Happy Holidays
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Happy Holidays
Volume 30 Number 4 Winter 2006 Land Surveyors’ Association of Washington • Washington State Section of American Congress on Surveying & Mapping Surveyor Evergreen State Happy Holidays RGPS is a partnership between Kuker-Ranken Inc., Leica Geosystems and Area Surveyors. This Partnership is a joint effort in combining proven, reliable technology with user input and creating a truly Real-Time GPS Network...all this and still economically priced. Half the cost, twice the production. RGPS - Built for Surveyors by Surveyors Kuker-Ranken Incorporated Mountlake Terrace, WA 6510-216th St. S.W. Suite E Mountlake Terrace, WA. 98043 Tel: 425-771-7776 Fax: 425-774-7538 1-800-454-1310 Fife, WA 4905 Pacific Hwy. East, Suite 1 Fife, WA. 98424 Tel: 253-922-6087 Fax: 253-922-5323 1-888-562-3082 Beaverton, OR 7920 SW Cirrus Drive Beaverton, OR 97008 Tel: 503-641-3388 Fax: 503-641-5704 1-800-472-7007 www.krinc.net Serving Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Contractors Since 1928 SURVEYOR EvErgrEEn StatE Land Surveyors’ Association of Washington (LSAW) President.............................. Ken Swindaman Secretary-Treasurer.................. Scott Thomas President Elect................................. Jim Main Past President........................... Greg Flowers Vice President...........................Ben Petersen Executive Director......................Anne Koenen Address all correspondence for LSAW to: Land Surveyors’ Association of Washington 424 205th N.E. • Sammamish, WA 98074-6942 Phone: 425/868-0200 Fax: 425/868-1771 e-mail: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.lsaw.org Address all material for magazine to: Editor/Publisher: Aaron B. Blaisdell Evergreen State Surveyor PO Box 110700 • Tacoma, WA 98411 Phone: 253/404-0983 Fax: 253/404-0984 e-mail: [email protected] Opinions expressed by individual writers are not necessarily endorsed by the officers or board of LSAW, the officers or board of WSS/ACSM, or the editor of this publication. Articles may be reprinted with due credit given to the author unless otherwise indicated at the beginning of the article. We request all ads and material (graphics, fonts, etc.) be furnished on a CD or emailed in a .doc, .pdf, .eps or .tiff format. We readily process materials created in Adobe Pagemaker, Illustrator, Freehand, Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word. Advertising Policy The magazine is published quarterly by LSAW and accepts advertising. Ads should be page-ready copy for photo-offset printing. The rates are as follows: Size Yearly Single Issue Full Page................$456 Gray Scale, $875 Full Color $138 Gray Scale, $242 Full Color Half Page................$319 Gray Scale, $605 Full Color $94 Gray Scale, $165 Full Color Quarter Page..........$154 Gray Scale, $308 Full Color $50 Gray Scale, $88 Full Color Deadlines for material and advertising are one week after each Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting (see the calendar on back cover for those dates). Running an ad does not imply endorsement of the advertiser by LSAW or ACSM. The editor reserves the right to not accept ads or other material which may be in poor taste or conflict with the policies of LSAW. Courtesy copies are traded with other state and provincial organizations. LSAW Chapters & 2006 Presidents Cascade Columbia Murray Groenig.......................................509 949 5797 North Puget Sound Robert MacOnie.....................................425 430 7369 Inland Empire Todd Emerson........................................509 324 6000 Northwest Adam Morrow ........................................360 671 7387 Lower Columbia John Thatcher.........................................503 872 4744 South Central Aaron Dyck ............................................509 735 7364 North Central Bruce Dawson .......................................509 884 7173 Snohomish Samuel Mutt...........................................425 388 6626 Northeast Brent Johnston.......................................509 684 7256 South Puget Sound Gary Letzring..........................................253 404 0983 North Olympic Rob Johnston.........................................360 452 0237 Southwest Michael (Mick) Sprouffske, Jr ................360 902 1197 From the President............... 3 From the Editor..................... 4 To the Editor.......... 5 Highlights of the 4 November 2006 Board of Trustees (BOT) Meeting............ 7–10 And The Winner Is….......... 12 Summer Went to Sleep Today…13–15 A Brief History of Surveying... 16–21 2007 Career Advancement Program (CAP).... 24 South Puget Sound Chapter Refresher Course................. 25 American Congress On Surveying and Mapping Government Affairs Update........... 26–27 And Much More… LSAW AUXILIARY President, Cary Baker........................... 253-891-7272 Vice President, Janet Blaisdell.............. 253-474-4380 Secretary, Donna Garland .................... 253-638-6252 Table of Contents Treasurer, Ronda Coan......................... 425-255-3931 Scholarships, Vicky Thalacker............... 360-378-4578 Washington State Section, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (WSS/ACSM) Chairman:................................................... Gary Gervelis Vice Chair................................................ Mike Mickiewicz Secretary:.....................................................Hugh Nelson Treasurer:.................................................... Julie Morland Past Chair................................................... David George Address all correspondence for ASCM to: WSS/ACSM P.O. Box 372 • Bellevue, WA 98009-0372 • www.wss-acsm.org Layout and graphics in this publication are largely from Kellie Ham Type&Graphics, 253-843-9436. Printed by Doyle Printing, 253-531-7087. Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 From the President by Ken Swindaman, President “I would like to challenge you to become more active in YOUR professional organization.” Fall certainly has arrived. I hope everyone has weathered the storms and your family and property are safe. Mother Nature is amazing sometimes. Let’s hope the winter months are a little less powerful. • Gary Gervelis, drafted a mission statement, which was approved at the March 4th BOT meeting. It does not seem possible that my term as State President is nearing the end. As many past presidents have stated, “it seems like we just wrapped up the annual conference.” Time really does fly when you are busy. • You provided input for the 2006 salary survey. I know this has created much discussion within your chapters and our profession. As I was preparing to write this message, I began to reflect on my year. I will confess this year has been challenging both on a personal and professional level. I will also admit writing these messages have been difficult. Before I was sworn in as president, I had a ton of ideas and opinions, which I wanted to share with you. When I sit down to write these messages, I usually decide not to stand on my soapbox. I will save them for another time. I am happy to report that I traveled to almost every chapter this past year. I was hoping to make it to all the chapters, but work and personal schedules prevented me from accomplishing this goal. Traveling to the different chapters has given me a broader perspective on various issues each chapter works on. I noticed that there is many “behind the scene” people that make things happen and we should all be thankful for their hard work. ABOUT THE COVER: Ralph Thompson 29 August 1917 running levels near E. 11th St. and Wapato Waterway for the hydraulic fill of Tacoma tideflats. This has been a productive year for LSAW and I would like to think we all worked together to prepare for the future. I would like to list a few of the accomplishments and thank those that helped make this a successful year: • We have a redesigned state website. • You continue to support teacher training as an avenue to educate students about our profession. • Denny DeMeyer’s dream to make the David Thompson traveling exhibit a reality. He has given us another tool to educate kids about our profession. • Your support to hire a marketing/recruiter person. Thanks Vic for taking on this huge responsibility. • Jim Wengler and his committee for their work on the “Update Definition for Land Surveying”. They have been meeting with the groups that opposed the legislation this past year and have gained their support. I really want to thank each of you for your support. Being a member of our professional organization is important. Finally, I would like to challenge you to become more active in YOUR professional organization. As I stated above, this year has been a year for change and challenges. I ask you to step forward to help shape your profession and this organization. It has been honored to serve as your State President this past year. Thank you again for your support and please contact me with any comments or suggestions. “The word ‘aerobics’ comes from two Greek words: ‘aero,’ meaning “ability to,” and ‘bics,’ meaning “withstand tremendous boredom.” — Dave Barry Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor From the Editor by Dave Berg Ten years ago I was approached to take over the editorship of this publication. I resisted. At the time I was happily cobbling together the monthly Chapter Chatter for the South Puget Sound Chapter and I knew that orchestrating the Evergreen State Surveyor would be quite different. It would be much more restrictive and, okay, much more professional looking than the Chapter Chatter was at that time. Finally I relented, promising someone that I would take on the job until the publication garnered the NSPS Excellence in Journalism top award, but no more than ten years. The Evergreen State Surveyor was awarded the NSPS award in 2004. ìIn for a Penny, In for a Pound,î I elected to finish out the ten-year promise as well. With this issue, I will have completed 40 issues and ten years as editor. The editorship has been hard labor mixed with fun, mostly fun. Now it is time for a new editor to have some fun. After this issue is published and mailed, your new editor will be: Aaron B. Blaisdell, PLS, Office 253 404 0983, Fx 253 404 0984, [email protected] Jim Pahl, my predecessor, set a high bar. I believe we have raised that bar. I expect Aaron Blaisdell will raise it yet again. Aaron will do a fine job for you. Please give him the support you honored me with. Thanks for the experience. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Dave Berg. Mark your 2007 Calendars for 8 and 9 November. 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I could find nothing under WAC 332-120-050 that dealt with survey map requirements (WAC 332-120050 deals with monument destruction-something all of us surveyors hate), but I did find something Mr. Day might be interested in under WAC 332-130-050. Well, what do you know? Someone has put a lot of thought together to make such a check list already! Will you look at that-here it is, all spelled out for us surveyors. They talk about title blocks, certificates, they even teach some French in one section, where they talk about “aliquot parts”. I don’t know French too well, but I do know that I don’t want anyone check listing my aliquot parts! I see too, that there is mention of my survey having to show a north arrow. I’m kind of partial to south. And why should it have to be an arrow? Why couldn’t be a tree, or a cattail, or an east facing, Southwestern, North American, Native American lance? They also talk about having to show distances in feet and decimals of feet. I’ve always used the vara (33 1/3 inches, poco más o menos, a little more or less). I wouldn’t think that using the Mexican yardstick in my measurements would cause reviewers any heartburn-anymore than using a south cattail. I also see that there is mention of not being able to use any adhesive material on my survey. How else am I expected to keep it held together? I’ve always been a cut and paste kind of guy. They also want to see the physical description of any monuments shown. I always use “big”, because we all know that the biggest pipe wins, right? So with all of this said, I have come up with a “new check list.” Mexican yardstick ___ Duct tape ___ Biggest pipe ___ There it is, simple and to the point. That should remove any acid reflux between PLS’s and reviewers. If it doesn’t, there could be one more item listed under the “new check list”… Rolaids___. Regards, John E. Thomas, PLS Cadastral/Right of Way Surveyor WSDOT Southwest Region South cattail ___ As of November the 1st we are proud to announce that we have relocated our offices in a new facility in Bothell, WA. New Address: DeGross Aerial Mapping, Inc. 18623 Beardslee Avenue Bothell WA. 98011 Our phone and email shall remain the same. Phone: FAX: Web: Email : 425-828-4448 425-828-4446 www.dammaps.com gerrie@ dammaps.com [email protected] Sincerely DeGROSS AERIAL MAPPING, Inc. Gerrie DeGross P.L.S. Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor A New Duo Will Make Its Debut Sokkia’s 360° Prism and, well ... you fill in the blank. Stop by Gendrons for more information on these revolutionary new products. Now with two convenient locations: JA Gendrons 122 E. Helena, Spokane, Wa. 509.326.4497 Gendrons 2 1529 W. Meeker St., Kent, Wa. 253.520.4729 Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 Highlights Of The 4 November 2006 Board Of Trustees (BOT) Meeting President Swindaman called the meeting to order at 10a.m. in the Kirkland Courtyard Marriott. OLD BUSINESS “Professor Tim Kent is working to get a Conference on Remote Sensing Education (CORSE) program established here in the Northwest” Denny DeMeyer repor ted that he has currently received $10,500 of the $20,000 needed for the development of the David Thompson Traveling Exhibit. The BOT voted to donate $2,000 to the effort. Jim Wengler, Update Definition Committee, reported that the group came up with amendatory verbiage aimed at garnering support from other stakeholders. The BOT voted to remove photogrammetry from the committee changes. There were a few other things in the amendatory verbiage that the BOT didn’t care for and urged the committee to not use them. The committee is given the discretion to act as necessary in discussions with stakeholders. Work on bringing the LSAW bylaws up to date continues. Vic Banks reported on the progress of the Survey Career Outreach program. He has been making contacts with various schools and a Boy Scout Troop. The program is still in the formative stages from information relayed by teachers. Chapters are again urged to get names of younger assistants who can visit schools with him. President Jim Main President Elect Ben Petersen Vice President Scott Thomas Secretary/Treasurer Michael “Mick” Spouffske, Jr. Past President Ken Swindaman Surveyor and Associate of the Year 2006 nominees were: For Surveyor of the Year: Carla Meritt, PLS Jim Wengler, PLS Vic Banks, PLS Jim Coan, PLS Mick Sprouffske, PLS For Associate of the Year: Erin Dunbar Sydney Anne McKeag Tom Ginsburg Jeremy Disch Trustees voted by written ballot at the meeting; the results will be announced at our Annual Conference. 2007 BOT Meetings 4 March – Tacoma Sheraton 18 May – Olympia Governor House 25 August –Spokane Ramada Inn 15 Sept – Free Seminar, Clark College 10 Nov – Federal Way 2008 Annual Meeting and seminar host chapters are as follows: February Meeting at State Conference. May Seminar and BOT meeting–North Olympic Chapter NEW BUSINESS August BOT–Cascade Columbia Chapter LSAW officers for 2007 are: September Free Seminar –Inland Empire Chapter The following individuals are new members of LSAW: Cascade Columbia Chapter John D. McCauley–Member Inland Empire Chapter Justin Brock–Associate Larry Woodworth–Associate Danette Main–Associate Duffy D. Haggarty–Associate Darin Faires–Associate Justin W. Babington–Associate Gordon W. Ray III–Member Joshua A. Bagley–Member Lower Columbia Chapter Craig McConnell–Associate Daniel Robert Pacholl–Associate North Central Ryan Weber–Associate Drew Becker–Associate Kristine Hansen–Associate Nathanial Richard Munson –Associate William S. Summers–Associate Jesse Redell–Member Chuck Buennagel–Member Erik Gahringer–Member North Puget Sound Chapter Josh M. Taylor–Associate Harvey Cyr–Associate Joshua Pret–Associate Roger J. (Jack) Worsley–Student John A. Little–Student David Livingston–Student Amber Frazier–Student Northwest Chapter Jayne M. Uerling–Associate John Carlisle Anderson–Associate Paul Lohne Whitmore–Associate Robert M. Anderson–Member Snohomish Chapter Laurie Nowak–Associate Michael J. Mallams–Associate Ronald L. Torrence–Member William Higley Sr–Member (Continued on page 8) Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor Highlights (continued) South Central Chapter Jeremy Jones–Associate Darrell W. Sowards Jr–Associate Christopher Todd Lolkus– Member Edward Troy Snyder–Member John Martin Bolin–Member Richard R. Richter–Member South Puget Sound Chapter Craig J. DeKoning–Associate Timothy J. Nichols–Associate Omar Galeano Sr Member David G. Plei –Member Timothy J. Hanson–Member Jared E. Ottmar–Student Southwest Chapter Jennifer Schoonmaker–Associate COMMITTEE REPORTS Evergreen State Surveyor editor reminded the group that when you ship an item with UPS and mention the Land surveyors’ Association of Washington you will receive a discount and LSAW will receive a kickback. Well worth your effort. There will be a “Career Hall” at the 2007 conference in Tacoma. Firms can purchase a table ($350) and promote their company to attendees. The 2007 conference scholarship auction committee is looking for donations. Such items as vacation packages, wine tours, dinner packages, boat trips, fishing trips, gift baskets, day at the spa, sporting event tickets, condo timeshare packages, golf and/or lunch packages, art work, photography, performance tickets, to name a few would be appreciated. Contact either Ken Swindaman (425 483 9915) or Cary Baker (253 891 1565) to make arrangements. The LSAW Historical Society donated $5,000 toward the David Thompson Traveling Exhibit. The society is looking for his- torical instruments for a display at the 2007 conference. Gary Gervelis is once again Chair of the Spatial Reference Center of Washington (SRCW), Les Olson as Treasurer. It doesn’t look as if Height Modernization in Washington State will be funded for 2007. The group continues to campaign to get funding through contacts with the State and Federal officials. Leveling contracts have been started in Pierce, Spokane and Lincolns Counties. Many additional GPS base stations have been installed since July 2006. The annual Walker Cup Golf Tournament was held 25 Aug 2006 at the Trilogy Golf Club in Redmond WA. One hundred forty eight golfers enjoyed a great day of sunshine, golf, food and friends. A total of $5,000 was donated for the George F. Walker Scholarship Fund. Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) liaison, Carla Meritt, reported that the school’s Geomatics Industrial Advisory Committee held its first meeting in October 2006. Discussions at the meeting centered around ways and means of increasing student enrollment in the program. Professor Tim Kent is working to get a Conference on Remote Sensing Education (CORSE) program established here in the Northwest; such a program would be a substantial cost savings to program sponsors. Jon Yamashita, LSAW Reference Manual Chair, reported that the 2006 updates are being shipped. Order at www.lsaw. org/docs/LSAWStore.pdf. Denny DeMeyer reported that he has been traveling around the country raising funds for Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 the David Thompson Traveling Exhibit. He has commitments totaling $10,550 of the needed $20,000. ByLaws/Regulations Review Chair, Earl Morriss, has drafted several changes. He continues reviewing the material and will report next BOT meeting. Larry Signani, GPS Committee Chair, reported that the Washington State Reference Network (WSRN) has added stations at Burnaby, Canada, Latah, Grouse Creek, Sprague, Tumwater and Ridgefield. The system is moving closer to its goal of covering the state. The Spider Network is being computed for positions with a network of 12 stations so far. This will widely increase the ability to provide Real Time capabilities across the state. There will be a Real Time GPS Panel Discussion moderated by Gavin Schrock at the 007 Licensed to Survey conference in Tacoma 1 March. There will also be a machine control presentation by the PPI Group and Topcon 2 March, and a Hands-On VRS GPS workshop conducted by Gavin on 3 March. Ben Petersen, State Meetings Chair, reported that the 007 Licensed to Survey preliminary schedule and registration form are posted to the web. They are taking registrations at this time. The conference is scheduled for 28 Feb thru 3 March. (Continued on page 9) A High School Trigonometry Skill Awards Program PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST ❖ To promote the study of Trigonometry in High School, and to promote excellence in the mastery and application of Trigonometry, by honoring the individual student who has demonstrated his or her superior skill among classmates at the High School level. ❖ To acquaint the high school trigonometry student with the use and practical application of Trigonometry in the Surveying and Mapping professions. ❖ To build an awareness of careers in Surveying and Mapping among high school students, guidance counselors, and mathematics teachers. SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION Contact Erin Dunbar, TrigStar Chair, 360-695-3411 Highlights (continued) CHAPTER REPORTS (the editor wonders why only five of the twelve chapters submitted reports) The Lower Columbia Chapter hosted Kathy Kegler as a speaker recently. Ms Kegler attended the CORSE program this past summer. She gave an overview of the program and also showed how she was incorporating it in her second grade classroom. Following the example set by the South Puget Sound chapter, the Lower Columbia group is looking at offering premeeting classes and mentoring. Clark College is in the final stages of preparation for offering a surveying program. Classes would be mainly evening and weekend to make them more accessible to the working person. The Inland Empire Chapter meeting attendance is holding fairly steady at 20. The chapter hosted the September Free Seminar which featured Kyle Hensley from BLM; the subject was Cadastral Surveying. There have been a number of Career Fairs in the area with surveyors participating. The North Olympic Chapter ‘s May seminar was a success by any accounts. Fifty four people packed the room. Four applicants received a little over $2,000 each via the James V. Jacobs Scholarship. Jon Purnell announced that the scholarship committee agreed to end the scholarship program 2006 Reference Manual Updates are here! 130 page 2006 update is now available through the LSAW website http://www.lsaw.org/docs/LSAWStore.pdf $50.00 Members $100.00 Non-Members Entire New Manuals $120.00 Members $240.00 Non-Members with Peninsula College and instead, have it open to all surveying students attending any college in the state. The Northwest Chapter reported that their attendance continued to average 15-20 people. Speakers such as Jay Irwin, Chicago Title Co and Vic Banks, Chair of the Career Outreach program help bolster attendance. The Southwest Chapter is planning the Spring Seminar next May featuring FEMA Flood Insurance Mapping Issues for a half day, followed by Floodplain Development: Technical Guidance, by Wendy Lathrop. The South Puget Sound Chapter continues the free pre-meeting classes providing excellent educational opportunities for LSIT and PLS candidates. The chapter enjoyed an interesting lecture on Forensic surveying by officer John Parks of the Tacoma Police Department in September. No meeting in August. ment on whether GPS machine control for site grading contractors constitutes land surveying (the California board states that it is; further, any surveyor furnishing coordinate lists to the contractor is aiding and abetting such unlicensed practice). Bill Glassey, NSPS Governor, attended the Lobby Day the day before the Fall meeting. Lobby Day to discuss matters of interest to surveyors with our Senators and representatives (their staffs). In addition, Bill reported that the membership in NSPS is increasing. Those LSAW members not currently members are strongly urged to join (fully ninety percent of the LSAW BOT are members of NSPS as well). “It is agreed that Licensure of Surveying and Mapping Professionals will be based on the hosts jurisdiction’s requirements. Citizenship and residency requirements in the host jurisdiction are not considered for licensure in the licensing requirements were adopted after 1994. The language of commerce of the host jurisdiction will be used.” The NSPS Board of Governors and Board Directors believes the hobby/sport of geocaching is an excellent opportunity to promote the land surveying profession. What is geocaching? It is a hi-tech version of treasure hunting that requires the use of handheld GPS receivers. The basic idea is that individuals and organizations establish and maintain cache sites and publish the coordinate locations of the caches on prearranged internet sites. Other individuals and organizations then look for these sites and report their impression/comments about the site back via the web. Geocaching is currently established in 222 countries. NSPS is asking that each state affiliate join in the game. What is a cache? It is a waterproof container that typically contains a log book, pencil and small pencil sharpener as well as a supply of trinkets such as cards that explain something about the area the cache is located in. The caches are located on public land, semi-hidden, but in such a way that the environ- NSPS is also soliciting com- (Continued on page 10) OTHER BUSINESS National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) at their Fall meeting, passed two important motions concerning NAFTA. The first motion withdrew support for Version 8-2. The second motion voted to pursue an agreement on NAFTA based on the following: Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor Highlights (continued) ment is not disturbed or land destroyed. We need someone from LSAW to take the lead on this issue. It is a very economical way of spreading the word about our profession. Mike Mickiewicz repor ted that the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors (WFPS)(“West Fed”) convention is scheduled for 14-18 April 2006 at Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego. This is an excellent opportunity to collect some additional CEU’s as well as a few rounds of golf. California is continuing to work on their video along with printed material and a web site which will work cohesively with it. They are planning on mailing the completed package to 2006 WA December 11/16/06 math department heads and career centers within the state. California is making the video available to WFPS member states, customized for each state association at cost for anyone wishing it. There was considerable discussion at the last meeting relative to a Utah request for information on Right of Entry Legislation in the various states. California provided copies of the card they produce with the applicable legislation on it should a crew be questioned. 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For shuttle reservations, call 800-542-6096 Registration Information Available in January Visit www.californiasurveyors.org for updated information Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor 11 And The Winner Is… By Janet Blaisdell, VP LSAW Auxiliary The 2007 LSAW conference is almost here. Which means the LSAW Auxiliary will be announcing the winners of several scholarships to Land Surveying students attending programs in Washington. In past years, the Auxiliary has been able to provide scholarships to many students because of your generosity and participation in our scholarship fundraisers. “Either way, for the cost of a cup of coffee, you are a winner.” This year, the Auxiliary will be hosting a raffle to win a beautiful wood carving of an old time surveyor. This original carving by Elmar Schultes, a local artist, depicts an early pioneer surveyor looking through a transit set up on a tripod. He is carrying a field book and taking notes with his pencil. The detail of this carving is simply amazing. You will be proud to display this magnificent piece of artwork in your home or office. Tickets are only $2 each. All proceeds from the raffle sales go towards scholarships for future surveyors attending a Land Surveying program in Washington. Tickets will be on sale from the Auxiliary during the conference. The more tickets you buy, the more chances you have of winning. And of course, you will be helping to ensure the future of the Land Surveying profession. You can also purchase your tickets early by sending an email to Janet Blaisdell at aquagal_98373@ yahoo.com. The winner of the raffle will be announced at the conference in Tacoma. Imagine your surprise when we pull your name out of the hopper on Friday night and you become the new owner of an Elmar Schultes original carving of your profession. If you aren’t able to attend Friday night’s banquet dinner, we will notify you shortly after the confer- 12 Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 ence and make arrangements to deliver the carving to you. Remember, tickets are only $2 each. Either way, for the cost of a cup of coffee, you are a winner. You are lending a helping hand to many future Land Surveyors, and you have an excellent chance of becoming the new owner of a wonderful piece of artwork by a local artist. So please, stock up on those tickets. LSAW AUXILIARY ACTIVITIES The Auxiliary is hosting some fun activities during the 2007 LSAW conference in Tacoma, On Thursday March 1, the Auxiliary will meet for lunch at The Harmon restaurant in the heart of downtown Tacoma. Following lunch, Kitchen Basics 101 will be presented by Roger Knapp at the LSAW Auxiliary Hospitality Center. After our general meeting and silent auction on Friday, March 2, we will head over to the Museum of Glass where we will have lunch in the Hot Shop and learn about creating art from molten glass. Next, we’ll take the Tacoma Link to Freighthouse Square to do a bit of shopping. Freighthouse Square is an historic wooden railroad building in the heart of the Dome retail district with over 60 unique stores and eateries. There are no scheduled activities for Saturday, but the Auxiliary Hospitality Center will be open. Please join us for some fun, as everyone is invited to participate in any and all of the Auxiliary activities. Just follow the signs pointing to the LSAW Auxiliary Hospitality Center and come on in. We’re looking forward to meeting you! THANKS TO DAVE BERG The LSAW Auxiliary would like to extend their deepest appreciation to Dave Berg for the 10 years as editor of the Evergreen State Surveyor and assisting the Auxiliary in publishing their articles. Thanks Dave, you have done a great job! We wish you good luck with your future endeavors. If you would like more information about the LSAW Auxiliary, please contact Janet Blaisdell at 253 474-4380 or send an email message to aquagal_ [email protected]. Auxiliary Board Members 2006 President, Cary Baker Vice President, Janet Blaisdell Secretary, Donna Garland Treasurer, Ronda Coan Scholarships, Vicky Thalacker PLEASE PAY YOUR DUES and JOIN N.S.P.S. Summer Went to Sleep Today… by Ron Provinsal Following a long dry and comfortable summer, autumn has taken place per the calendar, and rain finally closed the door to those comforts of the out of doors and placed a dampening on a dream. “The icy fingers of cold would find any opening” Not that I really had time to enjoy summers entirety. Working busy hours indoors during the best of every day, I painfully missed friends and family and freedom. Nor do I not enjoy the fall, Loon Lake was smooth and colorful today, trees golden, amber and red doubles reflected on the shore line… but summer is just my favorite. That is when the air is plentiful and sweet, and freely caresses the exposed body. You breathe deep, you don’t have to deal with all the invectiveness of clothing to get to the outdoor air, and to just be alive and peacefully happy. It seeems that the hours I was indoors were those warm wonderful hours when heat would have let me soak ups its energy in quiet moments of glory, when another would be complaining, and I would simply let my self be a solar collector, just recognizing the rays, even if they make me sleepy, or break a sweat, or get a little tender from all the attention of Ol’ Sol. graphic Field Assistant.” That was a position I sought out after I got overloaded by the inadequacies of contracting to do sheet rock. It must have been February or March, and the position had me walking like a kite for countless miles in a variety of topographies. Mount Spokane, Medical Lake, Coeur d’Alene, Rosalia, Reardon- Wilbur... among the coulees, up the inclines, in the frigid shade of trees seeking the interludes of sun. Generally we worked within 50 miles from a USGS temporary field office in Spokane.1 The moments I plainly recall were the winds scraping through barren wheat fields, and other fields where the frozen waves of windrows would later show grain to the sun. We would drive out into the rural expanses, or triangulate with a Tellurometer from gusty peak to distant windy peaks, or place bench marks and aerial targets to no where, and park in uneventful locations, and perform the process of “carrying” an elevation from one location to another, coordinating the earth control to the photos and maps. It is odd remembering that one moment so many years ago, in the months prior to summer, it was 1973. It was the cold wind, a gale that opened me to the act of sensing, the act of recognizing the elements rather than holding some expectation that they should suit me. It was a bitter cold wind, actually, that awakened me to the outdoors’ elements. Bob Mead was an outstanding mentor and a genuine person of integrity, a gentleman to work with. There were other good surveyors who made the maps as well. I usually paced with a stadia rod. That was where I found the opportunity to discover the character of the out of doors, and the enlightenment that I did not need to suffer the elements, but they each possess their own personality. That year I was working for the United States Geological Survey. A meager position with a big title, I was a “Topo- It was another blustering cold day in what had seemed eternal and endless days of staking the limitless rural roads, past fences, through road cuts, alongside curious cows, and occasional farmers, and snow, ice, and intermittent mud puddles. The wind was blowing, constantly, and gusting, always. All situations making it difficult to hold the survey rod level and plumb and on the point. With hours every day walking the roads, no shield but the clothes I wore, I would shiver, and clinch my muscles to try to counteract and defy the cold. The cold, like the devil, appreciating the torment. The icy fingers of cold would find any opening. Closing one would open another. Sleeves might allow a draft of cold, and then the neck, and always, the belt would not hold out the frigid air. I would brace, and shiver, and grimace, and pout. My nose would run, and my hands were blocks, only able to move like a mannequin, rigidly. My strides between stations would be brisk and protective. Trying to be a bundle, closed to the world, hoping to rush the moment out of my life, and to move on to another place and time. Then it happened. The moment of epiphany. That moment that translated in so many future life situations. While standing on a distant and obscure asphalt ribbon, and attempting to hold that rod and to fight the storm, I decided to relax and just feel the cold. Feel the frigidity and allow the icy elements to be them selves, to allow the tentacles through my clothes, and me, to just feel them. Yes, it was like ten little wind streaks ran through, swords, and I just felt them cut me, without trying to stop them. I didn’t bleed. I just recognized the wind and chill for what it was. It blew (Continued on page 15) Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor 13 14 Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 Summer Went to Sleep Today (continued) over. It blew by. It blew through and was gone. That moment has so often reminded me to let others be themselves. The devil should “Go away.” I have no need to fear. Jesus is my Lord. A contractor would be yelling at me, bouncing his hard hat on the asphalt, or jumping in a tantrum screaming in my face, and I could see it was his problem, not me, I just watched the wind blow through. They would come to their senses and settle down to do the job. Peers often told me they would have walked away. I stayed and resolved the issues. I told the devil to “Go to Hell!” and I meant it. I knew better than to believe that tempting schlock. The sun is the same as the wind, just that I like the sensation better. It is glorious to just bask in the heat… languor in a sirocco, and recall that the days are soon enough to be, where all the clothes will be bundled around me, and have to be accounted for before and after I leave the door. It is just life in process. Feel it while it is present, and let it go its way. are the days, like a solar cell’s battery, collected to recall when the insurmountable windy blades cut too deep and cause me to lose my timbre and run for the indoors. But summer went well asleep today. As I met with Dave at Loon Lake to hibernate the trailers, it rained, for the season is over. That season where shorts and flip-flops and white clouds drift through a bright blue sky. Those days are finished for now, but then again, they are the future too. Those Ron Provinsal (rprovinsal@ Relax. Let it be. This, too, shall pass, as life itself will pass soon enough. Feel it while it is here. It is a temporal sensation at best. att.net ) is an Associate of the Inland Empire Chapter originally joining LSAW in 1978. His Surveying and Civil Engineering career began with the USGS in Spokane in 1973. He currently works for Womer and Associates, Inc. an Engineering and Architectural firm in Spokane, WA. He worked with the Surveyors Historical Society and the David Thompson Bicentennial at the NW Museum of Arts and Culture (the MAC) in Spokane. Wood Carving Raffle Item At 007 Licensed To Survey; See Page 12, “The Winner Is… Registration Is Now Open For 007. Go To www.lsaw.org. ATTENTION!! WYOMING SAFETY MANUAL FOR SURVEYORS NOW AVAILABLE FROM SOUTHWEST CHAPTER!! COMPREHENSIVE, AFFORDABLE, ADAPTABLE - $50 CD CONTAINS ENTIRE 206 PAGE MANUAL IN BOTH “WORD” AND ADOBE “.pdf” FORMATS THAT CAN BE EDITED AND ADAPTED FOR YOUR PARTICULAR USE! Contact Secretary/Treasurer Olian T. Shockley – [email protected] Or send check or money order for $52.00 (includes Postage) made payable to Southwest Chapter PLSW 1010 South Dakota St., Green River, WY 82935 Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor 15 A Brief History of Surveying esearched, Complied, and Written by: Walter M. Cunningham, P.L.S., B.S., Surveying Faculty Member St. Lake ComR munity College Division of Engineering, Computer Science 8a Related Technologies Instructor’s Introduction Dear Fellow Surveyors, “The oldest historical records that evidence the existence of surveying came forth around 1400 BC in Egypt.” Following is a compilation of notes that I’ve gleaned and recorded from many sources, and woven together in my own writing into a narrative or lecture format while serving along the many good and dedicated surveying faculty members at Salt Lake Community College. I’ve used these notes as part of Unit Two of the course “Introduction to SurveyingSVT1010” as offered every Fall Semester at the college. If you feel a greater sense of personal responsibility, and of professional identity and pride, after reading what little bit that I’ve managed to piece together over the past ten years, then I’ve achieved my purpose. The Ancient Times Since the dawn of time, and for as long as humanity has felt the need for personal and family boundaries, property ownership, national sovereignty and defense, exploration, discovery, etc., there has always been a need for surveying and for surveyors. Every time people have migrated upon the surface of the Earth and over the Earth’s oceans, there has been a need for surveyors to navigate and give direction, to create maps and records of discoveries, to delineate boundaries upon old and new lands, to assist in land management and assessment, and, in a very real sense, to protect and defend the public health, safety, and welfare. Surveying is one of the oldest “core-professions” in the world, and the influence of the surveyor is present in everything that humanity has ever planned, built, or mapped. Surveyors have been present from the beginning of recorded history, are now present, and will always be present for as 16 Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 long as humanity continues to exist! Archaeological evidences of fundamental surveying practices (direction, distance, area, location, mapping, etc.) are conclusive regarding consistent prehistoric migrations of humankind (Africans, Asians, Caucasians, Australian Aborigines, Polynesians, Amerindians, etc.). Humans are naturally curious and love to “explore, discover, assess, maintain, govern, defend, conquer, etc.” new lands and resources. Surveying, in one of its many forms and applications, was always present. Some of the first Polynesian maps were created from sea shells and branches showing the relative relationships of the islands and island groups discovered throughout the Pacific Ocean. Many other early maps were inscribed on clay and metal, carved into stone, or recorded on many other different kinds of mediums including wood, paper, leather, etc. Most early maps were aligned with the top of the map to the East as a direct result of human observations of the Earth’s relationship to the movement of the Sun across ancient skies: the Sun rises in the “East” and sets in the West. Another term for “East” is “Orient”, hence giving rise to the concept and practice of “Orienteering”. With the passage of time, and with the steady increase in geographic and astronomical knowledge, most ancient civilizations started to “orient” or align their maps with the top of the map to the North as the knowledge and understanding of the concept of separate “Pole of the Earth” became more and more widespread. Map making experienced a major surge forward beginning with the Middle Ages and continuing to the present. Modern cartographers, or mapmakers, use traditional surveying field techniques. Global Positioning technology, satellite imagery, photogrammetry computer aided drafting and mapping, etc., to revise existing maps, to create new maps, and to design and promulgate the use of Geographic Information Systems or Land Information Systems. In its most basic and historical sense, mapping is a direct and tangible product of the various applications of surveying principles and techniques. Early navigators and mapmakers relied heavily on the stars through astronomical observations, and on visible landmarks, physical geography, water currents and wave patterns, tidal action, prevailing winds and wind directions, “dead reckoning”, body parts, word-of-mouth, legend, etc., as they explored and chartered the surface of the Earth. Dead reckoning may be defined as the determination of direction, distance, and location by gut instinct combined with common sense, courage, legend, and a lot of luck while using relatively crude measuring and observation techniques and instruments. Most ancient civilizations trusted heavily in their own astronomical observations of the stars, the Sun and the Moon, the visible planets, and other heavenly phenomena to delineate the years, seasons, months, days, hours, and minutes. For example, the amazingly accurate Aztec/Mayan calendar still stands as a wit(Continued on page 17) A Brief History of Surveying (continued) ness to the deep knowledge these ancient peopled had of the movements of the stars, etc. Also, ancient Celtic Druids (spiritual and mystic leaders) first created Stonehenge around ?600 BC in what is now England: Stonehenge has been recognized by modern scientists as another ancient and accurate “astronomical calendar” system. It is important to note and to realize that the most accurate points located and established on the Earth’s surface in modern times by surveyors and other scientists and mathematicians are still based on extremely precise astronomical observations made over a long period of years or centuries. The Global Positioning System (GPS) of ranging and locating by satellite measurements and observations is a wonderful modern tool in this respect, but must take the backseat to astronomical observations as far as extremely accurate, precise, and reliable measurements are concerned. After several millennia, humanity still relies heavily and ultimately upon the stars for navigation, location, mapping, and other related surveying purposes. Surveyors, mathematicians, and scientists owe the invention and development of “abstract” numbers to the Sumerians who lived in the first cities in an area known as Mesopotamia (which is the present-day region of Iraq and Iran) about five or six thousand years ago. The term “abstract” refers to the counting of different things with the same numbers, i.e., numbers and things counted are separated, or abstracted. Once abstract numbers were invented they were used more widely in trade and in calculations needed for everyday life. For several centuries in the country of Sumer, the most common large number used in everyday life was the number 60. The numbers 10 and 60 were special in Sumer because they were bases used to create higher numbers. The Sumerians gave great importance to the number 60 because it has a unique advantage by being able to be equally divided in many ways by the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60. This is why we use a sexigesimal (base 60) system with hours of 60 minutes and with minutes of 60 seconds, and why we use 360 degree of arc in a full circle. The remarkable Sumerian number system was also used by the Babylonians for many centuries, and was adapted and improved by the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians created the concept of zero (no value) which did not exist in the Sumerian system. The Phoenicians, who invented the alphabet around 1500 BC, innovated by using the letters of their alphabet as numerals and used only a base 10 system. The creative, deepthinking Greeks accepted the Phoenician system for their own needs around 500 BC. The practically minded Romans modeled their number system on the concepts of the Greek system around 200 BC. The “Roman” system and Roman numerals were still in common use when Christopher Columbus (map-maker, navigator, surveyor, etc.) set sail on his voyage of discovery in 1492. Because Roman numerals were generally cumbersome and hard to use in complex calculations, Europeans switched to another base 10 numeral system derived from the Hindu (India) numeral system. The Hindu system was transferred to Europe through separate European - Indian contacts (Crusades, trade, etc.) made with the Arabs. The transition from Roman to “Arabic” numerals took several centuries and finally, around 1650 AD, Arabic numerals were fully accepted in Europe. Arabic numerals compose the number system accepted and utilized in the current era by surveyors, mathematicians, scientists, and the public at large. The acceptance of the concepts of personal, family, community, and national boundaries, and of private and public property ownership among many early and most modern civilizations, underscores the continued importance of surveyors and surveying. To illustrate the natural human need for boundaries, think of the following illustration. Place as many people as possible into a small area so that everyone is touching. Most persons will attempt to somewhat tolerate the close quar- ters for a short while. As time passes, however, the people in the group will start to spread out and others will leave the area altogether. Hence, the driving force behind ancient and modern migrations: humans are indeed Asocial creatures, but we each love to have out own space within the social network! The oldest historical records that evidence the existence a origin of surveying came forth around 1400 BC in Egypt. It is interesting to note that these early Egyptian surveys were 1 boundary location and tax purposes per Herodotus’ (Grec historical records. The early “Nile Rope Stretchers” us basic surveying tools that are still used by surveyors today: the Rope (chain, tapes, etc.) and PlumbBob. In fact, the plumbbob was so important to the ancient Egyptians that many of the Pharaoh’s Chief Archi(Continued on page 18) IN MEMORIAM James H. Crippen James H. Crippen, PLS No. 11903, passed away 18 November 2006. Jim was a long-time project manager for Apex in Tacoma. He licensed as an engineer as well. He always had a smile for everyone. Jim ran a straight line and will be missed. Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor 17 A Brief History of Surveying (continued) tects for various construction surveys like the Pyramids, etc. were mummified along with their plumb-bobs. ing simple geometry, was able to calculate the approximate circumference of the Earth at 25, 000 miles. distance they had traveled during 1847 from Nauvoo, Illinois to the valley of the Great Salt Lake. 800 BC - 100 AD, Some Biblical references about surveyors: Numbers 34:6-12.1 Samuel 14:14. Isaiah 5:10, Ezekiel 40 44:13. Zechariah 2:2. Revelation 21:16-17, Proverbs 22:28. 1st Century, Heron and his treatise on the practical application of Geometry, the Dioptra. The Diopter was a surveyor’s instrument used by the Greeks to measure horizontal and vertical angles. Greek Mathematicians and the development of Geometry. Another Greek surveying instrument, the Hodometer, was simple machine used to measure distances. An easy way to remember what the Hodometer was used for is to think of the odometer in your car: it measures distances, too. (Hodomet - Odometer.) The Mormon Pioneers used a similar device along with the counting of the revolutions of wagon wheels, measure the 1st Century, Frontinus, Roman Surveyor and Engineer. The man played a pioneering role in many of Rome’s major boundary and construction survey projects, and left a treatise on surveying referred to in an old 6’ Century Latin manuscript known as the Codex Acerianus. The term Geometry literally means “Earth measuring”. Modern term which has similar meaning is “Geomatics”. (‘ Rose, by any other name, is still the same.” - Shakespeare). 200 BC, A Greek mathematician named Eratosthenes, us- Continuing Education for Surveyors The ingenious Romans borrowed, implemented, and improved an ancient Egyptian surveying instrument known as the Groma. This instrument was used to measure right (90 degree) angles in “rectangular boundary surveys” to convey land to Roman war veterans. The Groma incorporate five plumb-bobs into its structure. It is important to note that the Chorobates and Libella were instruments used for leveling and the determination of grades. The Middle Ages Peninsula College now offers continuing education courses for surveyors in an online format � GIS 210-212, Land Description Systems � GIS 220-222, Washington Boundary Law and Legal Principles � GIS 230-232, Fundamentals of Geodesy and State Plane Coordinate Systems � GIS 240-242, The Public Land Survey System Contact: Jon Purnell, PLS, Peninsula College 1502 East Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, WA 98362 [email protected] (360) 417-6384 • 1-877-452-9277, toll-free in WA Visit http://www.pc. ctc.edu/survtech for course descriptions PENINSULA COLLEGE 18 Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 The Arabs helped keep Greek and Roman science and created Algebra (AI-Gebra), and improved on practical applications of Geometry. The Chinese and Vikings developed and used the magnetic compass. Arabic and Slavic people developed the solar compass which was also used by the Vikings in their discoveries of Iceland, Greenland, and Vinland (America). The Vikings also succeeded in “circumnavigating the globe” by taking the Arctic Ocean route as evidenced by recent archaeological discoveries made on various islands that ring the Arctic Ocean. The Celtic people also played a role in preserving the Greek and Roman science of surveying as found in Irish manuscripts. One manuscript describes the 6th Century legend of St. Brendan wherein the Irish Monk sailed westerly to, and returned from a “new land” which bears an astonishing resemblance to the description of “Vinland” discovered just a few centuries later by the Vikings. The Incas of South America built a vast empire of their own during the Middle Ages (11th to 14th Centuries) that spanned over hundreds of miles along the Andes Mountain Range with Macchu Picchu, among other structures, still standing as powerful evidence of their surveying and engineering prowess. The 11th Century (1066 AD): William the Conqueror invades England from Normandy. After his successful invasion, William commanded that a long, detailed series of cadastral (boundary) and topographic surveys of England take place. The results of these early “assessment and taxation” surveys were recorded by the Norman surveyors in the Doomsday Book. During the 13th Century Von Piso wrote the Practica Geometria, Liber Quadratorum Etc. which are surveying textbooks. The 14th through the 16th Centuries gave rise to the socalled “Age of Discovery” with countless explorers like Henry the Navigator (Portugal) and Christopher Columbus (sailing for Spain) making major “new” discoveries about the location of major continents upon the surface of the Earth. Please note that Columbus was a well-known cartographer and navigator long before he sailed to the Americas, and performed several surveys and created several maps of what (Continued on page 20) Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor 19 A Brief History of Surveying (continued) he and others would eventually call the “new World.” -Also during the 17th Century: During the 17th Century Rene Descartes, a French mathematician, created the “Cartesian Coordinator System” after being inspired by observing a spider traverse the ceiling of his bedroom. Descartes’ ingenious mix of algebra and geometry through the association of points in a plane with ordered pairs of real numbers is hailed by many as the birth of “Coordinate Geometry (COGO)” which provides the basis for the branch of mathematics known today as “analytic geometry”, and which is currently used extensively by mathematicians, surveyors, scientists, engineers, and many others. The discovery of Alaska by Vitus Bering (A Dane, sailing for Russia). In Ireland the large-scale “Downs” rectangular survey takes place during 1656. France and Britain perform extensive rectangular surveys similar to Ireland’s. Some Notable Surveyors and Surveys in U.S. History: 1585 - Sir Walter Raleigh and Thomas Harriott survey parts of Virginia. 1620 -- William Brewster, passenger on the Mayflower, brings a copy of The Surveyor with him from London, England to what will soon become Plymouth, Massachusetts. This survey- ing textbook was published during 1616. Early English Settlers were granted 10 to 100 acre tracts, plantations, etc., by general courts, by Royal Grants, and by purchase. These early tracts of land were surveyed and described by way of a relatively cumbersome method known as “Ametes and bounds”. of Columbia. They later assist Pierre L’Enfant of France in the design and layout of the Capital City of Washington within the boundary of the District of Columbia. Mason-Dixon Line is surveyed. The States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, being common to this line, eventually fight for the Union during the Civil War. 18th Century - Joshua Fry, a county surveyor, mentors young George Washington in the art and science of surveying. George is licensed as a surveyor by William and Mary College in Virginia at the age of seventeen, later uses his surveying skills during the French and Indian War, becomes county surveyor for Culpepper County, Virginia, and eventually defeats the British during the Revolutionary War. Washington’s intense and in-depth surveying and mapping knowledge of the “13 Colonies” plays a decisive role in the patriot’s quest for independence from England. George becomes the first President of the United States of America, and is known as the “Father of His Country”. 1785 - Thomas Hutchins, acting under direction from Congress and as Geographer of the United States, surveys the “Geographer’s Line” immediately northwest of the Ohio River in what is now eastern Ohio as part of an experiment that opened the way for the first rectangular surveys of the public domain. Dominguez - Escalante Expedition and the Survey of the Great Basin: Spanish Padres try to find an efficient travel route from what is now Santa Fe, New Mexico to Monterey, California, and perform various mapping surveys during their travels. Many of their maps contain and represent areas that became Utah, extending as far north as what is now Utah County. 1768 - London, England: John Love publishes his book GEODAESIA: of The Art of Measuring Land. 1791 - Benjamin Banneker (a free Black), and Andrew Ellicott perform the boundary survey, under Congressional mandate, of the new District 20 Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 1785 - Congress approves a plan submitted by Thomas Jefferson (an accomplished surveyor) and Benjamin Franklin for the “Rectangular Surveys of the Public Domain”. This plan is known as the Land Ordinance of 1785, and is the basis for what is now called the Public Land Survey System, or PLSS. 1795 - General Rufus Putnam is appointed as the first “Surveyor General of the United States” and continues the work of the PLSS. 1804 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition of “Corps of Discovery” begins its exploratory mapping surveys and scientific studies of lands west of the Mississippi River under direction of President Thomas Jefferson and Congress. This expedition uses dead reckoning as described above and measure the width of the continent to within 40 miles of its actual width as measured with modern surveying instruments. Lewis and Clark return to Washington, DC as heroes. This early 19th century expe(Continued on page 21) A Brief History of Surveying (continued) dition has roughly the same relative impact on the U.S. for its century as the Apollo Moon Missions have on the U.S. during the 20th Century. 1833 - While serving in the U.S. Congress, Abraham Lincoln (accomplished assistant county surveyor and land-law attorney) makes and legislates refinements to the PLSS that are still used to this day. Surveyor Lincoln, like Washington and Jefferson before him, goes on to become one of the most beloved Presidents in U.S. history. 1847 - Orson and Parley Pratt begin the performance and supervision of all early Mormon colonizing surveys throughout the Territory of Deseret under the direction of Brigham Young. All Townsites are laid-out in a distinctive grid or rectangular pattern (Plat or Zion) given to Brigham Young from Joseph Smith prior to the Mormon emigration from Illinois to Utah. The “Plat of Zion” concept is recognized during the 1990’s by the largest organization of American urban planners as the first and most innovative urban planning design used during the 19th century settlement of the American West. During October 1998 a large statue is dedicated to the honor of “Parley Pratt the Surveyor” and is located on the northwest corner of 2100 South and 2300 East in Salt Lake City. 1854 First Federal Surveyors come to Utah to commence the PLSS. They find, and refuse to honor, existing property lines established and accepted by the Mormon settlers. 1857 - Federal Surveyors flee Utah with all records of their Utah surveys and go to Colorado for refuge. They eventually return to Utah after the arrival of Johnson’s Army, after the end of the so-called “Mormon War”, and after a ne- gotiated settlement is reached between Brigham Young and the U.S. Government which binds the Federal Surveyors to honoring the settler’s property lines as originally established during 1847 and 1854. The Southeast Corner of Temple Square in Salt Lake City, as established in 1847 by Brigham Young and Orson Pratt, becomes the Initial Point for the Salt Lake Base and Meridian. The Federal Surveyors do not retrieve their original Utah survey records from Colorado until after the Intercontinental Railroad is completed near Promontory Point, Utah. 1850’s through 80’s - Several extensive U.S. Military Surveys (including photographic surveys) take place in the American West. Stansbury and Fremont are two of the military surveyors that have islands in the Great Salt Lake named in their honor. Lander, Wyoming takes its’ name from Frederick W. Lander. Another military surveyor, John Wesley Powell, has a major manmade lake in southern Utah named in his honor during the 20th Century. While surveying and mapping the Green and Colorado Rivers, Powell wins the deep respect of the Indians because he has but one-arm (his right arm was blown-off by cannon during the Civil War), yet he continues to climb the steep and treacherous walls of the river canyons to perform his duties. other’s prior surveys: Herbert Hoover and the Hoover Dam. Interestingly enough, the first person to die on the Hoover Dam project was a surveyor, and this surveyor’s son was the last person to die on the same project several years later ... as a surveyor! Of the four U.S. Presidents found sculpted into the Mount Rushmore National Memorial located in the Black Hills southwest of Rapid City, South Dakota, three are accomplished surveyors: Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln. (Roosevelt was not a surveyor, but employed surveyors frequently during his lifetime.) The designer, ar tist, and sculptor of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial was Gutzon Borglum, born during 1867 in Idaho as the son of Danish immigrants who had embraced the Mormon faith. He used an ancient surveying technique developed by the Egyptians and others to transfer the proportions of his scale models of the faces of the four U.S. Presidents to the granite face of Mount Rushmore by “pointing.” Pointing incorporates a horizontal measuring rod, and a weighted measuring tape ... weighted by a plumb-bob, still one of the oldest, most versatile surveying tools know to humankind! These brief Instructor’s Notes on the History of Surveying have come full circle. There are thousands upon thousands of pages dedicated to the history of surveyors and surveying. You hopefully now know more about WHERE surveyors came from, about WHO surveyors are today, and WHY surveyors will continue to play an important part in human progress. In closing, please contemplate this quote given by Gutzon Borglum at Mount Rushmore on July 4th, 1930: “Let us place there, carved high, as close to heaven as we can ... their faces, to show posterity what manner of men they were. Then breathe a prayer that these records will endure Until the wind and the rain alone shall wear them away. “ As seen in Backsights and Foresights, August 2006 Other Interesting Historical Notes The Highest Peak in the World is named after one of the greatest 19th century British Surveyors of the Indian Subcontinent George Everest. 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WEBSITE: DATE (all Thursdays) CLASS TOPIC INSTRUCTOR Jan 4 Basic Math I Vic Banks Jan 11 Basic Math II Vic Banks Jan 18 Construction Staking Tracy Timm Jan 25 Survey Field Notes Vic Banks Feb 1 Introduction to GLO Surveys Buck Harrison Feb 8 State Plane Coordinates Lynn Call Feb 15 Positional Tolerance Mark Harrison Feb 22 Settlement Monitoring Ben Petersen Mar 1 No Class Due To School Closure & LSAW Conference Mar 8 Municipal Report 14 Jim Brown Mar 15 Riparian Boundaries Doug Hartman Mar 22 Boundary Calculations Martin Paquette Mar 29 Legal Descriptions Leroy Middleton If you have any questions, contact Vic Banks at [email protected] “For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.” - Alice Kahn 24 Evergreen State Surveyor Winter 2006 South Puget Sound Chapter Refresher Course Where: Saint Martin’s University: 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, WA 98503 •Room 306, Old Main Hall Time: 6:30-9:30 PM Thursday evenings beginning January 4, 2007. Class size is limited to 40 people. Cost: $15.00 per session, Pre-registration only. Make checks payable to: South Puget Sound Chapter LSAW Send registration to: Bill O’Neil 23521 96th Street East, Buckley, WA 98321 Home: 253.863.9047 / Work: 253.686.6130 Fax: 253.798.3271 • [email protected] CEUs CEUs will be provided for classes attended Circle the class number for the classes you wish to attend. 1. *January 4 Restoration of Lost Corners Frank Fischer, PLS * For GLO sessions, we recommend that attendees sign up for both sessions “Restoration of Lost Corners” and “Section Subdivision” 2. *January 11 Section Subdivision Frank Fischer, PLS 3. January 18 GIS/LIS Karen Zollman 4. January 25 Legal Topics Robert Raymond, PLS, ESQ 5. February 1 Legal Descriptions Dennis Gelvin, PLS 6. February 8 Surveying in Plats Pat Beehler, PLS 7. February 15 Legal Principles John Lauritzen, PLS 8. February 22 WA State Plane Coordinates Larry Signani, PLS March 1 No Class – attend LSAW Conference, visit www.lsaw.org for details February 28, March 1-3, 2007 LSAW CONFERENCE Tacoma, WA 9. March 8 Error Analysis Jim Coan, PLS 10. March 15 Photogrammetry Gerrie DeGross, PLS 11. March 22 Aquatic Boundaries Steve Ivey, PLS Schedule changes may occur North Puget Sound Chapter Refresher Course Where: Lake Washington High School, 12033 NE 80th. Time: Thursday evenings from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. Cost: $150 or $15 per session: $300 or $30 per session for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Make checks payable to: LSAW and mail to 12814 NE 180th St, #A, Bothell, WA 98011 For questions, contact Seth OíHare at [email protected], or 425 483 5355. Preliminary Class Schedule Date Jan 4 Jan 11 Jan 18 Jan 25 Feb 1 Feb 8 Feb 15 Feb 22 Mar 1 Mar 8 Mar 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Topic Intro And How To Study & Geometric Problems Error Analysis & Positional Tolerance Survey Related Law Legal Descriptions Survey Research Principles, Practices & Procedures Platting & Road Vacations G.L.O., Public Land System, Part I G.L.O., Public Land System, Part II No Class Due To School Closure & LSAW Convention State Plane Coordinates Aquatic Lands And Riparian Rights Ethics, Rules Of Professional Conduct GIS Aerial Photogrammetry/Exam Review And How To Take Exam Instructor(s) Mark Harrison & Bill Glassey Jim Coan Bob MacOnie Seth O’Hare Leroy Middleton & Bob Burton Ray Florent & Jim Bergsma Jim Coan Jim Coan Attend LSAW Conference Martin Paquette Leroy Middleton Randy Sleight & Karen Zollman Gerry DeGross & Bill Glassey Continuing Education Units are provided for classes attended. Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor 25 American Congress On Surveying And Mapping Government Affairs Update OCTOBER 2006 1. Lobby Day 2006 was a SUCCESS! --- Lobby Day 2006 was held on September 28, right before ACSMís Fall Meeting, and it was a huge success. We had over 20 participants and went to over 60 meetings on Capitol Hill in one day! We discussed a number of issues with staff in the House and Senate and even had a few meetings with actual Members of Congress. It was agreed that future Lobby Days will be held right before the fall meetings so that we can maximize ACSM member participation. Hope you can join us next year! For the past 16 years, Walker and Associates has been part of Aero-Metric, Inc., one of the largest and most capable geospatial firms in the world with 7 division offices and 4 satellite offices around the nation. 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However, it needs 50 co-sponsors before it can be brought to the House floor for full debate. When Lobby Day started, we had 21 cosponsors. When Lobby Day ended, we had 33 co-sponsors, 17 shor t of the needed 50. We learned that Congress will be back is session after the election in November and through most of December, so there is still time to get the 17 needed co-sponsors so that the resolution can be brought up for consideration in November. Everyone is urged to contact their representative and ask them to co-sponsor H. Res. 518. A list of the current co-sponsors can be found at: http://thomas.loc.gov/ cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109: HE00518:@@@P 3. FEMA Flood Map Modernization Update --- Laurence Socci, along with members of the FEMA Flood Map Modernization Coalition met recently with FEMA staff to discuss progress of the FEMA Map Modernization Project. We were told that FEMA is making a mid-course adjustment based upon unexpected problems and concerns raised stakeholders. One of the changes FEMA is making is that it no longer promises to map 100% of the country. It now plans to map only the areas of the country with the greatest risk. According to its new ìadjusted courseî FEMA will now map 65% of the land area of the U.S., 30% of stream and coastal miles will be mapped with new, updated, or validated engineering analysis, and 40% of the population will be covered by maps with new, updated or validated engineering analysis. FEMA is focusing resources on areas with highest risk and admits that areas with less flood risk may not receive maps at all. FEMA also started a new initiative called ìeLOMAî which provides licensed land surveyors and professional engineers with a web based system to submit and print simple LOMA requests. FEMA claims the new initiative will significantly reduce the amount of time it takes for the requestor to receive a determination from FEMA and it will include audit procedures and automatic checks to ensure accuracy. Information on the eLOMA initiative can be found on the FEMA website. The new Multi-Year Flood Hazard Identification Plan (MHIP version 2.0) was recently released and contains a 60 day comment period. It can be found at: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/mh_main.shtm Please take a moment to look it over. (Continued on page 27) American Congress On Surveying (continued) 4. Meeting with new USGS Director, Mark Myers -- Laurence Socci had the opportunity to meet recently with Mark Myers, the new USGS Director. In this ìget to knowî meeting, we discussed several issues including the rumored destruction of old paper maps currently in the possession of the USGS. Director Myers said that he would like to hear more on the issue and other issues we may have with the USGS. According to his biography, USGS Director Mark Myers is an internationally recognized geologist and former State Geologist and head of Alaska’s Geological Survey. He is an expert on North Slope sedimentary and petroleum geology, and served as survey chief for field programs in the MacKenzie Delta (ARCO, 1985), Cook Inlet (State of Alaska/U.S. Geological Survey, 1997), and North Slope (ARCO, 1999). He also served as sedimentologist for 13 other North Slope field programs. in the Senate, Senator George Allen of Virginia lost his reelection bid. Senator Allen was a co-sponsor of the Senate Resolution honoring National Surveyorsí Week. He is a past president and board member of the Alaska Geological Society; a certified professional geologist with the American Institute of Professional Geologists; a certified petroleum geologist with the American Association of Petroleum Geologists; and a licensed geologist with the State of Alaska. For a list of expected House and Senate Committee Chairs, go to www.acsm.net. The Changing Face of Congress. As a result of the November 7 election, Congress will have a new look. The 110th Congress will be controlled by Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Many of our friends in Congress won their elections, however, a good friend of ours After almost two years of hard work we are coming down to the wire for getting our National Surveyorís Week bill through the House of Representatives this year. Congress will be working in December and will take up H.Res. 518, the National Surveyorís Week Resolution if we can get a total of 50 cosponsors on the bill. We were recently told by Rep. Adam Putnamís office (the sponsor of the resolution) that we have 38 co-sponsors. We need everybodyís help for the final push. Please call or fax your Representative and ask them to co-sponsor H.Res. 518. Dying penniless has always struck me as being good timing. Winter 2006 Evergreen State Surveyor 27 Now the choice is clear. Introducing the Trimble® R6 GPS System. 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US Postage Paid DATABAR change SERVICE Requested October 1-2 7 LSAW SCHEDULE ACSM-NSPS Meeting AELC Golf Tournament November 3 4 11 December HAPPY HOLIDAYS Fall Seminar BOT meeting Articles due to ESS editor 2006 January 4 NPS and SPS Refresher begins March February 28 2007 LSAW Annual Meeting — Tacoma 1-3 LSAW Annual Meeting— Tacoma 3 BOT Meeting—Tacoma 10 Articles and ads due to ESS 10-12 ACSM-NSPS Meeting