ACSM Bulletin

No. 224, December 2006

Editorial: The good, the exceptional, and the memorable. Ilse Genovese, ACSM. 6.

Commentary: Two choices. Anonymous. 8.

The 109^th Congress goes out with a whimper. Laurence Socci, The C.L.A. Group. 9.

The FIG Report. John Hohol, Steven Frank, and R. Charles Pearson, ACSM-FIG Forum. 10.

2006 in Review: GPS, databases, and the Internet. Brent A. Jones, ESRI. 15.

2006 in Review: When forever really means forever: An absolute solution for geopositioning. John N. Redash, Giffels-Webster Engineers. 17.

2006 in Review: Developments in GPS technology advance surveyor productivity. Robert Snow, Magellan Professional. 20.

2006 in Review: A roadmap to implementing an enterprise-wide GIS. Xiaodong Hong, Avineon. 22.

NDGPS: Letters to U.S. Senate and ACSM. Gunther Greulich, PLS, PE. 26.

ALTA/ACSM Land Title corner. Gary Kent, The Schneider Corporation. 27.

NCEES’ list of approved calculators. NCEES. 28.

Contributions to the NSPS Foundation, Inc. 33.

News in 60 Bytes: PCI Geomatics; Leica; Sigeol; Pinellas County, Florida; ASPRS; Topcon Positioning Systems; CBS Surveying. 31, 38.

15 things small business owners should do before the end of the year. Dottie DeHart, Rocks-DeHart. 36.

History Corner: George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Bart Crattie, Niles Surveying Company. 40.

Ask Dr. Map.By Dr. Map. 45.