ACSM Bulletin

 

No. 222, August 2006

 

Editorial:

What’s in a name? Ilse Genovese, ACSM. 6.

 

GLIS–GIS competition results.

Gary Jeffress, GLIS. 8-9.  

 

On the roads to America.

Feature story. Ilse Genovese, ACSM. 10.

 

Roadnotes: FHWA.

T.R. Reid. 15.

 

GLO automated patents and surveys.

Karen Roberts, BLM–Eastern States.16.

 

Historic trail in Maryland open to bikers again.

Charlee Hardy, Greenhorne & O’Mara. 18.

 

Industry notes: Topcon Positioning, The Schneider Corporation,

Earth Data. 19, 39-40.

 

Insert:

Ballot nominations 2007. 20-29.

 

Trig-Star  News.

National Trig-Star Committee. 30-32.

 

Unfair government withholding provision fought.

Laurence Socci, The C.L.A. Group. 33.

 

Tech notes: American Society of Safety Engineers,

American Institute of Physics, Airborne 1. 34.

 

Ask Dr. Map.

A cartography and GIS trivia column by Dr. Map. 36.

 

News from USNC-ICA.

Cindy Brewer, USNC-ICA. 37.

 

Contributors to NSPS Foundation, Inc.

Patricia Canfield, NSPS.38.

 

The FIG report: Surveying and GIS—Bridging the Gap:

Opening Address by Holger Magel, FIG President. 43.