“Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast finds us in the Palmetto State and chatting with Aaron Leach, PLS, owner at Rowe Professional Services Company (Myrtle Beach office) and member of the NSPS Trig-Star committee. He recently sat down with Tim Burch to talk about his beginnings in surveying, childhood trips with his grandfather leading to his love for the outdoors, and why membership in your professional society is more than networking. Aaron shared his thoughts on past experiences and mentors, and why education within the profession never stops.
Aaron is a great example of expanding one’s ability to give back to a profession, starting locally and extending to serving on a national education committee. Thank for listening to “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to your audio selections.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
This episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast begins a new informational series appropriately named “From the Director’s Desk” and shares the latest news and insight on upcoming events. The inaugural installment features information about the upcoming “NSPS Day on the Hill” taking place on March 30, 2022, and related activities along with more details about National Surveyor’s Week (March 20-26) and Global Surveyor’s Day (March 21).
For more information about these events, visit nsps.us.com for details. Also, check out the NSPS YouTube channel for the video version of this episode. Thank for listening to “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to your audio selections.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
It is often said that surveyors don’t know how to retire and that they go on to do bigger and better things. This week’s episode of “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast proves exactly that as we catch up with Steve Martin, a recently retired surveyor formerly with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). He is a long serving CLSA member (2011 Member of the Year recipient) and dedicated steward to the “GPS on Benchmarks” initiative through NGS (for more information, listen to Episode 111 w/ Galen Scott). Steve recent chatted with Tim Burch about his efforts to recover and submit data for the initiative, thoughts on mentoring, and the future of the profession. Check out Steve’s efforts through his posts on LinkedIn and let him know that his work is appreciated! Thanks for listening to “Surveyor Says!” The NSPS Podcast and subscribe wherever you listen to your audio selections.
For more information about “GPS on Benchmarks,” visit the NGS website at:
https://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/science_edu/webinar_series/gpsonbm-nsrs-campaign-continues.shtml
https://geodesy.noaa.gov/GPSonBM/
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
We all know about George Washington’s exploits as surveyor and President, but did you know about his business side? Curt recent sat down with author John Berlau to discuss his new book, “George Washington, Entrepreneur – How Our Founding Father’s Private Business Pursuits Changed America and the World” and how his time as a surveyor enhanced other phases of his life. John shares many great tidbits of Washington’s life that most people do not know.
Thanks for joining us for this historical yet unique look at a well-known surveyor here on this episode of “Surveyor Says!”
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
This episode contains highlights from several significant conversations from the past year.
EP154B - Southeast Technical College
EP160 - Jamie Reed, Montana Surveyor
EP170 - NYC College of Technology
EP173 - John Vrablec, CST III
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
This episode features Trent Keenan, PLS and founder of his own firm in Las Vegas. Your host, Tim Burch, recently sat down to discuss Trent’s introduction to surveying in high school, the variety of places he has completed boundary work, and how starting his current business led to giving back to the profession. He also talks about getting involved with “Get Kids into Survey” and how becoming an animated character helps connect with kids about our great profession. A great conversation and wonderful example of surveyors giving back in this “Future Focus” episode of “Surveyor Says!”
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
This episode of “Table A Talk” covers the current schedule of the process of review and updating of the latest ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Minimum Standards. NSPS Executive Director Curt Sumner and Gary Kent, the chair of the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Committee, also discuss recent conversations regarding Item 19, Offsite Easements, and how these types of easements are intended to be addressed. If you have any questions for Gary, leave your comments here and we will do our best to address them.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Get ready to fill your NSPS Young Surveyors Network (YSN) ballot for new officers! How? Listen to this episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" for a terrific conversation with the two candidates for Vice President, Farrah Etcheverry (Arizona) and Jon Geffre (South Dakota). Lots of great insights to the collaboration of this exciting group, so check it out today! YSN members are eligible to vote, so make sure you are signed up today. Elections close on December 31st!
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Introducing “Point of Order,” the podcast devoted to the functionality and issues that are dealt with by our NSPS Joint Government Affairs Committee. Today Executive Director Curt Sumner is joined by John Palatiello and John “JB” Byrd, our NSPS federal legislative representatives as they discuss topics that will focus specifically on a very important part of NSPS and how it is an advocate to not just its members but to all surveyors nationwide.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Frank Relou, European Business Development Manager at Sea Machines, talks about his company’s new autonomous technology for marine vehicles and its impact on surveying and mapping ocean waters.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
The geospatial world is not slowing down, in fact, it is expanding–this conversation with a university professor and GPS expert demonstrates the greater need for geodetic control in modern society - https://bad-elf.com/
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Growing your surveying and geospatial mobile data and communications skills and tools with Michael Dix
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Gavin Schrock talks with Zach Pieper about interdisciplinary solutions in the ever-evolving fields of UAV flight, surveying, excavation, and machine control.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Keeping an eye on the structural components of a 189-foot historic chimney has traditionally meant building scaffolding and sending people to precarious heights – a time-consuming, costly, and dangerous endeavor. Doug Reed of Meridian Associates talks about how a small drone equipped with a high-resolution camera quickly collected hundreds of images to provide a comprehensive assessment of the structure.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
John Hamilton PLS, is a surveyor in Pennsylvania that does geodetic, monitoring, and engineering surveying all over the world, including work with Engineers Without Borders (EWB). He talks about some of his latest projects in Ecuador, where he used the RTX precise point positioning service with his GNSS rover on an EWB project to bring water to a remote village high in the Andes.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Gavin talks mapping applications with Rohan Verma, CEO and Executive Director of MapmyIndia.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Neil interviews Lewis Graham, president and CTO of GeoCue. Lewis advises on transitioning to new technologies, including when surveyors resist relaxing accuracy.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Joe Paiva discusses trends in distance learning for surveying and geospatial professionals. geo-learn.com - [email protected]
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
xyHt magazine editor Gavin Schrock, PLS, interviews Alexis Hannah Smith, the founder and CEO of IMGeospatial. Her company creates data intelligence products via machine learning, artificial intelligence, automatic feature extraction, and remote-sensed data for multiple industries, globally. It won the 2019 Geospatial World Startup of the Year award.
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Avoid Being Precisely Wrong, Vaguely Right, and Other Taboos During Boundary Retracements. Presented by Ronald Nelms, PLS
https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Video length: 1:39:42
Category: Education
2 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Frank Preve joins the Mentoring Mondays session to discuss Aldoa - Project Management Software for Surveyors.
https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Video length: 37:58
Category: People & Blogs
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Presented by Jerry Mahun, PLS and Moderated by Trent Keenan, PLS
There is some homework to do before this session.
https://jerrymahun.com/index.php/home/mentoring-mondays/405-05-feb-24-spirals?fbclid=IwAR3xWuL93F9mZK8jXDsChE2_uHpitY8bvvdBeu0l0RTRqqrgUjV4lLSzERI
Video length: 1:10:56
Category: People & Blogs
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Presented by Ron Nelms, PLS
https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Video length: 1:44:06
Category: Education
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Least Square Adjustments Presented by Dane Courville, PLS
https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Video length: 1:06:51
Category: People & Blogs
2 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Jerry Mahun, PLS, joins us for a presentation on Getting Orgazined for the FS & CST exams.
Video length: 1:20:25
Category: People & Blogs
1 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Jacob Heck, PLS, presents on Datums & Reference Frames: The Past, Present and Future of the NSRS.
Video length: 1:55:25
Category: People & Blogs
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
Presented by Dane Courville, PLS
https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Video length: 1:56:45
Category: Education
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
"I just want to record a CSM/Survey Map" A real-world look at Ethics & the Professional Surveyor. Presented by Jeanette Harley, PLS
https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Video length: 1:56:15
Category: Education
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: Trent Keenan
NLC conducts every land survey using a three-stage process. Stage I Record Research, Stage II Field Work, and Stage III Analysis and Map/Report Creation. This three-stage process is followed to ensure that our opinions are complete, accurate, and robust. The sub-processes of each Stage may vary depending on the type of survey being conducted.
Stage I Record Research
Record research is key when conducting any type of survey, especially a boundary retracement survey. While most surveyors obtain the vesting deed, and some surveyors follow the chain-of-title beyond the vesting deed, it is not usual for surveyors to do a cursory Stage I, thus missing boundary line agreements, trial court cases, and other important conveyances. Without a thorough Stage I, it is impossible to conduct Stage II or Stage III properly.
In this MM session, Tony discusses how NLC conducts Stage I and some of the key processes that are often overlooked by boundary surveyors.
https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Video length: 1:48:47
Category: Science & Technology
2 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Turning right instead of left was the critical point in Michaels surveying career. Michael is a now retired Registered Surveyor and Town Planner with a wealth of experience gained as a private consultant practicing throughout New South Wales, particularly the North Coast region, for over 40 years. He has considerable experience in the land development process, taking many projects from concept design through to completion. From early on Michael knew that he was going to be a manager & run his own company. That company, RESOURCE DESIGN & MANAGEMENT just won an award for the Small Consultancy Category at the Surveying Consultancy Excellence Awards 2021 for Consulting Surveyors National. He is passionate about his work and encourages everyone to continually strive for excellence in their work. Michael is currently a Board Member of the Association of Consulting Surveyors NSW and the NSW Board of Surveying and Spatial Information. Previously he has been a Director of the Institution of Surveyors NSW, Chairman of the North Coast Group of the Institution and Chairman of the North Coast Chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA). He is a guest town planning examiner with the NSW Board of Surveying and Spatial Information and has also been heavily involved in the training and education of surveying candidates aspiring to achieve registration with the Board. We finish up with chatting about life You can contact me at www.petacox.com Podcast Support Defining Boundaries: https://www.patreon.com/PetaCox @definingboundaries @surveygeekgirl www.linkedin.com/in/peta-cox
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Dr Jane Cooke hails from Tonbridge, Kent, a small town approximately an hours drive south East of London England, but now lives in Victoria Australia where she is the National Technical support and training manager for the geospatial division at CR Kennedy. She wanted to be a town planner, but began her career in the geospatial industry by completing her degree in Environmental Science and working in various voluntary positions surveying volcanoes around the world, This led to a PhD in Volcanology & post doctorate in geological hazard monitoring. She has since worked for Lecia Geosystems in the UK before moving to Australia to work with CR Kennedy. Jane is an avid reader and enjoys time outdoors camping & as she puts it, walking long distances. With a unique perspective on the differences between Aussie & English Surveyors & losing the battle on Scale factors…. A great listen to how Surveying & Spatial is used in the monitoring of Landslides & Volcanoes. You can find Jane on: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-cooke-197442/ You can contact me at: www.petacox.com Podcast Support Defining Boundaries: https://www.patreon.com/PetaCox @definingboundaries @surveygeekgirl www.linkedin.com/in/peta-cox Music by Paul Greene https://www.instagram.com/greenepaul/ Red Shelf Records/Sounds Delicious Australia https://www.instagram.com/soundsdeliciousaustralia/
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Darren Booth is a registered land surveyor and director at Hopkins Consultants. Also the President of the Country Surveyors Association. He has been in the industry for over 30 years. Hailing from the mid north coast of NSW, Darren grew up in Port Macquarie. He attended Newcastle University & began his career during Uni days working in Port Macquarie. Spending 10 years at Lithgow before returning to Port Macquarie.
He is an over achiever with way too many awards to list all of them but just to name a few:
Neil Ryan Memorial Prize - Outstanding Achievement in an Urban Survey - BoSSI Assessments - 2006
Winner - EISSI Cadastral Surveying Category - 2009
Sir Thomas Ewing Award - North Coast Professional Surveyor of the Year - 2011,
EISSI NSW Professional of the Year - 2011,
Winner - Excellence in Business - Hopkins Consultants - Port Macquarie Chamber of Commerce - 2012.
He is also part of the examination board for BOSSI Competency Assessments in Registration.
With an obsession in building model trucks, Darren also enjoys kicking back to some tunes, Participation in Professional activities, random history and "fun facts" and like me a little bit of landscape photography.
You can find Darren on LinkedIn.
You can find me at https://www.petacox.com Podcast Support Defining Boundaries: https://www.patreon.com/PetaCox
Instagram: @definingboundaries https://www.instagram.com/definingboundaries/?hl=en
@surveygeekgirl https://www.instagram.com/surveygeekgirl/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peta-cox
Music by Paul Greene https://www.instagram.com/greenepaul/ Red Shelf Records/Sounds Delicious
Australia https://www.instagram.com/soundsdeliciousaustralia/
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Newly appointed Senior Vice President, Civil Infrastructure Solutions at Trimble, Patricia Boothe, also known as Patty has spent the last 22+ years with Trimble. She was most recently the senior vice president of Trimble Autonomy. Patty fosters an environment of "customer comes first" and is focused on the performance of the division and her team. Her leadership style is influenced by her breadth of experience across industries. Since joining Trimble in 2000, Patty has held leadership roles in operations, marketing and currently business management. Prior to joining Trimble, she held marketing and sales roles in semiconductor distribution, contract manufacturing and OEM software. Patty holds a bachelor of science in business administration with a concentration in marketing from San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif.
You can find Patty on LinkedIn
You can contact me at: https://www.petacox.com
Podcast Support Defining Boundaries: https://www.patreon.com/PetaCox
@definingboundaries: https://www.instagram.com/definingboundaries/?hl=en
@surveygeekgirl: https://www.instagram.com/surveygeekgirl/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peta-cox
Music by Paul Greene: https://www.instagram.com/greenepaul/
Red Shelf Records/Sounds Delicious Australia: https://www.instagram.com/soundsdeliciousaustralia/
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
EP 251 From rust to glory
Video length: 0:39
Category: Science & Technology
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
EP 253 Journalism to gunsmithing
Video length: 0:48
Category: Science & Technology
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
The Geoholics LIVE!!! From HEXAGON 2025. Make sure to drop us a chat with any questions or comments!
Video length: 21:31
Category: Entertainment
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
This episode brings together two surveying powerhouses from the great state of Wisconsin - Rich Leaver, LS and Matt O’Rourke, LS - for a deep dive into the future of boundaries (spoiler: they’re more important than you think). Rich shares how he went from re-monumenting 3,000 PLS corners in Wisconsin to exploring Switzerland’s multi-purpose cadastre system—because why not fix 99% of U.S. surveying problems with chocolate-fueled innovation?
Meanwhile, Matt talks about navigating his 24+ years in land surveying, helping a two-person firm grow into a thriving team, and how to keep your cool when dealing with complex right-of-way platting and snowmobiles.
Could Swiss-style cadastral systems save U.S. surveyors from a boundary crisis? Rich and Matt say ‘yes’—but it’ll take more than chocolate and yodeling to get there!
The group tackled bold questions: Should boundaries be classified as critical infrastructure? Are U.S. surveyors ready for a paradigm shift? And what would they say if they only had 60 seconds to pitch cadastral modernization to a governor? (Hint: it involves passion, precision, and maybe a touch of Swiss envy).
Plus:
Song of the Week – “Sex Type Thing” by Stone Temple Pilots
GEODNET hits 17,563 satellite miners
ESRI Pro Tip & GeoSearch Career Corner
Emlid and Trimble dropping tech mic moments
It’s a mix of tech, policy, and people—the kind of episode where boundaries aren’t just lines on a map, they’re lines in the sand for the profession’s future.
Video length: 1:18:44
Category: Entertainment
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
The Geoholics LIVE!!! From HEXAGON 2025. Make sure to drop us a chat with any questions or comments!
Video length: 0:15
Category: Entertainment
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
The Geoholics LIVE!!! From HEXAGON 2025. Make sure to drop us a chat with any questions or comments!
Video length: 14:00
Category: Entertainment
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
The Geoholics LIVE!!! From HEXAGON 2025. Make sure to drop us a chat with any questions or comments!
Video length: 14:02
Category: Entertainment
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
EP 247 Loon on the Lake
Video length: 0:42
Category: Science & Technology
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
The Geoholics LIVE!!! From HEXAGON 2025. Make sure to drop us a chat with any questions or comments!
Video length: 21:06
Category: Entertainment
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️
Channel: the GEOHOLICS
Hold onto your antennae and calibrate your coordinates — this episode blasts off into GNSS orbit with Mike Horton of GEODNET and Larry Fox of Bad Elf! We’re talking democratization, satellites, and a robot invasion of 2025 (no big deal).
From Chicago’s north side to UC Berkeley and beyond, these GPS pioneers dropped knowledge like satellites in freefall:
Why decentralizing GNSS might just save the world (or at least your drone survey).
How GEODNET is quietly assembling the world’s largest RTK network — one miner at a time.
And what happens when a “Bad Elf” and a “Geo-Nerd” walk into a room.
There’s tech talk, trust talk, and even some good ol’ fashioned Iron Man headbanging as Black Sabbath sets the musical tone for the week.
Bonus: find out what woodworking, 3D printing, and Mandarin Chinese have to do with geospatial innovation. (Spoiler: nothing... and everything.)
And don’t miss the NLCPREP brain teaser — GPS isn’t about magnets or mirrors, folks!
This episode is brought to you by our friends at EMLID, TopoDOT, Hexagon, AllTerra Central, and of course, David Evans & Associates — where commitments are serious, and the relationships are even better.
Video length: 1:40:35
Category: Science & Technology
0 comments
Open Secret Panel ⏩️