ACSM Bulletin

No. 221, June 2006

 

Thales Navigation works for surveyors.

Interview with Robert W. Snow. 8.  

 

NSPS provides affordable insurance.

Joseph M. Dolan, NSPS president. 13.

 

The FIG report. John Hohol,

ACSM FIG Forum chair. 16.

 

ALTA/ACSM Land Title corner.

Gary Kent, Schneider Corporation. 19.

 

News from USNC-ICA.

Cindy Brewer, USNC-ICA chair. 21.

 

Geodesy? What’s  That? Catch 22 and a string of kudos.

Irene K. Fischer, Army Map Service (ret.). 22.

 

Surveyors hail Senate Resolution 361.

David L. Holland, Virginia Association of Surveyors. 30.

 

Abe Lincoln and the National Surveyors’ Week.

James R. Riney, Kentucky Association of Professional Surveyors. 33.

 

Ballad of the Land Surveyor.

Chris Springfield, Wortech Land Surveyors, Inc.34.

 

Ask Vic!

Risk management column by Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. 36.

 

JGAC issues in Orlando, 2006.

Laurence Socci, The C.L.A. Group. 38.

 

The Transcontinental Arc: Part 3.

Charles A. Burroughs, NOAA (ret.). 40.

 

Ask Dr. Map.

A cartography and GIS trivia column by Dr. Map. 46.

 

Young, talented, and ready to make a difference.

Interview with Stephanie Deitrick, Arizona State University. 50.

 

Academic publishing and Open Access.

Elisabeth Nelson. 51.

 

Partners in science, technology, and public service.

Ilse Genovese. 53.