ACSM Bulletin 236
What's inside
The December issue of the ACSM Bulletin is usually an issue of looking back and taking stock. This year, only the editorial, which captures the general mood of the country toward the end of 2008, and the post-election musings by David Miller on his crystal ball map are retrospective. The rest of the issue looks forward, especially in its science section, with Mike Szabados' feature article on "Understanding Sea Level Change," Doug Vandegraft's article on "A Cadastral Geodatabase for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service," Cecilia Kang's report on a "New Spectrum Policy," Rose Robinson's expose on "Where GIS and GPS Meet," and my "Getting to Know Space" which reflects my continuing fascination with geospatial technology and its "earthly" spinoffs. Even our history articles look forward. Chief among them is Robert Church's historical note on "Linconln as a Surveyor," written to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The "3-point Arc" is a short essay on a game with continuing appeal, and "America's Attic" is an invitation to the public to visit the renovated Museum of American History in the Nation's capital. The article on "How all of Utah is Connected" remind us of our forthcoming annual conference in Salt Lake City. Both the FIG Reporter and the JGAC Report have their 6th installment in the issue, and Gary Kent's ALTA Surveys corner deals with Schedule B questions. Couple of book reviews, the Dr. Map column, and a page of geo-linguistic curiosity complete the issue.
Our advertisers in this issue were Barnette Industries, Bureau of Land Management, Magellan Professional, Topcon Posititioning Systems, Trimble Dimensions 2009, and Trimble Navigation -- thank you all.
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