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SEPTEMBER 2011 volume 36 – number 12 16 44 10 SURVEYING A MILITARY TRAINING RANGE PRESENTS A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES. main features 10 TRAINING GROUND Completing a boundary survey of close to two million acres of an active bombing range and associated airfields requires meticulous planning and flexibility. BY ROGER NELSON, PLS, CFEDS departments 6 Editor’s Points 8 Newsline 58 New & Notable 60 Classified Ads 65 Ad Index web exclusives: www.pobonline.com POB’S SIDE SHOTS VIDEO SERIES Catch the latest episodes on your smartphone by snapping this mobile tag! 16 A MEASURE OF HOPE Surveying equipment, training and financial support help Watoto Child Care Ministries care for orphaned children in Uganda. BY DON TALEND 20 MAPPING ECUADOR Download the tag app for your phone at http://gettag.mobi. Supported by high-accuracy mapping efforts, the SIGTIERRAS land titling program promotes sustainable territorial planning and growth initiatives. BY REBECCA MUHLENKORT special section: the business of MAPPS 28 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE The Role of Surveyors in GIS … and MAPPS By Richard (Dick) W. McDonald, PLS, CP 24 CHARTING A NEW COURSE Scanning technology is a game changer for the open-sea measurement of marine vessels. BY PHILIP VAN OOTEGEM solo notes 54 BECOMING THE BOSS Chad Snoke, PLS, shares how overcoming a big transition has led to success. A POB EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 30 THE BROAD VIEW What Is the ‘Gas Tax’ for Geospatial Programs? By John M. Palatiello 32 SMALL BUSINESS Growing Through Adversity By Claire Kiedrowski, CP column 56 THE BUSINESS SIDE Six Tips for Successful Project Management by Milton E. Denny, PLS 36 A DYNAMIC COASTLINE Unprecedented collaboration at the state and federal level combined with skillful data acquisition and processing leads to a comprehensive LiDAR dataset along the Northeast U.S. coastline. By Christine L. Grahl about the cover A groundbreaking collaborative project is providing continuous LiDAR coverage along the Northeast coastline from Maine to New York. Image courtesy of Photo Science, Lexington, KY—a MAPPS member firm. Story on page 36. P .O.B. POINT OF BEGINNING (ISSN 0739-3865) is published 12 times annually, monthly, by BNP Media, 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 700, Troy, MI 48084-3333. Telephone: (248) 362-3700, Fax: (248) 362-0317. No charge for subscriptions to qualified individuals. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualified individuals in the U.S.A.: $115.00 USD. Annual rate for subscriptions to nonqualified individuals in Canada: $149.00 USD (includes GST & postage); all other countries: $165.00 (int’l mail) payable in U.S. funds. Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 2011, by BNP Media. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for product claims and representations. Periodicals Postage Paid at Troy, MI and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: P .O.B. POINT OF BEGINNING, P .O. Box 2147, Skokie, IL 60076. Canada Post: Publications Mail Agreement #40612608. GST account: 131263923.Send returns (Canada) to Pitney Bowes, P .O. Box 25542, London, ON, N6C 6B2. Change of address: Send old address label along with new address to P .O.B. POINT OF BEGINNING, P .O. Box 2147, Skokie, IL 60076. For single copies or back issues: contact Ann Kalb at (248) 244-6499 or KalbR@bnpmedia.com. 44 INTELLIGENT FREEWAYS LiDAR data adds intelligence to high occupancy vehicle lanes, providing improved safety and easier enforcement. By Eric Andelin, CP , GISP 50 FRESH CATCH A creative use of photogrammetry provides an accurate count of lobster trap buoys for a more sustainable fishery. By Claire Kiedrowski, CP 52 A SMART STATE The fusion of LiDAR data and digital imagery in the PAMAP program provides Pennsylvania with an accurate and intelligent geospatial data foundation. By Mark Safran, CP , GISP 4 SEPTEMBER 2011 : POINT OF BEGINNING [ WWW.POBONLINE.COM ]
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