The NSPS Radio Hour

Join host Curt Sumner and his guest, Tony Nettleman of Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc.

Join host Curt Sumner for a conversation with Vasileios "Vas" Kalogirou about his path to becoming a licensed Surveyor in five (5) states, including working with his Mom, a Surveyor. They will also discuss Vas's current work and his perspective on the importance of Surveyors working together, especially during a time when the number of Surveyors seems to be diminishing.

Block Chain Adviser John Markunas will join host Curt Sumner to follow up on their discussion on the February 18, 2019 show about "Block Chain Technology."

Host Curt Sumner will be joined by his good friend, and fellow musician, Lloyd Tolbert. Lloyd is currently a Professional Surveyor in Eugene, Oregon: transplanted long ago from Curt's home state - Virginia.

Shaun Fidler will join host Curt Sumner for a discussion about the philosophies behind his company, CMT Surveying and Consulting located in Damascus, OR.

We will be talking about a relatively new technology called "Block Chain". It is a way to collect various aspects of information about something such as a land parcel so it can be easily shared electronically.

Join host Curt Sumner and his guest Joseph Kerski

Join host Curt Sumner and guest Nicholas "Miki" Schmidt (Division Chief, Science and Geospatial Services, NOAA Office for Coastal Management), as they discuss the mission of his office and its interaction with other NOAA offices, and the public.

Join host Curt Sumner as he chats with Justin Farrow from Land Surveyors United.

Join host Curt Sumner for a conversation with Sculptor Dave LaMure, Jr. and Surveyor Tom Ruby.

Join host Curt Sumner and the two NSPS Vice President Candidates Tim Burch (IL) and Amanda Allred (NM).

Join host Curt Sumner and his guest Rich Radke for a discussion about SurveyStars - software solutions for operating a better Surveying businesses!

Join host Curt Sumner as he talks with John Failla about his WWII veteran surveying mentors.

Join host Curt Sumner for a conversation with NSPS Lobbyist JB Byrd and NSPS Government Affairs Consultant John Palatiello for a discussion about issues currently being considered, and an outlook for the elections.

Join Curt and guest David Rooney with the Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) and Brent Jones (ESRI) discussion about "land parcels" and how they are established, recorded, utilized in GIS, and retraced/reestablished.

Join host Curt Sumner and his guest James Shaw PLS, writer for xyHt magazine and Professional Land Surveyor in Maryland

Join Curt and guest Gary Kent on a number of topics affecting the Surveying profession, including current staffing issues; attempts to “specialize” licensure into categories, effective ways for Surveyors to communicate with the public, and the concept of Surveyors reviewing/commenting on each other's work during their society local chapter meetings.

Join host Curt Sumner and his guest willc discussing her activities working with the TwiST (Teaching with Spatial Technology) program for high school teachers.

Join host Curt Sumner for his conversation with George Southard, founder (2012) of GSKS Assoc. LLC, a company focusing on advocacy and education in the geospatial profession. Formerly Mr. Southard served as Director of Business Operations at Analytical Surveys, International Sales Manager at Leica Geosystems, and as Director of Programs for Trimble, Inc.

Jerry Carter, Chief Executive Officer of NCEES, will join host Curt Sumner for a discussion about the proposed Multi-State Compact for the Temporary Licensure of Professionals that is mentioned in this edition of NSPS News & Views.

Glen Thurow joins host Curt Sumner for a discussion about articles he has written on the topics of regulation and licensing, and affidavit requirement. Many listeners will recognize Glen as a past member of the NSPS Board of Directors, and for his work related to the NSPS CST program.

Rich Radke with SurveyStars joins Host Curt Sumner for a further discussion about operational and field management business practices/strategies for surveying firms. Rich initially appears on the radio show in October 2017.

Host Curt Sumner talks with Peter Bolton King, FRICS FNAEA FNAVA FIRPM CIPS/ Global Director of Professionalism and Ethics, RICS/ Chair of International Ethics Standards Coalition about the progress in the adoption of the Ethics standards throughout the world.

Join Lisa Isom as she discusses with host Curt Sumner what is new regarding insurance for our companies, employees, families, etc. Lisa is the principle of Assurance Risk Managers, Inc. in Colorado. ARM-I manages the NSPS Insurance Program.

Tim Farrar is the principal for the firms Telecom, Media, and Finances Associates (TMF), and is very knowledgeable about all the issues related the issue known to we Surveyors as LightSquared (now known as Ligado). Tim provided a great deal of information about the future of the dialog related to use of spectrum for GPS and other uses.

Join host Curt Sumner as he talks field books with the president of Bogside Publishing about their field books and the present and future use of field books.

Join host Curt Sumner and his guest Darren Leavitt as they discuss the widespread use of "The Sandbox" as a way to help students and the general public grasp some of the elements of the Surveying profession.

Host Curt Sumner will be joined by Rich Radke with SurveyStars, a company offering concepts to assist surveyors with the operational and field management of their companies.

Host Curt Sumner will talk with NSPS Government Affairs Consultants John Palatiello about the "Campaign Against Occupational Licensing" related to the increasing number of incidences where licensing of professional services is being challenged. This is, of course, a very important topic for the Surveying profession.

Host Curt Sumner will talk with NSPS Government Affairs Committee Chair Pat Smith, NSPS PAC Liaison Jon Warren, and NSPS Government Affairs consultants "JB" Byrd and John Palatiello about the importance of supporting the PAC through donations and personal interaction with legislators.

Join Curt Sumner for a discussion with Tony Nettleman about "An Assessment of ABET-Accredited Undergraduate Land Surveying and Geomatics Programs in the United States."

Gavin Schrock will join Joe Nunes & Landon Urquhart (Hemisphere GNSS who sponsored the trip) will talk about other elements of the trip and Hemisphere's participation.

Gavin Schrock will join Joe Nunes & Landon Urquhart (Hemisphere GNSS who sponsored the trip) will talk about other elements of the trip and Hemisphere's participation.

Join host Curt Sumner for a discussion with John Minor, Mark Armstrong, Rich Leu, John Hamilton, and perhaps others who were part of the group that made the recent journey to the Ecuador.

Join host Curt Sumner for a discussion with Paul Renard who represents Subsurface Instruments, Inc., a NSPS Sustaining Member company.

A group of Licensed Professional Surveyors with Wightman & Associates, Inc. located in Benton Harbor, MI will join host Curt Sumner to discuss their pursuit of history through their work in the Michigan remonumentation effort. John Kamer, Gary Hahn, Kevin Miedema, and Greg Vaughn have quite a story to tell. Don't miss it!!

The use of UAV/Drones has become more and more the "norm" for data gathering related to the work of Professional Surveyors. NSPS has recently initiated a UAV Committee to provide guidance for the organization in its efforts to keep track of what is happening in this arena, and to have a voice in decision making, etc. NSPS Secretary Tim Burch will join host Curt Sumner to discuss this topic, in particular about how the company Tim works in is utilizing UAV/Drones to handle its routine workload.

Join host Curt Sumner as he discusses this matter with the NSPS Government Affairs team (Pat Smith/NSPS Government Affairs Chair; JB Byrd/NSPS Lobbyist; John Palatiello/NSPS Government Affairs Consultant).

The June 21 edition of NSPS News & Views featured the article 45°North – 90°W Geographic Marker about a marker set at the intersection of the 45th Parallel of Latitude and the 90th Meridian of Longitude which is the center of the Northwest Hemisphere. Marathon County Surveyor Christopher Fieri joins host Curt Sumner to talk about this.

Join Curt Sumner and his guests Ray Hintz and Rich Vannozzi on the topic of surveying education and the concept of "online/distance educational programs".

NSPS Radio Hour regular participant Gavin Schrock will join host Curt Sumner to discuss a variety of issues and his activities as an editor for xyHt magazine.

Regular listeners to the radio show will recall Eric Gakstatter being the guest on a few occasions back in the days when "Lightsquared" was a major topic of discussion. On June 12, Eric will again join host Curt Sumner to discuss a variety of issues related to the new satellite constellations now being deployed.