Liaison Division

ACSM/NSPS
 

I will be attending the Spring ACSM/NSPS Conference & Technology Exhibition on March 5 – 9, 2008 in Spokane, WA. A report of these proceedings will be made at the next TSPS Board Meeting.

Respectfully Submitted

Patrick A. Smith, RPLS

GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS
 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Jon Hodde, Gary Hudson, Lynn Savory, Richard Worthey, Coleen Johnson, Maxey Sheppard, Paul Easley, Robert Young, Joanne McRae, Jack Avis, Patrick Marrin, Gary Jeffress
 

Committee Tasks:

• Work with Standards Committee to establish guidelines for use in GIS Projects to include a checklist that could be used by Client & Provider to determine the scope of the work, deliverables, procedures and anticipated levels of accuracy

• Continue development of GIS curriculum for use by Education Committee

• Continue to monitor the relationship between GIS and Surveying industries

• Work with TBPLS to create and adopt Rules for inclusion and exclusions

There was no meeting in October due to the Annual Convention.

The next committee meeting is scheduled for February 2, 2008 with the following items on the agenda:

• Updates: TGIC Quarterly Meeting held December 19, 2007; GITA Conference July 21-25, 2008; GIS II; GIS Disclaimer.

• 2008 Salary Survey

• Texas Geocaching Project

• GIS/Surveying Student Project

Respectfully Submitted by:

Brianne Bernsen, Chair
 

REAL ESTATE

No activity since last report.

This committee has interacted with the local area Board of Realtors as well as TAR and has presented topics and presentations concerning surveying and surveying related issues at their meetings.  Two goals for this year is one, to have a booth and TSPS representation at their convention and invite them to do the same at our convention and two, continue to interact and attend local meetings and try and organize a joint seminar such as we did with the TLTA.

If there are any issues or concerns that anyone knows of that needs to be addressed by this committee, please let me know.

I welcome any input and suggestions from past committee members and the general membership. Listed below are the previous committee charge and various tasks assigned to this committee:

 Committee Charge:

Continue to represent the objectives of TSPS before TAR. Keep TSPS Executive Committee and Board of Directors informed of any actions required by TSPS.  Develop a liaison contact at TAR and hold a minimum of once-a-month discussions concerning TSPS objectives and joint issues.  Coordinate with other TSPS committees, as required by issues of concern.

Tasks:

• Consider expanding this committee to have five Co-Chairs to correspond to the five TSPS chapter areas...See link with TLTA Liaison and five co-chairs;

• Prepare outline for TSPS Speakers at Real Estate meetings;

• Invitation for Real Estate Liaison to have exhibit at TSPS convention;

• Deliver a report at each quarterly board meeting responding to committee charges and task. Discussing actions, no action, problems, contacts made, input or concerns from other organization;

• Through out the year develop a short report to be presented and included in the annual business meeting concerning the objects and concerns of this organization;

REAL ESTATE DIVISION OF THE STATE BAR

The Committee continues to monitor recent Texas real estate law cases and summaries prepared by the Real Estate Section of the State Bar of Texas and published in the Texas Surveyor.
 

TxDOT
 

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