ACSM Bulletin | August 2006 | #222
EDITORIAL
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What's in a name?What's in a name [of a journal]? Quite a lot. For more than 45 years, the ACSM Bulletin has kept its readers informed about the programs of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. Now that the publication is no longer a "bulletin" [of bulleted] association news, but rather a popular science magazine .... , the question has arisen whether the title of the publication does reflect what member organizations of ACSM are really about. more >> |
FEATURE
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On the roads to AmericaEvery summer, brimming with the need to escape and lured by the promises of sun-drenched beaches, cool hillsides, and tghe untold adventures hidden by the passing panorame, Americans join a cross-country exodus to connect--with themselves, with their country, with its glorious beauty, and with its storied past. The exodus is aided and abetted by the universally loathed miles upon miles of concrete four-lane roads rushing straight towards the horizon and their cloverleaf interchanges--the "superhighway to everywhere." more>> |
SURVEYING & GIS
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Survey and GIS--Bridging the GapToday, being a surveyor, a planner, or a representative of the GIS industry means that we are also responsible for the future of our "one world." Our goal should be to collaborate in order to contribute to a more sustainable and more just world. Thus, apart from the pure technical aspects that used to be a main scope of duties for many of us, we also have to address ourselves to the braoder multi-faceted topics such as sustainability, civil society, good governance, poverty reduction, secure tenure, urban and rural land development... and, last but not the least, decision-making in disaster management. more >> |
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Automated patents and surveysWalking into the modest room, the smell of history hits you like opening your grandmother's hope chest. It is the smell of documents older than anyone reading this story--documents dating back almost to the birth of the United States. These historic gems are relevant to today's surveyors, and, thanks to new communication technology, many of the records are now available online at www.glorecords.blm.gov. more >> |
COLUMNS
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ALTA/ACSM Land Title SurveyLenders often insist that surveyors use the lender's certificate on an ALTA survey. The certificates are too long and full of clauses, which worries some surveyors. What's to do? Read what our ALTA expert has to say. more>> |
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Ask Dr Map! Summer trivia...What is a principality, and how many of them are there in Europe? Who was Nain Singh? What is the attraction of mountains? Read on to get the answers. |
REPORS
A new coalition is fighting an unfair withholding provisionIf you are a contractor with the federal government, or sell products or services to a government entity, Congress has a little surprise for you--starting in 2011, federal, state, and local governments will start withholding three percent of its payments to you, right off the top and regardless of whethr or not you are alrady in hte middle of a contract with them. more>> |