ACSM Bulletin

No. 216, July/August 2005

 

Bowne surveyor tests online GPS. Ellen W. Sokol, Sidney B. Bowne & Son. 6. [Review]

 

The Surveying Merit Badge. Ilse Genovese, ACSM. 8-12. [Feature]

 

National Trig-Star Committee selects winners. Trig-Star Committee. 13. [Announcement]

 

ESRI User Conference—Reflections of a CaGIS Student Ambassador. Eric Sproles, University of Oregon. 16. [Report]

 

Cartographic journals. David Allen, Stony Brook University. 17, 19. [Essay]

 

Two new exhibits at the IPLS Museum of Surveying. Bob Church, IPLS Executive Director. 17. [Announcement]

 

FIG Commission 7: Cadastre and Land Management. John Hohol, ACSM. 21-23. [Report]

 

In pursuit of exactitude & Remarks. Ilse Genovese, ACSM, and Capt. Charles A. Burroughs, NOAA Corps (retired). 24-28. [Feature]

 

FEMA’s flood hazard identification plan Laurence Socci, The C.L.A. Group LLC. 29-30. [Report]

 

Ask Dr. Map. Dr. Map. 31. [Cartography column]

 

Topcon Europe Reorganized. Topcon. 37. [Industry News]

 

ProMap Corporation becomes a division of Indianapolis-based Schneider Corporation.

Schneider Corp. 37 [Industry News]

 

Books from ACSM. 38. [Announcement]

 

Ask Vic! Victor O. Schinnerer & Co.40. [Professional Liability Column]

 

Satellite imagery helps monitor invasive plants. DigitalGlobe. 42. [Industry News]

 

Why lobby?—Part two. Bob Church, Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association. pp. 44-48. [Featured article]

 

The chip that Jack built. Patricia Sullivan and T. R. Reid, Washington Post. 47. [Featured article.]

 

From geek to chic in 33 years. Ilse Genovese, ACSM. 49. [Commentary]

 

Geodesy? What’s that? Part 10: Pocus on the southern hemisphere. Irene K. Fischer,

retired, Army Map Service. pp. 50-61. [Featured article]

 

The math debate. Ilse Genovese, ACSM. 62. [Featured article]

 

Dear Dr. Map. Dr. Map. 63. [Cartography and GIS Column]