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: ProMark^TM 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 Land Administration. 45-46.

In Memoriam: Professor James L. Clapp. 48.

JGAC semi-annual report. Laurence Socci, The C.L.A Group. 49-50.