and policies that have potential impact on the activities of its members and stakeholders, and collaborates with many other organizations in the geospatial community on issues of mutual interest. NSPS is the lead society within ABET for accreditation of surveying and similarly named programs and is instrumental in assuring that surveyors receive an education relevant to their role in society. NSPS offers a robust scholarship program, and sponsors an annual project-based student competition. Other STEM-related activities are a certification program for Surveying Technicians and Hydrographers, as well as an annual Trigonometry competition (TrigStar) for high school students. Licensure of Professional Surveyors is a critical element in protecting the public’s interest, and welfare. NSPS works closely with the NCEES to assure that examination structures and processes for licensure are accessible, fair, and adequate to address inevitable changing technological, societal and regulatory advancement. NSPS has an excellent working relationship with a number of federal agencies including the BLM, NGS and USGS, as well through representation on FEMA’s Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC) and the National Geospatial Advisory Council (NGAC). NSPS strives to advance the sciences and disciplines within the profession, and to establish and further common interests, objectives, and political efforts to help bind the surveying profession into a unified body in the United States.
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External link for National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Frederick, Maryland
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1981
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Frederick, Maryland 21702, US
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This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" is a follow-up with our EP155 guests, Data Activation Center (DAC)! With more surveyors using cellular networks for data collection and communication, this episode catches up with Chandy Sayre (Account Manager), John Robinson (Director of IOT) and April Hawley (IOT Sales Manager) to discuss how cellular technology has advanced for the surveying and mapping communities in two short years. They recently chatted with Tim Burch about expanded coverage, access to multiple cellular networks, and the transition to e-SIM connectivity. Lots of great information about progressing technology, so check it out today! https://buff.ly/31aa2pm
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Monument Monday! Submit yours to info@nsps.us.com
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Any current and/or future CST in the Maryland area? Here is your chance to prepare for the upcoming CST Exam being held at the 2024 MSS Fall Conference in Ocean City on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Sign up today! Maryland Society of Surveyors
https://lnkd.in/eWpDVUHH Certified Survey Technician (CST) Levels 1, 2 & 3 Examination Review Class Saturday, September 14, 2024 7:30 AM Sign In and Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Exam Review Location Century Engineering, Inc. 10710 Gilroy Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031 The Maryland Society of Surveyors is offering the CST exam during the 2024 Fall Conference in Ocean City on Saturday, October 19. To help prepare you for this exam, MSS is conducting a CST Exam Review Class on Saturday, September 14 at the offices of Century Engineering in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The class will cover the following: Introduction to CST How to Take a Test First Aid Public Lands Conversions, Field Equipment & Adjustments CST Level 1, Basic Math, Field Surveying, and Sample Problems for entry level field personal and other related Survey items. CST Levels 2 & 3, Advanced Math, Coordinate Geometry, Curves, GPS and other survey related subjects. Sample Test AND MORE Please bring with you the following: Pen/ Pencil Note Paper Scientific Calculator Thumb Drive - All the material files can be uploaded on your thumb drive for studying SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY. CLASS FEE IS $50. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, FULL LUNCH, DRINKS AND SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED. https://lnkd.in/eWpDVUHH
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We are in the "dog days of summer" but NSPS rolls on with news from the legislative world! This episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" finds your host, Tim Burch, providing an update on proposed legislation for banning certain Chinese-made UAV systems. In this episode of "From the Director's Desk," he shares the latest updates on the proposed federal bills and observations on prior federal acts affecting Chinese technology. He also notes that surveyors need to keep their eyes out on other obstacles to the profession. Thanks for listening! https://buff.ly/31aa2pm
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National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) reposted this
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Monument Monday!! Submit yours to info@nsps.us.com
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Two in a row for the USACE! "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" finds us have a great conversation with Mack McCarty, Community of Practice Lead for CAD-BIM, Topo Survey, and Hydro Survey at the US Army Corps of Engineers. Mack sat down with Tim Burch to discuss his exposure into surveying at an early age, and how it lead to a carer at the Corps. They discussed the importance of good people within the Corps to make successful projects that protect the public. Mack shared a bit of history of the Corps, so this is a chat you don't want to miss. Lots of survey nuggets in this one! https://buff.ly/31aa2pm
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The Corps is in the house! We are back in the studio for this episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" with a special guest, Natalie Martinez-Vega, Surveyor/Training Specialist from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Army Geospatial Center. Natalie recently stopped at the NSPS headquarters to sit down with Tim Burch to share her "life in surveying" story. She shared her introduction to surveying at the University of Puerto Rico, opportunities within the USACE, and how training and mentoring is key to helping practitioners become successful surveyors. A truly inspiring conversation, and and features our first ever "words of wisdom" message in Spanish! For more information about a career in surveying with the USACE, visit USAjobs.gov. https://buff.ly/31aa2pm
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National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) reposted this
NGS is looking for a new Data Analysis Branch Chief! What's that mean, you say? We need a leader in helping push forward how you, the surveyor and geospatial professional, process and submit data you want tied to the NSRS. Come lead the team responsible for OPUS Projects, the future of "bluebooking", and improving the tools and user experience for the critical partners utilizing the NSRS. Please apply or share it with someone you think should! Links for internal/external announcements: https://lnkd.in/ehekbgq9 https://lnkd.in/ezBFJ8Kb