ACSM Bulletin | February 2007 | #225
EDITORIAL
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Mapping out 2007The ACSM Bulletin began this year on a high note. You'll have noticed the new cover and the redesigned preliminary pages. Throughout the year, fetaure articles will appear which document the vital work of one of the oldest U.S. scientific agencies... more >> |
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Surveying 2007On March 10, a new NSPS Board was installed during the ACSM - IPLSA - MSPS convention in St. Louis, Missouri. Rita Lumos, a surveyor from Nevada, became the second woman to head that Board as president. In an interview with the ACSM Bulletin, Rita talks about her long involvement with the National surveyors' assocaiton and how she sees herself contributing to its further growth. more>> |
FEATURE
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Two cities, one riverOne dubbed the gateway to the American West, the other to the wide and open Midwest, and connecting them a river that has few equals. The Hopewell Native Americans used it for trade and travel, becoming the most advanced culture in early North America. The French sent trappers down its banks after coveted beaver fur. At one time it was the western boundary of the U.S., daring pioneers to explore beyond its western shores. more >> |
SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
NOAA's Tides & Currents ProgramAs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration embarks on a year of celebration honoring "200 Years of Science, Service, and Stewardship," we begin a series of articles in the ACSM Bulletin about NOAA's vast program areas. more >> |
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Improved tides support to NOAA hydrographic surveysMarine transportation system safety and improved technology have placed great demands on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service (NOS) to increase teh efficiency of processing hydrographic surveys .... more>> |
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BoundlessTMGlobal Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), and Virtual Reference Systems (VRS) allow surveyors worldwide to link existing survey drawing databases to ECRF (Earth Centered Reference Frames) with centimeter accuracy. more>> |
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Yankee ingenuityRight equipment means economy and efficiency for Connecticut surveyor. more>> |
COLUMNS
Ask Dr Map!
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ALTA/ACSM Land Title SurveyWhat is the correct way of calculating relative positional accuracy on an ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey. more>> |
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Ask Vic!I live in an area where new subdivisions are starting construction. I'm worried taht some of the licensed land surveyors on staff may perform services "on the side." What, if anything, should I be concerned about? more>> |
INTERNATIONAL
The FIG Report, vol. II, no. 1This issue of The FIG Report is the farewell speech by outgoing FIG president, Professor Holger Magel, at the handover ceremony on December 2, 2006 in Muenster. more>> |