ACSM Bulletin | February 2008 | #231
EDITORIAL
geo-dir-ect-ionsThis first issue of the ACSM Bulletin offers some idea of the magazine's content in the remaining issues of the year. We'll do a lot of "scoping,"and measuring, and scanning, and modeling, and mapping--on Earth and in space. more >> |
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Firefighters fight backWildland fires are nothing new to the West, but recent years have seen some of the largest fires in memory. This past year, extreme fire behaviour in California forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes ahead of wind-driven wildfires, fueled by record dry weather that has made brush especially susceptible to fires. more>> |
SCIENCE HEADLINES
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Science in the headlinesScientific disciplines are much like living organisms; instead of evolving slowly but continuously, they enjoy long stretches of stability punctuated by occasional revolutions... more >> |
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The Antikythera mechanismPulled from a shipwreck about 18 miles north of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea in 1900, the artifact is so sophisticated that its complexity would not be matched for a thousand years--it was also the world's first known analog computer. more>> |
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Computing superpowerThe bloggosphere is abuzz with exciting news--IBM is building a monstrous $200 million, next generation supercomputer. more>> |
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Remembering Explorer 1Fifty years ago, on January 31, 1958, the first American satellite, Explorer 1, launched by a Jupiter-C rocket, achieved a successful orbit around the Earth. more>> |
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Space geodesyJust beyond using GPS to tie surveys to local or regional control networks looms space geodesy. more>> |
COLUMNS
Ask Dr Map!
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ALTA/ACSM Land Title SurveyI have been asked to perform a "leasehold survey." I have never heard of this. Can an ALTA/ACSM Land Title survey be performed on a lease parcel? more>> |
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Ask Vic!Icurrently have more work than I can handle. I have a client who who wants to give me work beyond the typical surveying services I provide. more>> |
ADVOCACY
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JGAC Report, February 2008ACSM members periodically receive a government affairs update which reports on issues the Joint Government Affairs Committee is working on. A more detailed account of progress made [or not made] is given in the JGAC Report published in each issue of the ACSM Bulletin. more>> |
INTERNATIONAL
The FIG Report, vol. III, no. 1Report on the 6th FIG Regional Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica, on "Coastal Areas and Land Administration Building Capacity. more>> |
COMENTARY
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The boomers had their day--
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How Virginia saved AmericaIt's one of the most important dates in U.S. history, yet probably no more than a handful of people understand its significance. Everyone who cares about the Bill of Rights should know what happened on that day. more >> |