IN THIS ISSUE...
- A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
- CLSA LOSES FRIENDS
- NSPS HAS A PODCAST!
- BPELSG SUMMER 2020 BOARD BULLETIN
- NSPS - STOLEN EQUIPMENT REGISTRY
- NSF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SURVEY CLASS THIS FALL AT ELAC
- DEPRECIATION OF THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) SURVEY FOOT
- UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE NSRS
- NGS IS CONSIDERING OBSERVATION AGE LIMITS
- NSRS MODERNIZATION NEWS -- JULY 2020 ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE
- CALTRANS HIRING JUNIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
- 2020 PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN CLSA STORE
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TO OFFER SURVEYING COURSES -- DEADLINE IS AUGUST 21
- UPCOMING EVENTS
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT |
The 2020 Virtual Conference in coming up fast. The conference committee has put together what looks to be an exciting program. Online pre-registration will be available until Friday, August 20 at 8:00pm.
Come join us as we present 30+ hours of continuing education credits, a full slate of LS review classes and more. I would like to thank AMS and CAMS, and specifically Crissy Willson and Kim Oreno, for their leadership in putting this together. We could not have done it without their expertise.
Keith Spencer | CLSA President
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WAYNE DEIFEL, PLS 5275
We are sad to announce that on July 18, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Wayne Deifel (Bakersfield).
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GARY EDWARD GOETZ, PLS 3626
Gary E. Goetz, 87, of Salinas, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital.Gary was born October 17, 1932 in Big Sur, California and had been a lifelong resident of Monterey County.
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In the July 2020 issue of the eNews, we provided information on the passing of William Elmer Jackson and mistakenly referred to him as Wilmer “Bill” Jackson. We apologize for this error. |
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BPELSG SUMMER 2020 BOARD BULLETIN |
The Summer 2020 Bulletin from the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists is now available. |
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NSPS - STOLEN EQUIPMENT REGISTRY
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NSF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SURVEY CLASS THIS FALL AT ELAC |
Please be aware of a special opportunity for students interested in a possible career in civil or geospatial engineering. The NSF has funded a remote class to be held online over 16 weeks in cooperation with East Los Angeles College and Cal Poly Pomona.
What makes the class special:
- It covers civil technology: MicroStation CAD, ContextCapture for Reality Modeling, ConceptStation for conceptual highway design and OpenRoads Designer for detailed engineering of highways.
- Students can download and install the professional software, datasets and manuals on their own personal computer for the course and use it for academic purposes.
- The class is taught by Bentley Qualified Training Professionals. These are the same instructors who are teaching professional engineers at state and federal DOTs plus the consulting firms who support them.
- Students who take the course will receive college credit and certificates and transcripts from Bentley.
The course will be conducted from 3:30pm to 6:30pm Pacific, on Tuesdays starting September 1 and concluding Dec 14, 2020.
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DEPRECIATION OF THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) SURVEY FOOT |
AGENCY:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION:
Notice, delay in publication of final determination.
SUMMARY:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced collaborative action to provide national uniformity in the measurement of length in an October 17, 2019, Federal Register notice and anticipated conducting the public comment review and analysis, and publishing and publicly announcing the resulting decision to deprecate the use of the U.S. survey foot before June 30, 2020. It is necessary to announce a 90-day extension of the review and analysis period to address public comments. The final determination will be published by September 28, 2020.
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UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE NSRS |
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is announcing upcoming changes to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS).
These changes are detailed in a Federal Register Notice, Upcoming Changes to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), published on Friday, July 24. |
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NGS IS CONSIDERING OBSERVATION AGE LIMITS |
NGS also published a Federal Register Notice on Friday, July 24. Consideration of Potential Age-Limiting Observations To Be Used To Compute 2020.00 Reference Epoch Coordinates in the National Spatial Reference System. This announcement provides users of the NSRS with advance notice that geodetic control points of interest to them should be re-surveyed for the most accurate representation of geodetic coordinates, including heights.
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NSRS MODERNIZATION NEWS -- JULY 2020 ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE |
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CALTRANS HIRING JUNIOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
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The 2020 versions of the Subdivision Map Act, PLS Act and Complete/Refill package are currently available in the CLSA Store. Sales orders are being filled during the current stay at home orders.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TO OFFER SURVEYING COURSES -- DEADLINE IS AUGUST 21 |
The University of Maine will continue to accept applications for the fall semester until August 21st. Their current online options and how to apply can be viewed at https://online.umaine.edu/surveying/ Their options are:
(1) Undergraduate certificate in surveying engineering technology (new)
(2) BS in surveying engineering technology (ABET ETAC accredited)
(3) Graduate certificate in surveying engineering
(4) Professional Science Masters in Engineering and Business surveying engineering option
Out-of-state students enrolled in a UMaineOnline degree or certificate program receive a low tuition e-rate which is in-state*1.25.
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BPELSG Board Meeting
The materials for the meeting of the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists are now available on the Board's website. Please CLICK HERE for further information.
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APLS - CLSA - NALS: Joint Conference
Luxor Hotel & Casino | 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd. | Las Vegas, NV 89119
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CLSA: Board of Directors Meeting
Holiday Inn Oakland Airport | 77 Hegenberger Road | Oakland, CA 94621
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Offers a $.07 per page discount and will automatically donate $.10 per page to CLSA when members download courthouse documents through this website. These instruments include Deeds, Easements, Rights-of-Way, Releases, Liens, etc.
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Save up to 60% on your office supplies. Click on the Office Depot Logo to begin utilizing the CLSA-Office Depot Discount Program. If you do not know your username and password, or for more information, contact the CLSA Central Office.
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The CLSA Education Foundation was established in 1993 and is committed to supporting land surveying students and programs. Last year over $50,000 in scholarship aid was provided to land surveying students.
Donating to the Education Foundation is easy! Click HERE to donate via PayPal.
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