ACSM Bulletin

No. 226, April 2007

 

Perspectives: ACSM-IPLSA-MSPS 2007— Conference wrap-up.

Curt Sumner, ACSM. 6-9.

 

Perspective: Cosmos Club visits “Maps in Our Lives.” 12.

 

Interview: CaGIS president outlines goals. 13 -14.

 

Geographic text search improves surveyors’ access to information.

John Henry Gross, MetaCarta. 15 -17.

 

A change for the better—NGS’ new 10-year plan.

Dru Smith, NOAA/NGS, and Ilse Genovese, ACSM. 18 -22.

 

Draft National Shoreline Data Content Standard—For Public Comment.

FGDC. 23.

 

Perspective: The state of GIS activities in State Surveying Societies.

Joshua Greenfeld, New Jersey Institute of Technology. 25 -31.

 

Announcement: The National Museum of Surveying.

Bob Church, IPLSA. 32 -33.

 

Program Highlights: Coastal Hazards: Tools for Warning and Mitigation.

Allison L. Allen, Lori E. Fenstermacher, and Gerald Hovis, NOAA/CO-OPS. 35 -42. 

 

Industry Notes: ProMarkTM 3 RTK.

Amanda Higgins, NCSA Media. 42.

 

Ask Dr. Map: Curious curiosities.

Dr. Map. 43 -44.

 

Industry Notes: New maps of Great Salt Lake.

Robin Baskin, USGS. 44.

 

ALTA/ACSM Land Title corner.

Gary Kent, The Schneider Corporation. 47.

 

The FIG Report II(2). Spatial Information Management. FIG Commission

3 Working Party on and Administration. 45 -46.

 

In Memoriam: Professor James L. Clapp. 48.

 

JGAC semi-annual report.

Laurence Socci, The C.L.A Group. 49 -50.