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REGISTERED MEMBER (Registered Professional Land Surveyor)

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$245.00 Annually
Any person who is registered under the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act, (Article 5282c) and any amendments thereto. Registered members shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office in the Society.

GEOSPATIAL MEMBER

$150.00 Annually
Any person who is actively engaged in a field of practice that acquires, manages, displays, analyzes, or otherwise uses data to support geospatial activities and who either: is a graduate of a school of higher education (college level) recognized by the Board with an Associates Degree or higher in a geospatial field; has completed at least 32 semester hours of geospatial-related study at a school of highereducation; holds a GIS Certification from an institute or organization recognized by the Board: or who has engaged in geospatial activities for a minimum of five years. Geospatial members shall be eligible to vote; to only hold the office of Director in the State Society; and may hold any office in a local chapter except President. Geospatial members shall be entitled to all publications received by registered
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SURVEYOR INTERN/ASSOCIATE MEMBER

$70.00 Annually
Any person registered as a Surveyor Intern under Article 5282c may become a Surveyor Intern member. Associate memberships are for any graduate of a recognized school of higher education who intends to become a surveyor and who has not been registered under Article 5282c, or anyone who has been surveying for a minimum of four years, or who has two years of surveying experience and has completed at least two years in a recognized school of higher education. Surveyor Intern and Associate members may vote but not hold office.

AFFILIATE MEMBER

$55.00 Annually
Any person not registered under Article 5282c and any amendments thereto, who is interested in advancing the aims of the Society. Affiliate members shall not be eligible to vote or hold office in the Society or in a local chapter except the office of Secretary/Treasurer.

STUDENT MEMBER

$30.00 Annually
Any undergraduate student of a recognized school of higher education who is interested in surveying. Student members shall not be eligible to vote or hold any office in the Society or in the local chapters. Student members shall be eligible to vote and hold office in student chapters.

RETIRED/INACTIVE MEMBER

$122.50 Annually
A person who is no longer regularly engaged in the practice of surveying, has placed Registered Professional Land Surveyor's license on inactive status with Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying, has a minimum of 10 years cumulative membership in Texas Society of Professional Surveyors, and is at least 65 years old.

SUSTAINING MEMBER

$350.00 Annually
Sustaining membership shall be limited to companies interested in the advancement of the surveying profession in the State of Texas and the advancement of the aims of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors. Dues for Sustaining memberships shall be initially set by the Board of Directors of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and after initially being set shall be revised according to Article VI of the Bylaws. This category of membership shall not be entitled to vote or hold office. Sustaining members shall be entitled to: (1) First choice of exhibit space at annual convention. (2) Receipt of all newsletters, magazines and directories. (3) A discount on advertising in The Texas Surveyor and a series of free business card ads. (4) Listing in Annual Directory.

Bohannan Huston Inc. (Bohannan Huston, Inc. is a total solutions provider to public and private bodies that use engineering spatial data and related advanced technology services in the execution and management of their businesses.) - http://www.bhinc.com

Surveying And Mapping (SAM), Inc. (Full service aerial mapping and photogrammetry for precise, up-to-date support for transportation planning, utility and pipeline design, environmental research, flood control planning and complete range of GIS base mapping needs for public and private clients.) -  http://www.samincaus.com

Thales GeoSolutions (With locations around the globe and in Houston, Thales GeoSolutions is the world leader in the provision of offshore survey services, including high precision positioning systems and hydrographic, geotechnical, geophysical and geodetic surveying) – http://www.thales-geosolutions.com

MARKHURD (Web site for this provider of photogrammetric engineering and digital mapping services – established in 1922) – http://www.markhurd.com

Aerial Data (Full-service aerial photography and photogrametric mapping company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma) – http://www.aerialdata.com

Dallas Aerial Surveys (Services include digital photography, vertical and oblique aerial photography, photo mylars, photo mosaics, art and graphic services, photo enlargements, digital topographic mapping, cross sectional plan profiles, GPS surveys, interactive graphic editing, CAD editing and more) – http://www.dasmaps.com/

Martinez Corporation (Specialists in Digital Mapping Applications with the latest in photogrammetric mapping technology) - http://www.mtzcorp.com

NOAA-National Geodetic Survey (Develops and maintains the National Spatial Reference System using advanced geodtic, photogrammetric and remote sensing techniques. Web site includes information on what's new, products, services, contracting opportunities and GPS data) - http://www.ngs.noaa.gov

FloodSource.com (Flood Mapping Solutions/Flood Hazard Information On-line) - http://www.floodsource.com

Geomatics Information and Trading Centre (GITC - surveying/mapping information for geomatics and hydrography) - http://www.gitc.nl/home.htm

The TopoZone (Web's center for topographic map users and outdoor recreation enthusiasts) - http://www.topozone.com

David Rumsey Map Collection (More than 2,300 high-resolution digital images of maps from David Rumsey Collection) - http://www.davidrumsey.com

JoeMehaffey.com (Contains GPS info, news, software updates/reviews, links to other GPS sites) - http://www.joe.mehaffey.com

FEMA Map Service Center - http://www.fema.gov/msc

American Design Drafting Association (Includes job bank with resumes of those looking for CAD drafting and CAD management positions. Employers can also post job openings on the site for free.) - http://www.adda.org

Space Imaging (Features "images of the week", imagery of the earth at a resolution of one meter) - http://www.spaceimaging.com

University Navstar Consortium (Site can be used to check GPS quality) - http://www.unavco.ucar.edu

Thomas Bros. Maps (Site has mapping/maps links to global land information systems, the U.S. Bureau of the Census and others) - http://www.thomas.com

Cartography Resources (Virtual Library – Explore Henry Davis Consulting's collection of cartographic images from the Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance periods) – http://www.henry-davis.com/MAPS/carto.html

Online Map Creation (Generate a map interactively by completing the form at this cartography site. Produces a downloadable PostScript document and a .gif for viewing.) – http://www.aquarius.geomar.de/omc/

A World of Maps, Inc. (Map selection includes raised relief, antique, topographical, satellite, recreational and international) – http://www.aworldofmaps.com/

North American Cartographic Information Society (Organization of specialists from private, academic and government organizations. Peruse programs, read news or contact board members.) – http://www.nacis.org/

MetaData and WWW Mapping (Comprehensive collection of cartography resources features indexes, map archives and references) – http://www.blm.gov/gis/nsdi.html

National Imagery and Mapping Agency (Publications, services, procurement opportunities from agency providing imagery intelligence and geospatial information to US Defense Department.) – http://www.nima.mil/

Earth Resource Mapper (Find out about this company’s image-processing software designed for earth scientists. Get customer support info and free downloads, too.) – http://www.ermapper.com/

Map Libraries (John R. Borchert Map Library at University of Minnesota lists map collections held by college campuses throughout the US) – http://www-map.lib.umn.edu/map_libraries.html

Lochsheil Corporation (FEMA Flood Maps on CD ROM) – http://www.lochsheil.com

Art Source International Inc. (Sells original antique maps, including original government survey maps from the 1800s. More than 8,800 antique maps on the site, all with pictures and descriptions – just type "survey" into database of maps at the top of any page) – http://www.mapsandprints.com

Trimble’s "All About GPS" (Helpful tutorial designed to relay a basic understanding of the principles behind GPS without all the technical detail of a more advanced course) – http:///www.trimble.com/maps/index.htm

Geodetic Survey Markers (Worldwide listing of sources of location data for markers) – http://joe.mehaffey.com/gsmmarkr.htm

Tom Garmin GPS Pages (Links to GPS info/product Web sites) – http://www.gpstom.de/GPS/index.htm

Terra Server (Great site for getting topography, aerial photography and satellite imagery) - http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/default.asp?W=2

Global Positioning System Overview (University of Texas offering) - http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html

AUSLIG (Here’s how they do things down under – site of Australia’s National Mapping Agency) – http://www.auslig.gov.au/

Vitual Museum of Surveying (This site is sponsored by the Museum of Surveying in Lansing, Michigan, and by David Ingram in Virginia. The Museum of Surveying is the only one of its kind in the US, so it is our national surveying museum. The Surveyor's Historical Society has no website but can be accessed through this website as well.) - http://www.surveyhistory.org

Surveying Zone (This all-purpose site includes sections such as Marketplace, Job Zone, Community & Education) - http://www.surveyingzone.com

SurveyingCareer.com (The National Society of Professional Surveyors has placed online a terrific Web resource for those exploring a career in surveying) - http://www.surveyingcareer.com

Surveyors Guide (Scottish-based Web site with surveying advice on land, property, mapping, commercial, quantities, valuation, management, engineering, hydrographic, rural, mining, oil&gas, energy &water, photogrammetry, geographic data resources, mining & extraction, environmental, survey and navigational equipments recruitment and jobs) - http://www.surveyorsguide.com/

What Tree Is It? (This Ohio Public Library Web site allows you to identify trees by LEAF, FRUIT, or NAME) - http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/products/tree/index.html

National Arbor Day Foundation (This site allows tree identification searches through specific regions of the country) - http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeID.html

Texas Excavation Safety System/TESS (The Dig-Tess Center is a damage prevention service to help excavators everywhere in Texas notify the owners of buried facilities before digging. The service is 100% free to excavators by calling: 1-800-DIG-TESS) - http://www.digtess.com

888surpass.com (Geomatics Web site with articles, classroom lectures, text resources and links to survey and GPS-related Web sites) - http://www.888surpass.com

Spanish & Mexican Land Grants (A history of English translations of Spanish & Mexican land law from 1680-1853) - http://home.sprintmail.com/~sanchezj/

Survey Planet (International professional resource for surveyors & their clients) - http://www.surveyplanet.com

Geomatics.net (Internet portal for surveyors) - http://www.geomatics.net

Autolevel.com (A buy/sell/trade site for surveying equipment, etc.) - http://www.autolevel.com

GIS Net Sites (List of online GIS resources) - http://www.hdm.com/gis3d.htm

Land Surveyors.com (Florida-based general surveying information site with links to subjects of interest to surveyors) - http://www.allsurveyors.com

Land Surveyors Reference Page (Information/links for surveyors - including rules, regulations, statutes by state, continuing education requirements by state, professional surveying organizations and more) - http://www.lsrp.com

Museum of Surveying ("Virtual Surveying Museum" - consists of exhibits covering surveying history, with links to dealers, historical societies and museums) - http://www.surveyhistory.org

International Right-Of-Way Association (Official Web site) - http://www.irwa.com

URISA (Forum for on-going discussion between surveying and GIS respresentatives. Forum managed by Bruce Joffe, founder of GIS Consultants, and David Paul Johnson) - www.urisa.org/gispolicy.htm

Cadastral Survey (Topics of interest to land surveyors involved in preservation and retracement of the Public Land Survey System in the U.S.) - http://www.cadastral.com

Surveyor Central (Site where surveyors can meet and exchange information about industry trends, technical issues, training programs and the latest products) - http://www.surveyorcentral.com/

TitleX.com (Paid resource for public records for real estate, title professionals and the general public) - http://www.titlex.com/

Science/Engineering/Surveying (Group message board with more than 20,000 threads from surveyors and others) - http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=sci.engr.surveying

Comp/CAD/AutoCAD (Group message board with more than 85,000 threads) - http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=comp.cad.autocad

DMOZ Open Directory (Comprehensive directory utilizing volunteer editors - with links for land surveying, associations, conferences, GIS, GPS and other fields of interest) - http://dmoz.org/Science/Earth_Sciences/Geomatics

Surveying Units and Terms (List of units of measure, surveying terms, surveyors' slang, water descriptions, and trees) - http://www.ultranet.com/~deeds/survey.htm

NBCi Surveying Links (Links for Web sites covering all aspects of land surveying and land information systems) - http://members.nbci.com/sjswart/surveying2.htm

Internal Revenue Service (Official IRS Web site) - http://www.irs.gov; Construction Industry page is http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99329,00.html

The White House (Official White House Web site) - http://www.whitehouse.gov

Official US Executive Branch Web Site - http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html

United States Senate - http://www.senate.gov

United States House of Representatives (House Web server) - http://www.house.gov

Status of Legislation (Library of Congress) - http://thomas.loc.gov

Who Is My Representative? - http://www.vote-smart.org

Email Your Member of Congress Today! - http://www.MrSmith.com

Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (Web site for TBPLS) - http://www.txls.state.tx.us

Texas General Land Office (Web site for the state's oldest agency, which features archives and records, energy resources, events and programs, maps, research and data, and news and information) - http://www.glo.state.tx.us

Texas Veterans Land Board - http://www.glo.state.tx.us/vlb
(Surveyors can find the Survey Requirements for Texas Veterans Land Board Tracts on pages 24-26 of the following website - http://www.glo.state.tx.us/vlb/forms/land/origination/land_app_pack.pdf)

National Geodetic Survey (Official Web site of NGS) - http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/

United States Geological Survey (Official Web site for USGS) - http://www.usgs.gov/

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA site with new page that collects all of the mapping resources of the agency in one place - flood maps, hazard maps, disaster maps and FEMA Map Service Center products) - http://www.fema.gov/mapsBureau of Land Management (Official Web site for Bureau of Land Management) - http://www.blm.gov/

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA is a conservation and reclamation district which supplies electricity to more than a million Texans through 43 wholesale customers, including nine electric cooperatives and 33 cities.) - http://www.lcra.org

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT Web site includes information about contracting with TxDOT, consumer protection, the "Don't Mess With Texas" program, a Kid's Page, local transportation issues, statewide news, recycling information, road conditions, and more.) - http://www.dot.state.tx.us

Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS - division of Texas Water Development Board. Natural resources data, distribution center for U.S. Geological Survey maps) - http://www.tnris.state.tx.us

Texas General Land Office/Adopt-A-Map (Information on Adopt-A-Map and Adopt-A-Document) - http://www.glo.state.tx.us/archives/adopt.html

Texas Judiciary (Web site of the Texas State Law Library) - http://www.sll.courts.state.tx.us/

Texas County Data (Contains tax rolls for 46 counties - and it's free. Submitted by Franklin Schodek) - http://www.txcountydata.com

Municipal Code Corp. (Ordinances resource Web site) - http://www.municode.com/

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (Provides list of state licensure boards, contacts, phone numbers, addresses. Also includes info for engineering/surveying students and interns about licensure exams) - http://www.ncees.org

Texas Legislature (Online information about Texas Legislature, including bill information, legislative reports and a bill search feature) - http://www.capitol.state.tx.us

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA official Web site) - http://www.noaa.gov/

National Weather Service - http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

U.S. Gov't Printing Office (Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register) - http://www.access.gpo.gov/

Land Surveying and Geomatics (On-line resources for surveying/geomatics professions) - http://www.surveying.mentabolism.org

US Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN - Includes GPS status information, notices of coming GPS interruptions) - http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/

International GPS Service (IGS - Provides GPS orbits, tracking data and other high quality GPS data and data products) - http://www.igscb.jpl.nasa.gov/

Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Dept. of Labor - Page features the Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment projections for surveyors through the year 2005) - http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos040.htm

FEMA Fill Bulletin (Bulletin addressing flood issues for structures built on fill or near special flood hazard area - pdf file) - http://www.fema.gov/mit/tb1001.pdf

Associations

ACSM (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping) - http://www.acsm.net

NSPS (National Society of Professional Surveyors) - http://www.nspsmo.org/

OSLS (Oklahoma Society of Land Surveyors) - http://www.osls.org

ASPS (Arkansas Society of Professional Surveyors) - http://www.asps.ar-business.com

LSPS (Louisiana Society of Professional Surveyors) - http://www.lsps.net

NMPS (New Mexico Professional Surveyors) - http://www.nmps.org

TSPS Chapter Sites (This link takes you to our Chapters section, with links to TSPS chapter Web pages, chapter member lists and more) - http://www.tsps.org/chapter/chapterinfo.htm

Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz (With offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, AZ&B is an engineering and surveying firm offering state-of-the-art services in civil engineering and surveying. Design and production of drawings are produced using CADD. The firm utilizes dual frequency Global Position System (GPS) receivers to expedite the work effort in field surveys performed by the experienced staff) - http://www.azb-engrs.com

Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc. (This engineering and surveying firm has offices in Fort Worth, Dallas/Carrollton and Granbury/Acton) - http://www.bhbinc.com/

Bohannan Huston, Inc. is a nationally recognized service provider working with clients to visualize projects, optimize resources, and realize the best solutions.  We service both public and private clients, specializing in the fields of Engineering, Spatial Data, and Advanced Technology from our Dallas, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Denver offices.  www.bhinc.com

Bury+Partners (This professional consulting firm has grown in 15 years from two employees to 140 in offices in Austin,San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and Chantilly, VA.) - http://www.burypartners.com

CDS/Muery Services (San Antonio-based firm providing personnel and technology for cost effectiveness, quality and consistency in their design and survey efforts) - http://www.cdsmuery.com

Civil Engineering News (Source for civil engineering-related resources on the Web) - http://www.cenews.com

Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. is a multi-discipline firm founded in 1980 in Houston, Texas, providing engineering, surveying, right-of-way, and public-private partnership services throughout Texas and New Mexico for both public and private entities.    Our services include:  Construction Management, Geographic Information Systems, Hydraulics and Hydrology, Land Development, Public-Private Finance and Development, Public Works, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Site Development, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Surveying, Telecommunications, Transportation, Utility Coordination and Design. - http://www.cobbfendley.com

Costello, Inc. is a full service civil engineering and land surveying firm with offices in Houston and San Antonio. - http://www.costelloinc.com

Dunaway Associates, Inc. (With a staff or more than 70 in offices in Dallas and Fort Worth, Dunaway Associates is a professional services company providing civil engineering, land planning, landscape architecture and surveying solutions for municipal, land development and infrastructure improvement projects) - http://www.dunawayassociates.com

Ford Engineering, Inc. (Ford Engineering, Inc. is a professional civil engineering and surveying corporation that was founded in 1978 by Edwin R. Ford, P.E., R.P.L.S. Our experience ranges from providing municipal engineering services to complex design services to various entities. Land Development has included projects in some of the most prestigious communities in and around Bexar County such as the Legends at the Dominion, Greystone Country Estates and Wild Wind in Garden Ridge.) - http://www.fordengineering.com/

Geotrack, Inc. (This site highlights's Geotrack, Inc.'s comprehensive services nationwide in subsurface utility engineering, construction/land survey, GIS/CAD/mapping services and utility coordination, facilities, management and projects planning) - http://www.geotrack.com

G&W Engineers, Inc. (Since 1974, this Port Lavaca, Texas firm has built its established reputation as a leading civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, instrumentation and marine engineering firm) - http://www.gwengineers.com

Hugo Reed & Associates (Lubbock-based land surveyors and civil engineers specializing in land title surveys, topographic surveys, construction surveying, global positioning (GPS), residential and site development, utilities engineering, drainage engineering and flood analysis engineering) - http://www.hugoreed.com

Huitt~Zollars (A full service design firm with discipline expertise in engineering, architecture, planning, landscape architecture, surveying and construction management) - http://www.huitt-zollars.com

Jacob & Martin, Inc. (This Abilene-based consulting engineering firm provides services as consulting engineers, surveyors, water distribution, sewer collection, water treatment, drafting, civil engineers, municipal engineers, flood studies & drainage, waste water treatment, park design and boat ramps, subdivisions and street and roadway design) - http://www.jacobmartin.com

Kimley-Horn and Associates (Clients of Dallas-based Kimley-Horn and Associates have access to a versatile staff of professional civil, transportation and structural engineers and planners, as well as a comprehensive staff of environmental scientists) - http://www.kimley-horn.com

Landtech (This Houston-based company strives to provide quality land surveying and civil engineering services through their highly-qualified and professional staff.) - http://www.landtech-inc.com

Loomis Austin (Services of this Austin-based firm include civil engineering for land and site development, land surveying, ecological services, environmental planning, landscape and park design and more) - http://www.loomisaustin.com

Melden & Hunt Engineering, Inc. (MHI was established in 1947 as a diversified engineering company providing services for total project delivery. Based in Edinburg, Texas, MHI provides planning, design construction management and consulting services for specialized engineering services) - http://www.meldenandhunt.com

National Engineering Search - http://www.nesnet.com

Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers (Founded in 1990, this Dallas-based civil engineering and land surveying firm offers services to both public and private sector clients with expertise in public facilities and infrastructure, educational, commercial, industrial, residential and institutional projects) - http://www.pkce.com

Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. has been providing surveying, civil engineering and environmental services throughout south and central Texas since 1965. Our 7 Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyors and 11 survey technicians are experienced in land title surveys, platting, route surveys, topographic surveys, boundary surveys, construction surveys and mapping. Our 10 survey crews use electronic total stations and data collectors, and GPS receivers with RTK, Fast Static and Static survey capabilities.
www.pape-dawson.com/

PBS&J (Founded in 1960 by four respected engineers who joined forces to help develop Florida's first planned community. Still an employee-owned company, PBS&J has more than 2,700 employees in more than 60 offices, including those in Austin, Fort Worth and Houston) - http://www.pbsj.com

Pro-Tech Engineering Group, Inc. (San Marcos-based company specializing in land planning and development, subdivision and site plan, street and drainage improvements, water and wastewater improvements and land surveying) - http://www.pro-techengr.com

Surveying And Mapping (SAM), Inc. (Complete spectrum of professional Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), land survey, and aerial mapping services throughout Texas. Solutions for architecture, engineering, and development firms for public and private projects. http://www.samincaus.com

T. Baker Smith & Son, Inc. (Firm provides surveying, engineering and environmental services from home office in New Orleans. Clients have been served from Texas to Illinois to Florida) - http://www.tbsmith.com

TranSystems Corporation (Company helping transportation users and providers achieve their facility and infrastructure goals with innovative, quality solutions) - http://www.transystems.com

U.S. Surveyor (Leader in providing land surveying services for commercial and residential surveys) - http://www.ussurveyor.com/

The Wallace Group, Inc. (Waco-based Wallace Group has staff of more than 90 and provides specialized expertise and integrated services for the public and private sector, for both large and small projects. Portfolio ranges from water resource facilities, roadways, drainage facilities and utilities, to architecture, land development, regulatory issues and surveying) - http://www.wallace-group.com

Williams-Stackhouse, Inc. has been providing photogrammetric mapping and related services for over 47 years (since 1960).  This includes low-altitude aerial photography, digital image scanning, high-resolution color digital orthophotos, large-scale engineering-grade digital mapping and products used in developing GIS data bases. http://www.williams-stackhouse.com

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