MALSCE Sustaining Members: AirWorks Solutions, Allen & Major Associates, Inc., Beals and Thomas, Inc., Bluesky Geospatial Limited, Brennan Consulting, Inc.,  BSC Group, Inc., Carlson Software, CHA,

Coastal Engineering Co. Inc., Crocker Design Group, DGT Associates, Donovan Hatem LLP,

Eastern Topographics, Feldman Geospatial, GM2 Associates, Inc., Hancock Associates,

Maine Technical Source, Moran Surveying, Inc., Nitsch Engineering, R.J. O'Connell & Associates, Inc., Samiotes Consultants Inc., Spiller's, Topcon Solutions Store, VHB, Inc., Winwood Sawmill, WSP

MassDOT Survey Baseplan Standards

Friday, December 2, 2022

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Zoom Video Webinar

Speakers:

John Anthony, PLS

State Survey Engineer. MassDOT Highway Division

Mehdi Sadjady, SIT

Survey Baseplan Engineer, MassDOT Highway Division

This 90-minute presentation will outline the requirements for the preparation of survey baseplans. Also discussed will be an overview of the most frequent comments on existing conditions plans prepared for the MassDOT Highway Division.

Click here to learn more and register.

MALSCE Proprietors’ Council Meeting

Open to All MALSCE Members

Friday, December 9, 2022

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Zoom Meeting

Moderator:

Michael A. Feldman

President and CEO, Feldman Geospatial, Chair, MALSCE Proprietors’ Council 

Join us for this rescheduled fall MALSCE Proprietors’ Council meeting. Continuing our ongoing discussions, agenda items for this meeting will include:

• Pulse of Business
• Qualifications-Based Selection of Design Professionals
• Convention Format and Session Ideas
• Future Professional Development Programs
• Planned Programs
• Additional Training Needs
• Demand for Additional Certified Floodplain Surveyor Training and UAV Mapping Educational Series
• Update from MALSCE’s President

Click here to learn more and register.

Submit Your MALSCE Education Trust 2023 Scholarship Applications by November 30!

The MALSCE Education Trust was founded to enhance the profession of land surveying and civil engineering in Massachusetts by providing scholarship and education grants for the students of land surveying and civil engineering who are Massachusetts residents. Now through November 30, the Trust is accepting applications for its Surveying Certificate Program Scholarship, Memorial Scholarship, and 2023 UMaine Scholarship.

Click here to learn more. Applications are due November 30, 2022.

Thomas E. Kelley, PLS, 1926-2022

MALSCE leaders are saddened to report that Thomas E. Kelley, PLS, passed away in his home on October 8 at the age of 96. Tom was a 1949 graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology with a degree in civil engineering and surveying. His entire professional career was spent as a Registered Land Surveyor and Registered Civil Engineer.

Tom was a former president of MALSCE, the MALSCE Cape Cod Chapter, and Cape Cod Society of Land Surveyors and Engineers, the organization that preceded MALSCE. A lifelong resident of Cape Cod, Tom served on many boards and committees in Yarmouth, the town where he lived.

A celebration of his life will be held in the spring. Click here to read Tom's full obituary.

Final Chance to Renew Your MALSCE Membership!

MALSCE leaders would like to thank all MALSCE dues paying members who have paid their fiscal year 2023 dues. Your timely payment helps ensure that MALSCE has the financial support that is needed to sustain its operations.

Third and final dues invoices will be emailed to non-renewing members next week. The MALSCE memberships of those who have not paid their fiscal year 2023 dues will be made inactive in January. If you have not paid your FY23 dues and would like to receive another copy of your MALSCE dues invoice, contact Michelle Monette at 617-305-4113 or mmonette@engineers.org.

Become a MALSCE Sustaining Member

There is still time to become a 2022-2023 MALSCE Sustaining Member. The enrollment period for this popular program is ongoing. Promote your organization to nearly 400 MALSCE members and demonstrate your support of the land surveying profession by becoming a MALSCE Sustaining Member today! For half of the annual $525 Sustaining Member dues, your organization can become a Sustaining Member for the 2023 fiscal year as well as the 2023-2024 Sustaining Member renewal period which lasts until fall 2023.

Click here to learn about the benefits and how your organization can become a sustaining member.

Join the MALSCE Proprietors' Council

Join the growing list of MALSCE members who represent their company as a member of the MALSCE Proprietors' Council. Under the leadership of its chair, Michael A. Feldman, Feldman Geospatial, the MALSCE Proprietors' Council has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to helping MALSCE grow and thrive, Proprietors' Council members have the opportunity to work with leaders from across the Commonwealth to help define the direction of MALSCE. There are also opportunities to hear from clients and bounce ideas off of peers regarding staffing, business opportunities, marketing and sustainability in our industries.

Click here for a list of Proprietors' Council members and learn how you can join the Proprietors' Council.

The First NSPS Certified Floodplain Surveyor Training Sold Out, Help Us Determine Whether to Hold Another

Due to capacity constraints, we were not able to accommodate everyone interested in attending the recently-held NSPS Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CFS) Northeast Training and Certification Program. MALSCE is trying to determine the possibility of holding this training again in 2023. If you would be interested in attending such a program, please email Michelle Monette at mmonette@engineers.org.

Click here to learn more about the training.

MALSCE Government Affairs Update November 2022

Click here for Government Affairs activities and news for MALSCE members. Learn more about proposed and adopted state legislation impacting the land surveying and civil engineering professions as well as recent Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors discussions.

Job Board

Looking to promote a job to MALSCE members? Click here to learn more about posting on the MALSCE job board.

Look to MALSCE News for information on available surveying education opportunities. UMaine has several different surveying degree and certificate programs available online, click here to learn more. Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is now offering professional land surveying courses for those currently working in surveying. Other universities with online surveying and geomatics program options include Idaho State University and New Mexico State University. 

Legislation Seeks to Determine Why

No Good DEED Goes Unpunished

U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and Dwight Evans (D-PA) recently introduced the Good Documentation and Enforcement of Estate Deeds (Good DEED) Act, H.R. 9192, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation would establish the first federal definition of deed fraud, a fraudulent scheme in which criminals steal real property from their victims, and create a federal grant program to assist local law enforcement with tracking and combatting deed fraud and to support legal services for victims, strengthen protections for homeowners against fraudulent notarizations, increase penalties for criminals who participate in the practice, and require the FBI to include data on deed fraud in the Uniform Crime Reporting program. Section 2 of the bill allows for grant recipients to use GIS to track locations of such fraud.

Click here for a 1-page summary of the bill.

Check Out "Surveyor Says" NSPS' Podcast

Want to hear from the movers and shakers of the surveying profession? Each week, NSPS brings you conversations with the trendsetters and difference-makers that are helping to shape the world of surveying. Your host, NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch, sits down with various personalities to discuss all things surveying, all bundled in a 30-minute conversation. Listen to this recent episode to hear Tim speak with Kentucky surveyors who provided emergency data collection to establish the condition of the bridges for design and construction of replacements after the flooding in their state in July.

Download episodes of "Surveyor Says! - The NSPS Podcast" from your favorite streaming providers or find them at NSPS' podcast hosting site, Podbean. Watch NSPS' social media outlets for upcoming episode news and contests/giveaways on special occasions. 

Thanks for listening to “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast.

Become a Certified Survey Technician

No matter what the future holds, prepare to meet challenges head on. Future-proof your resume by becoming a Certified Survey Technician (CST). This unique four-level certification program indicates official recognition by NSPS that a person can perform surveying tasks at a specific technical level. Show what you can do! Decide between the field or office track. Click here for more information.

Affiliate Association Events

New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association

53rd Annual Meeting & Equipment Show

Thursday and Friday, December 1 and 2, 2022

Courtyard Marriott Grappone Conference Center

70 Constitution Avenue, Concord, NH

Click here to download the full brochure and learn more.

New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors

64th Annual Conference

Wednesday - Friday, January 18-20, 2023

Turning Stone Resort & Casino

5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478

Click here to learn more and register.