Welcome to the Maryland Society of Surveyors!
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Mark Your Calendar
April 5-6, 2012 ~ 2012 Spring Conference at MITAGS in Linthicum Heights.
Brought back by popular demand is the Railroad Surveying 101 workshop. If you missed this offering at Chesapeake College in June, now's your chance to attend! Also offering GIS, laser scanning, contracts and liabilities and NA2011. Click here for complete details, to register online or to download the conference brochure.
Timely Topics
Changes to Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements
The Board for Professional Land Surveyors has proposed amendments to the CPC requirements for land surveyors. While there are no substantive changes, the proposal does clarify some ambiguities. At the January 17, 2012 meeting, the Maryland Society of Surveyors' Board of Directors voted unanimously to accept and support these CPC amendments. Please click here to download the Notice of Proposed Action.
Comments will be accepted through January 31, 2012. A public hearing will be held, on February 1, 2012 at 500 N. Calvert Street, Third Floor Conference Room, Baltimore, MD 21202, at 10:30 a.m. Comments may be sent to Pamela J. Edwards, Executive Director, Board for Professional Land Surveyors, 500 N. Calvert Street, Room 308, Baltimore, MD 21202, or call 410-230-6262, or email to pamedwards@dllr.state.md.us, or fax to 410-230-0021. Final action on the proposal will be considered by the Board for Professional Land Surveyors during a public meeting to be held on March 7, 2012, at 500 N. Calvert Street, Third Floor Conference Room, Baltimore, MD 21202.
Towson University Students Seek Internships
Students at Towson University are currently exploring internships in land surveying firms for this summer. If you would like additional information on having an intern please contact Virginia Thompson, Chair, Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University. vthompson@towson.edu
2011 ALTA/ACSM Standards Approved
The Board of Directors of the National Society of Professional Surveyors approved the new 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys during its meeting in Orlando on November 15th. The new requirements were previously approved by the Board of Governors of the American Land Title Association at its October 13th meeting in San Diego.
The 2011 Minimum Standards represent the latest and 8th version of the Standards which were last revised in 2005. It is also the first major rewrite of the Standards since their initial adoption in 1962. The new Standards will become effective on February 23, 2011, at which time all previous versions will be superseded.
The ALTA/ACSM Standards are nationally recognized by title companies, surveyors, lenders and attorneys as the survey standard to rely upon in conveyances of real property when extended title insurance coverage is required by one or more of the parties.
The final, approved version of the 2011 Standards may be downloaded from the ACSM Web site at www.acsm.net under the “Standards” section, or from the ALTA Web site at www.alta.org/forms under the "Recently Approved for Final Publication” section.
Job Opportunities
Maryland Society of Surveyors maintains a listing of Job Opportunities. Please reply directly to the ad posted.
MSS Launches e-Newsletter
Click here to access the online version of the Maryland Surveyor.
Now Available!
Statutory Laws of Maryland Relating to Land Surveyors ~ The Red Book
The Maryland Society of Surveyors is now making available the Statutory Laws of Maryland Relating to Land Surveyors (Red Book). This hardbound, 380-page text, which includes a CD-ROM, is a collection of the most recent and pertinent Maryland statutes and rules that offers a legal starting point and a reference work for land surveyors in the State of Maryland, and to anyone interested in the legal aspects of the practice of land surveying. This is the text that was used in the MSS Professional Development Series of seminars featuring James Demma, Esq. The cost is $105.00 which includes shipping and handling.
To order your copy please click here. You can pay online or print out an invoice to mail with your payment.
Scholarships Available at Towson
The Department of Geography and Environmental Planning at Towson University offers a 2+2 BS in Geography and Land Surveying. Students complete their A.A.S. degree in Land Surveying at CCBC-Catonsville and their BS in Geography and Land Surveying at Towson. For more information, check the description of the program at
http://www.towson.edu/geography/2.1%20Undergraduate%20Majors/index.asp#LANDSURVEY.
For more information on the program and available scholarships, please contact:
Virginia Thompson, Chair
Geography & Environmental Planning
Towson University
8000 York Rd.
Towson, MD 21252
410-704-4371
FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX)
FMIX: New Live Chat Service
The FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) is pleased to announce a new exciting service: Live Chat. Live Chat will allow FEMA stakeholders to interact with Map Specialists real-time via an online forum. Specialists can field inquiries pertaining to a wide variety of topics including Letters of Map Change, Elevation Certificates, the release of new flood maps, and more. Map Specialists will be available for online chat Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and again from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (Easter Daylight Time). To use Live Chat or for information regarding services provided by the FMIX, please click here. You can also reach the FMIX by telephone at 877-FEMA MAP (877-336-2627) or by email at FEMAMapSpecialist@riskmapcds.com.
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