Promoting Advancement in Surveying and Mapping

ACSM Bulletin | June 2007 | #227

EDITORIAL

   

Education debate

by Jonathan Kozel and Clive Crook

For well over a century, two seemingly irreconcilable notions about education have warred against each other. more >>

EDUCATION AGENDA

 

A matter of degrees

by Clive Crook

It is unusual nowadays to venture more than five minutes into any debate about the American economy without somebody invoking the great economic cure-all: education. more >>

   

Surveying up close

Compiled by Ilse Genovese

The origins and definition of surveying, methods and instruments, types of surveys and applications, and descriptions of some well paying surveying careers. more>>
 

Famous surveyor

An interview

"John Fenn is someone who tryly believes in giving back to the profession that he feels has been so good to him," said Rita Lumos, 2007 NSPS president "He generously gives of his time as well as his treasure." more>>
 

Famous geodesist

An interview

Long before the geospatial community subscribed to collaborative programs, a partnership was nurtured by the National Geodetic Survey with the states--the Geodetic Advisor Program--that keeps getting stronger and better. In May 2007, Ronnie Taylor, a geodesist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a member of the American Association for Geodetic Surveyign was name the new chief of that program. more>>
   

Cartography up close

Compiled by Ilse Genovese

What is a cartographer's scope of work, what qualifications cartographers must have, where they are employed, and how much they earn--all in a nutshell, together with a paragraph on related occupations and professional organizations. more>>
 

A graphics editor at the New York Times

Reprinted from Reed Business-Geo/Professional Surveyor

Every day, the New York Times illustrates a few articles with very basic, black and white maps; most are 2 inch x 2 inch and a few are about twice that size. Space and color are at a premium in a daily paper. Every couple of weeks, however, the Times splurges on both to publish large, colorful, analytical maps produced by a very bright and talented young graphics editor with formal training in GIS and cartography--Erin Aigner. more>>
 

An oceanographer's journey

by Scott A. Duncan

To work as a n oceanographer in an operational science organization in the federal government is an opprtunity of a lifetime. The paths leading to landing this position are many and as diverse as the breadth of projects and programs one gets involved in once employed by NOAA. more>>

SCIENCE

 

Using Google Earth for fun and functionality

by Douglas Vandegraft

Google Earth is a free internet tool that has opened the eyes of millions to the possibilities of digital geography. In essense, it's a "virtual globe" that allows even the casual user to zoom from space right down to street level, with images that in some places are sharp enough to show individual people. more>>
 

The geographic approach

by Ilse Genovese

As a first-time attendee, I was impressed--by the scope of the conference, by the single-minded pursuit of GIS knowledge and practice, by the youthfulness of the attendees, by the energy imparted to all and sundry by one person, the president of the Environmental Systems REsearch Institute, Jack Dangermond. more>>
 

Getting the word out

by Damion Scholz

Last June I had the pleasure of attending the ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit and the International User Conference in sunny San Diego, California. The conference brings together people from all over the world and has soemthing for everyone within the GIS community. more>>