SURVEYING TECHNICIAN

ASSOCIATIONS

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
6 Montgomery Village Avenue, Suite #403
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(240) 632-9716
Web site: http://www.acsm.net
The ACSM is a non-profit organization encompassing four member groups: the American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS), the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CAGIS), the Geographic and Land Information Society (GLIS), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors, Inc. (NSPS).

ASPRS: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society
5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 210
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 493-0290
e-mail: asprs@asprs.org
Web site: http://www.asprs.org
According to its Web site, the ASPRS seeks to advance knowledge and improve understanding of mapping sciences and to promote the responsible applications of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and supporting technologies.

North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)
P.O. Box 399
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0399
(414) 229-6282
Web site: http://www.nacis.org
The professional organization for mapping specialists.

The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society
Web site: http://www.rspsoc.org
This association provides a forum “for the meeting of academics, commerce, and government.” There are many links to remote sensing sites hosted by government agencies and universities and a listing for jobs worldwide.

WEB SITES

CAD/CAM World
http://www.geocities.com/cadcamworld/
This is a megadirectory with more than 300 sites relating to CAD/CAM. It evaluates software, hardware, and books relating to the field.

Earth Observing System (EOS)
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov
This site has information about the NASA project for the twenty-first century, Mission to Planet Earth. The Earth Observing System via GPS is an important part of this mission.

Geological Survey of Canada
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca
This site features a bookstore with books relating to surveying and links to other geoscience organizations.

U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov
This is a global site with information on earthquakes, flooding, and other upheavals on the planet, plus mapping and remote sensing. Links will take you everywhere on, under, and above the surface of the earth. From this site you can find the EROS (Earth Resources Observation System) site.

BOOKS

Jones, Christopher. Geographical Imaging Systems and Computer Cartography. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997.

A look at the techniques involved in the graphic display of spatial information, also known as mapping.

Kraak, Menno-Jan, and Ferian Ormeling. Cartography: Visualization of Spatial Data. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.

This is one of the standard books in the field. It is an introduction to map scale, projecting, and map graphics.

CD-ROM

A tutorial on remote sensing is available from NASA for $10.
Nancy Dixon
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 835, Bldg. 28, Room W186
Greenbelt, MD 70770