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A publication of the Sacramento Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association FOCAL POINT J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 3 Join us in welcoming I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Upcoming Events 2 President

1 A publication of the Sacramento Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association FOCAL POINT J A N U A R Y Join us in welcoming I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Upcoming Events 2 President s 3 Message Sustaining 4 Members Sac Chapter 5 Member List Familiar Faces in 6 New Places Letters and News 7 Christmas Party 8 & Recap 9 David Biswanger To the Logan s Roadhouse in Natomas 3698 North Freeway Blvd. Join us for David Biswanger s presentation on the effect of earth movements on land monuments and boundaries. David earned his bachelor of science in Geomatics Engineering from CSU Fresno in 2010, and completed his master s degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Geomatics Engineering in His master s thesis illustrates the significant deficiencies in California s Cullen Earthquake Act and offers proposed solutions to the currently unresolved problem of earth movements on land monuments and boundaries. Membership Forms CLSA NALS Conference Sacramento Chapter Contact info 10 & Thursday January 3rd, 5:00 PM Social Hour & mingling - No Host 6:00 PM Seating for Dinner and Chapter Meeting 7:00 PM Presentation and raffle

2 P A G E 2 Upcoming Events December 13th LS Review Class 6:00-9:00 PM And continuing every Thursday night. Location: Caltrans FM3 conference room th St January 3rd Sacramento Chapter Meeting 6:00-9:00 PM Speaker: David Biswanger Topic: The Effect of Earth Movements on Boundaries Location: Logan s Roadhouse 3698 North Freeway Blvd January 9th East Bay Chapter Meeting 6:00-9:00 PM Speaker: Nick King Topic: Engineers Without Borders Location: TBD January 25th & 26th CSU Fresno Geomatics Conference Location: Clovis Memorial District, Clovis For more information: February 7th Sacramento Chapter Meeting 6:00-9:00 PM Speaker: Bob Vasquez Topic: The Surveyor s Role in Moving the Space Shuttle Endeavor Location: Blue Prynt Restaurant February 22nd GPS Surveying Seminar 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Sponsor: North Counties Chapter Location: Gold Country Casino, Oroville For more info: March 7th Sacramento Chapter Meeting 6:00-9:00 PM Speaker: Marti Ikehara, NGS Location: Logan s Roadhouse 3698 North Freeway Blvd March 23rd - 27th CLSA / NALS Conference Location: Silver Legacy, Reno, Nevada For more information: April 4th Sacramento Chapter Meeting 6:00-9:00 PM Speaker: Sean Finn Topic: Laser Scanning in the Magic Kingdom Tentative Location: Blue Prynt Restaurant Have an event you want to see listed? Please send the particulars to: focalpointeditor@gmail.com F O C A L P O I N T

3 P A G E 3 President s Message It s a New Year It appears that we have survived beyond the end of the Mayan calendar to practice our profession/ craft for another year, and more. First, let me thank and congratulate each of the Sacramento Chapter members for a very successful A brief listing of the Chapters accomplishments is in last month s Focal Point; read the last President s Message written by Annette Lockhart, our chapter s Immediate Past President. To those new and continuing Executive Committee members (Rob, Jerry, Matt, Jill, Ian & Annette) who have agreed to serve our chapter in 2013: Thank You! A great association certainly begins with great leadership. This team is among the most professional crews that I have ever associated with. A special acknowledgement goes to Rob McMillan for the notable increase in the Sacramento Chapter s membership. This comes with a reminder to submit your 2013 Membership applications and dues as soon as possible. Please note that your Sacramento Chapter Membership dues are half price for current State CLSA PLS, PE, Associate (LSIT) and Affiliate (Post-82 PE and EIT) members; (everyone except for the already bargain prices offered to Students & Sustaining members). Both the State CLSA and Sacramento Chapter application forms are contained within this newsletter.* Another reminder is to send in your applications to the CSU - Fresno (January 25-26, 2013) and the CLSA NALS (March 23-27, 2013) conferences, if you plan to attend. I have it on good authority the L.S. Exam Review class began December 13 th but that it is not too late to register and attend this valuable and rewarding offering from the Sacramento Chapter of CLSA. I hope to see a substantial turnout at the first Chapter meeting on January 3 rd. I am truly looking forward to serving you in this upcoming year. Paul Carlson, President *Editor s Notes: 1) Bruce Gandelman of CSDS is offering a $20 CSDS gift certificate to NEW members of both the state association and a local chapter in the areas served by his company who join by February 28, 2013, however, some restrictions apply. 2) See pages 10 & 11 for membership applications.

P A G E 4 Thank you to our Sustaining Members for Your Support!

4 P A G E 4 Thank you to our Sustaining Members for Your Support! It s renewal time. Sustaining Membership is a great way to advertise your business while showing your support for the Sacramento CLSA Chapter. If you want to see your business card or logo on the Sustaining Member page, please contact our 2013 Chapter Secretary, Jerry Jones, at: secretary@sac-surveyors.org F O C A L P O I N T

5 Renewal Time!! P A G E 5 Sacramento Chapter Members as of 12/29 Sustaining Members shown in Bold Print, Members from other Chapters shown with * Rich Briner Paul Carlson Larry Charlot Birk Ellis Paul Enneking John Erickson Larry Fenske Brian Frazier Bruce Gandelman Dave Goodman Jerry Jones Annette Lockhart Rob McMillan Joe Neely Roy Olsen *Robert Reese *Keith Spencer Matt Stringer *Paul Tonn Jill Van Houten Ian Wilson There is still plenty of room for you! Join NOW! Hey! Where s YOUR name? First timers: Bruce Gandelman, of CSDS, is offering a $20 CSDS gift certificate for NEW members of both the state and a local chapter in the areas served by CSDS who join by February 28, (Some restrictions apply.) Pass the applications along! 2013 chapter dues are half off for all CLSA state association members! We need you to fill out those 2013 membership application forms. The number of Directors the Chapter sends to the CLSA Board of Directors meeting is based on the number of professional land surveyors who are state CLSA members, and declare Sacramento as their home Chapter. Please join the Sacramento Chapter and show your support for the ways in which we support the profession. Be sure your state dues are current! If your name is not on the list above, please fill out a membership form and send it to Jerry Jones, (secretary@sac-suveyors.org) as soon as possible. A copy of the form is on page 11.

Kevin began his Surveying career in 1975 working for the BLM.

6 P A G E 6 Familiar Faces In New Places (And Some New Faces, Too!) Kevin Akin, a Senior Transportation Surveyor for the Caltrans Office of Land Surveys (OLS), has hung up his plumb bob, and enrolled in the Violin Making School of America, in Salt Lake City, UT. Kevin began his Surveying career in 1975 working for the BLM. After graduating from Oregon Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Surveying (1980), Kevin worked in the private sector in California, Oregon, and Alaska, earning his Land Surveyor licenses in California and Alaska. Kevin started work for Caltrans, District 4 in He moved to Sacramento and the Office of Photogrammetry in 1997, and came away from the dark side to the Office of Geometronics (later re-named OLS) in 2003 as the Chief of New Technology. In this role, he focused on Automated Machine Guidance, and the many forms of LiDAR, coordinating research efforts, performing testing, facilitating the purchase of laser scanning equipment, and providing training and deployment support to Caltrans staff. Akin has been active in external activities as a speaker at CLSA chapter meetings and Leica HDS conferences, as well as LS Exam Review classes at the CLSA Conference and the Sacramento Chapter. The City of Oakland City Surveyor s Office invites us to join them in welcoming Raymond R. Hébert to the Survey Section of Public Works as their new Chief of Party. Ray will be handling the complex and vital construction and mapping issues that the section receives from Citywide clients. Mr. Raymond Hébert is a Professional Land Surveyor, licensed in California and Nevada with 37 years of experience in private practice. During Ray s career he has gained extensive experience on commercial, residential, public works and transportation projects. Ray is very active in Professional Societies, belonging to the California Land Surveyors Association, Nevada Association of Land Surveyors (most recently as the 2012 President), and National Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Hébert is a committee member on the Great Basin College-Surveying Curriculum and is an adjunct Professor for Civil Engineering/Surveying at the University of Nevada, Reno. Civically, Mr. Hébert was Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America for four years and sat on the South West Truckee Meadows Citizen s Advisory Board for three years. Ray has relocated to Alameda where he should find it more conducive to his enjoyment of sailing and windsurfing. His Telemark skiing, however, may now require some travel. Ray is located at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, suite 4344 and can be reached either at (510) or by to rhebert@oaklandnet.com. Stop by, write, or call to welcome him to our area.. Do you have someone newly hired or promoted? Send their photo and a little bit of information to FocalPointEditor@gmail.com F O C A L P O I N T

7 P A G E 7 Letters and News... Jon Scarpa Moves to Sacramento Following is a letter Jon sent in mid-december: Good Day everyone! I have truly enjoyed working with the surveying community here in the Modesto area; however, it now time for me to move on. I have accepted a position with Sacramento County which will be a shorter commute for me (El Dorado Hills). Thus, my last day with the City of Modesto will be January 2nd. For those of you who have current projects under my review, the last day the City will technically allow me to sign them is January 2nd. Afterwards, the City will use a contract surveyor until they find my replacement (approximately 6 months). Regards, Jon Scarpa Dear President Annette: I want to thank you and the other Chapter leaders for your efforts involved in sponsoring, promoting, and achieving Life Membership for me. Wow, what a surprise! Needless to say, I am sincerely honored and deeply grateful for the recognition. Your efforts, on my behalf, and the result are much appreciated. Thank you again. I also would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks for all the work the Chapter leaders performed during the year to keep the Chapter active. As with any volunteer organization, the organization is only as good as the core group that make it function. The Sacramento Chapter is fortunate to have leaders, who have not only kept the Chapter alive, but growing. Larry Fenske, PLS 3826 Just when you thought being able to access the GPS, GALILEO and GLONASS constellations on your GNSS receiver was enough, according to the Inside GNSS website, node/3331 China has published the official complete interface control document (ICD) for their BeiDou satellite (BDS) positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system. The long-awaited document outlines the specifications for the interface between the BeiDou Signal in Space (SIS) and user equipment, which will enable receiver designers and manufacturers to build BeiDou-capable receivers.

8 P A G E 8 Sacramento Chapter s Christmas Party A high-light of this year s party was the awarding of a State CLSA Life Membership to a very surprised Larry Fenske. CLSA President Mike Butcher made a special trip up to present this award.

9 P A G E 9 Passing the gavel... The Joker is still at large.

10 P A G E 10 Bruce Gandelman, of CSDS, is offering a $20 CSDS gift certificate for NEW members of both the state and a local chapter in the areas served by CSDS who join by February 28, (Some restrictions apply.) Pass the applications along! F O C A L P O I N T

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13 CLSA SACRAMENTO CHAPTER OFFICERS Paul Carlson (530) President@sac-surveyors.org Rob McMillan (760) VicePresident@sac-surveyors.org Jerry Jones (530) Secretary@sac-surveyors.org Matt Stringer Treasurer@sac-surveyors.org Annette Lockhart (209) PastPresident@sac-surveyors.org Jerry Jones (530) BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org Annette Lockhart (209) BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org Jill Van Houten (916) BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org Ian Wilson (916) BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org Address: PO BOX , Sacramento, CA FOCAL POINT AND WEBSITE ADMINISTRATION Editor Jill Van Houten (916) focalpointeditor@gmail.com Webgeek Jeremy Dean webgeek@sac-surveyors.org Workshop Rob McMillan (760) Workshop@sac-surveyors.org IDEAS YOU ideas@sac-surveyors.org sac-surveyors.org The FOCAL POINT is a publication of the Sacramento Area Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association and is pleased to publish letters from land surveyors and other interested persons on subject matter relevant to the land surveying profession. Please include your name, address and daytime phone number. Views expressed are the opinions of the individual writers and are not necessarily those of CLSA, the Chapter, or the editor. The FOCAL POINT accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information given. Letters may be edited and published in any format. All letters submitted become the property of the Focal Point. Due to space restrictions, the FOCAL POINT reserves the right to hold letters for publication at a later date. Advertising Rates are as follows: $50 per full page ad per issue. $500 per full page ad for the entire year. HELP WANTED ADS ARE FREE.

FOCAL POINT. Landon Blake, PLS. Don t miss the Night Golf Tournament! Friday November 9th See page 8 for details!

FOCAL POINT. Landon Blake, PLS. Don t miss the Night Golf Tournament! Friday November 9th See page 8 for details! A PUBLICATION OF THE SACRAMENTO CHAPTER OF THE CALIFORNIA LAND SURVEYORS ASSOCIATION FOCAL POINT N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 2 Join us for the Sacramento CLSA Chapter meeting: Landon Blake, PLS I N S I D E T