Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast

This week’s episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” continues our journey through Women's History Month and our "Women in Surveying" series. Once again, our guest is from the Garden State of New Jersey and a student in the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Your host, Tim Burch, sat down with Megan Sattur to chat about the program at NJIT, the importance of combining education with ex...

This "bonus" episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast, as part of National Surveyors Week and Global Surveyors Day, showcases a high school program in which training futures surveyors is their primary objective. The members of the Bucks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors (PSLS) recently hosted the Senior Scholarship Dinner for the students within the Bucks County Technical H...

March is Women’s History Month, so NSPS is continuing to highlight “Women in Surveying” with another great conversation! This episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast is Tim Burch's recent chat with Jennifer Reap, PLS, Principal of Badey & Watson (badey-watson.com), a surveying and engineering firm in Cold Spring, NY. A second generation surveyor, Jen shared her story of trying not to follow i...

Continuing our series in highlighting "Women in Surveying" during the March celebration of "Women's History Month," this episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast is no exception. Your host, Executive Director Tim Burch, recently chatted with Jamie Reed, PLS, with Sands Surveying, Inc. in Kalispell, MT where she is also a partner in the firm. She shared her story about getting exposed to survey...

March is Women’s History Month, so NSPS kicks off the next few weeks highlighting “Women in Surveying.” This episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast is the conversation between Executive Director Tim Burch and the current NSPS President Amanda Allred talking her year leading our organization. She shares experiences from her travels, meeting lots of surveyors worldwide, and how women are becom...

"Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast is your source for the captured presentation and conversations from the Lobby Day Town Hall (February 23rd @ 2PM EST) as your host, NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch and the Government Affairs Team of Chair Mark Sargent, John Palatiello (Legislative Consultant), and John "JB" Byrd (NSPS Federal Lobbyist), discuss the three talking points for the March 29th Capitol...

This episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast finds your host, Executive Director Tim Burch “on the road” and reporting from the FIG Council Meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark and the MARLS Conference in Great Falls, Montana. He reports on progress of the FIG Working Week 2023 in Orlando, update on the NSPS Student Competition in Arlington, VA on March 29-30, and the status of activities for Natio...

This episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast finds your host, Tim Burch, traveling again to the offices of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) for gatherings of the FIG Council and the Advisory Committee of Commission Chairs (ACCO). During the meetings, Tim sat down with various chairs within ACCO to discuss their roles within the group and what each are looking forward to experie...

Calling all surveyors who use cellular networks for data collection and communication! “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast finds your host, Tim Burch, connected with the team at Data Activation Center (DAC), a telecommunication consultant that specializes in cellular data. Kelly Wingham Dyson (Founder and President) and Chandy Sayre (Dealer Relationship Manager) chatted with Tim about the history of...

Part 2 of Episode 154 of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast with Southeast Technical College, a two-year surveying program located in Sioux Falls, continues with more great conversation. Your host, Tim Burch, sits down with Rod Breitling and Beth Kassing, the main faculty for the program, and Marie Hofer, a student in both the land surveying and civil engineering programs at STC. Check out their co...

The first new episode in 2023 of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast finds your host, Tim Burch, traveling again with a stop at the SDSPLS Annual Conference in Sioux Fall, South Dakota. During the annual Scholarship Auction, he was introduced to the students from Southeast Technical College, a two-year surveying program located in Sioux Falls. Check out their conversation and hear how these students...

This edition of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast takes a look back within our past year's episodes to revisit some of the standout comments and ideas. Included in this week's offering: Clare Buxton (EP 141) Melissa Seitzinger (EP 133) Vince Campanella (EP 142) Ramon Labrador (EP 128) John Palatiello (EP 121) As for 2023, we are excited for continuing to be a part of the evolving profession. NSPS...

Please take the time to listen to this episode! Learn more about the future leaders of our organization. Join host Tim Burch as he interviews the two candidates for Young Surveyors Network (YSN) Vice President.  Nolan and Cam have been nominated to run for the NSPS Young Surveyors Network position of Vice President. Please take a few minutes to listen to each candidate and hear why our profession...

Please take the time to listen to this episode! Learn more about the future leaders of our organization. Join host Tim Burch as he interviews the two candidates for Young Surveyors Network (YSN) Secretary. Marcus and Heather have been nominated to run for the NSPS Young Surveyors Network position of Secretary. Please take a few minutes to listen to each candidate and hear why our profession is hea...

This week’s “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast episode captured the virtual town hall held on December 5th featuring a question-and-answer session with Education Chair Denver Winchester. The 2023 NSPS Student Competition will be held March 29-31 in conjunction with the Spring Business Meeting of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. There will be three separate divisions: Associates degre...

As we begin our year-end run into the holidays, we are proud to introduce our new newsletter, “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Bulletin” to our members and all those interested in the latest news and happenings within our association orbit. This premiere issue introduces the reader to the content and goals of the newsletter as well as sharing the up-to-date happenings within our association business. Cand...

Please take the time to listen to this episode! Learn more about the future leaders of our organization. Join host Tim Burch as he interviews the three candidates for President-Elect.

Please take the time to listen to this episode! Learn more about the future leaders of our organization. Join host Tim Burch as he interviews the two candidates for Vice President.

In late July 2022, a rain event in eastern Kentucky brought flash flooding and substantial amounts of water, causing widespread damage on roads and bridges throughout the region. The survey team at QK4 provided emergency data collection to establish the condition of the bridges for design and construction of replacements in record time. This episode of "Surveyor Says!" The NSPS Podcast finds your...

This week's podcast features a conversation with John Hohol, FIG Co-Conference Chair and Tim Burch, NSPS Executive Director discussing an exciting new conference experience for all surveyors early next summer. They recently chatted about the planning procedure, on- and off-site events, and exhibitor opportunities for all geospatial vendors. The FIG Working Week 2023, being held in Orlando, Florida...

On Thursday, October 27th, 2022, the Brooks Act will celebrate its “golden” anniversary, recognizing 50 years of legislative oversight for professional services procurement. John Palatiello, Partner at Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, is the NSPS Legislative Consultant, longtime advocate for geospatial professions, and leads the overall efforts of our Government Affairs Committee (GAC). He recen...

This episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast finds your host, Executive Director Tim Burch “on the road” from Essen, Germany wrapping up a trip to Intergeo 2022. He shares news from the recent NSPS Fall Business Meeting, planning for the Spring Business Meeting, and the importance of the FIG Working Week 2023 in Orlando. Tim also talks about his engagement at Intergeo and why it is important...

This week’s episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” finds us in the “Show Me State” and participating in the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors (MSPS) Annual Conference in St. Louis. In between sessions, host Tim Burch sat down with David Sherrill, one of the driving forces behind the surveying program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIU-E) and long-serving volunteer...

Our latest episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” dives into the business of surveying, and more specifically cutting-edge software that helps run a geospatial business more efficiently. Your host, Tim Burch, sat down with Kai Duebbert, a second-generation surveyor who founded Kompass BMS, a software company offering a business management package for geospatial organizations. Kai and Tim dis...

The NSPS crew is back stateside and still on the road! This week’s episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” finds us in the Garden State of New Jersey and participating in the NJSPLS General Membership Meeting. Here is where we were introduced to Vince Campanella, a student in the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in both the surveying and civil engineering programs. Your host, Tim Bur...