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A <strong>PUBLICATION</strong> <strong>OF</strong><br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>SACRAMENTO</strong><br />
<strong>CHAPTER</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong><br />
CALIFORNIA LAND<br />
SURVEYORS<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
FOCAL POINT<br />
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
0<br />
I N S I D E T H I S<br />
I S S U E :<br />
Upcoming Events 2<br />
President’s<br />
Message<br />
3<br />
Sustaining<br />
Members<br />
4<br />
Sac Chapter<br />
Member List<br />
5<br />
Stolen Equipment<br />
LightSquared is back<br />
6<br />
Trimble Survey<br />
Solutions<br />
NSPS Director’s<br />
Report<br />
<strong>CLSA</strong> NALS<br />
Conference<br />
Membership<br />
Forms<br />
Sacramento<br />
Chapter<br />
Contact info<br />
7<br />
8-10<br />
11<br />
12-13<br />
14
P A G E 2<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
November 27th Trimble Survey Solutions Showcase<br />
Location: CSDS, 6701 Sierra Court #E, Dublin<br />
9:00 AM or1:00 PM<br />
November 28th Trimble Survey Solutions Showcase 9:00 AM or1:00 PM<br />
Location: Clovis Veterans Memorial District, 808 4th St, Clovis<br />
November 29th Trimble Survey Solutions Showcase<br />
Location: CSDS, 4733 Auburn Blvd, Sacramento<br />
9:00 AM or1:00 PM<br />
December 5th Central Valley <strong>CLSA</strong> Chapter Meeting 6:00 PM<br />
Location: Perko’s, Modesto<br />
Speaker: Rolland VanDeValk<br />
December 6th Sacramento Chapter Holiday Party 6:00 PM<br />
Location: Blue Prynt<br />
Speaker: Annette Lockhart<br />
RSVP REQUIRED BY 11-26: vice-president@Sac-Surveyors.org<br />
December 12th East Bay <strong>CLSA</strong> Christmas Party<br />
Location: Scott’s, Walnut Creek<br />
December 12th<br />
International Geocaching Day<br />
December 13th Northern Counties <strong>CLSA</strong> Christmas Party 6:00 PM<br />
Location: Panighetti’s Eatery 2760 Esplanade, Chico, CA<br />
PLEASE RSVP BY 12-05-2012 Send RSVP to jbh1561@att.net<br />
December 14th Northern California GPS Users Group 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM<br />
Location: Contra Costa Public Works, 255 Glacier Dr, Martinez<br />
January 25th & 26th CSU Fresno Geomatics Conference<br />
Location: Clovis Memorial District, Clovis<br />
For more information: http://conference.fresnogmefoundation.org/<br />
Have an event you want to see listed?<br />
Please send the particulars to: focalpointeditor@gmail.com<br />
Sacramento surveyors Matt Kruger<br />
and Josh Hammond of REY Engineers<br />
on the road in Monterey.<br />
F O C A L P O I N T
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
P A G E 3<br />
President’s Message<br />
Thankfulness<br />
Leadership is only for a limited time.<br />
That is the way it should be. Each of us makes our contribution and gives way for<br />
others to continue on their own path.<br />
This year we have accomplished quite a few things to be proud of.<br />
Here are some of them:<br />
Shortened the business portion of the monthly meeting.<br />
Had monthly meetings with great speakers.<br />
Maintained our membership numbers for 4 Directors on the <strong>CLSA</strong> Board.<br />
Started the speakers at 7 (Well, most of the time)<br />
Itemized and tracked our earnings and expenses.<br />
Held LS preparation class.<br />
Visited and had joint meetings with other chapters<br />
(Northern Counties, Central Valley, East Bay, Monterey Bay)<br />
Provided Scholarships.<br />
Held a mini seminar.<br />
Provided lunches to examinees in April and October.<br />
It is your participation with the Chapter that makes these things, and so many more,<br />
possible. I want to thank you for your part.<br />
Of course, special thanks must go out to the other officers. Without their diligence<br />
in their charges, the chapter could not meet its challenges and obligations.<br />
I would also like to thank you for the incredible opportunity to be president this year.<br />
I will take away so much more than I have given, learned so much more than I<br />
could teach. It is a journey I will not forget.<br />
I wish you all the best of holiday seasons and a<br />
prosperous new year.<br />
Annette Lockhart,<br />
2012 President
P A G E 4<br />
Thank you to our<br />
Sustaining Members for Your Support!<br />
It’s renewal time.<br />
Sustaining Membership is a great way to advertise your business<br />
while showing your support for the Sacramento <strong>CLSA</strong> Chapter.<br />
If you want to see your business card or logo on the Sustaining<br />
Member page, please contact our 2013 Chapter Secretary, Jerry<br />
Jones, at: secretary@sac-surveyors.org<br />
F O C A L P O I N T
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
Renewal Time!! P A G E 5<br />
Sacramento Chapter Members as of 11/23<br />
Sustaining Members shown in Bold Print, Members from other Chapters shown with *<br />
John Adam<br />
Rich Aviles<br />
Jeremiah Bean<br />
*Travis Bohan<br />
Peg Bostley<br />
Jim Brainard<br />
Rich Briner<br />
Tom Brungs<br />
*Howard Brunner<br />
Brian Bullock<br />
Curt Burfield<br />
Michael Butler<br />
Charles Capp<br />
Paul Carlson<br />
Bill Carmack<br />
Tim Case<br />
Carl CedeBaca<br />
Cameron Clark<br />
Christopher Curtis<br />
Charlie Czapkay<br />
*Phil Danskin<br />
Jeremy Dean<br />
Albert DeLeon<br />
Yvette DiCarlo<br />
Birk Ellis<br />
Paul Enneking<br />
Chris Fasset<br />
Larry Fenske<br />
Ryan Ferris<br />
Joe Feyder<br />
Dan Forgey<br />
Adam Foster<br />
Jim Frame<br />
Dan Frink<br />
Bruce Gandelman<br />
Jason Gasser<br />
Martin Gonzales<br />
Dave Goodman<br />
Chris Gorges<br />
Dan Gregory<br />
Steve Guay<br />
David Gutierrez<br />
Stuart Hagerman<br />
*Roger Hanlin<br />
Kevin Heeney<br />
Nate Hershey<br />
Joseph Hicks<br />
Cody Hustead<br />
Don Ivy<br />
Jerry Jones<br />
Neal Jones<br />
Chuck Karayan<br />
Dave Karoly<br />
Eric Kiel<br />
Steve Kilmer<br />
Mike Kindle<br />
Stan King<br />
Kris Klima<br />
Aleksandr Krasnov<br />
Rand La Force<br />
Nick Labedzki<br />
Justin Lambert<br />
*Paul Lamoreaux<br />
Mike Lee<br />
Christopher Lerch<br />
Annette Lockhart<br />
Mike Long<br />
Matt Machado<br />
Abe Magdaleno<br />
*Don Marcott<br />
*Steve Martin<br />
Ray Mathe<br />
Bill McKinney<br />
Rob McMillan<br />
Hugh McWilliams<br />
Dave Mello<br />
Alfredo Mijango<br />
*Jerry Miller<br />
Ron Monsour<br />
Ben Moody<br />
Ric Moore<br />
Steve Ourada<br />
Joe Pacheco<br />
Evan Page<br />
Jimmie Pallares<br />
Steve Parrish<br />
Kent Poythress<br />
Martin Ramos<br />
Ben Sanchez<br />
*Jon Scarpa<br />
Dan Schwartz<br />
Tom Sekel<br />
George Senning<br />
Karl Sharlette<br />
Jonathon Shattuck<br />
*Aaron Smith<br />
Robert Snow<br />
*Keith Spencer<br />
Craig Speiss<br />
Matt Stringer<br />
Patrick Tami<br />
Tom Taylor<br />
Bill Telling<br />
Joe Tennyson<br />
Brian Thionet<br />
Sherry Toutges<br />
Jill Van Houten<br />
*Marc Van Zuuk<br />
Dave Waddell<br />
Channing Whetstone<br />
Brendan Williams<br />
Ian Wilson<br />
Jim Wilson<br />
*John Wilusz<br />
John Wunschel<br />
Sherrie Zimmerman<br />
There is still plenty of<br />
room for you!<br />
Join NOW!<br />
2013 chapter dues are half off for all <strong>CLSA</strong> state association members! We need you to fill out those 2013<br />
membership application forms. The number of Directors the Chapter sends to the <strong>CLSA</strong> Board of Directors<br />
meeting is based on the number of professional land surveyors who are state <strong>CLSA</strong> members, and declare<br />
Sacramento as their home Chapter. Please join the Sacramento Chapter and show your support for the<br />
ways in which we support the profession. Be sure your state dues are current!<br />
If your name is not on the list below, please fill out a membership form and send it to Jerry Jones,<br />
(secretary@sac-suveyors.org) as soon as possible. A copy of the form is on page 13.
P A G E 6<br />
Bad News:<br />
Stolen Equipment<br />
and LightSquared is back<br />
Stolen Equipment<br />
Stolen from my truck, in what I thought was a secure location,<br />
1 each Trimble 4000sse receiver and Trimble 4000ssi receiver,<br />
serial numbers are 1932 and 11988<br />
1 Trimble 5603 Robotic Total Station, serial number 63321018<br />
1 Trimble HD150 laser hand-held distance meter<br />
2 Trimble tribrachs 2 Trimble tribrach adapters<br />
1 Trimble SLR prism 1 Trimble RMT<br />
1 Trimble 360 RMT<br />
2 Trimble batteries 2 battery adapters<br />
2 battery cables<br />
Thanks for your help<br />
I will be looking for a replacement 5603<br />
__________________<br />
Dane Ince, LS<br />
Certified Federal Surveyor<br />
415-321-9300<br />
WWW.SanFranciscoSurveyingCompany.com<br />
If you hear of anything, please contact Dane.<br />
LightSquared Still Won’t Give Up on Spectrum Near GPS Band<br />
LightSquared has once again filed an application with the FCC to build a 4G network in the 10 MHz band of the<br />
spectrum which will interfere with GPS signals.<br />
Please read the article at:<br />
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/lightsquared-still-wont-give-up-on-spectrum-near-gps-band/<br />
Please read the article, and then contact your congressman and let him or her know your feelings<br />
on this subject. The more contact your elected officials have the more likely we can kill this<br />
thing… editor<br />
Dou you have someone newly hired or promoted?<br />
Send their photo and a little bit of information to FocalPointEditor@gmail.com<br />
F O C A L P O I N T
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
P A G E 7
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
P A G E 8<br />
Read this article and discuss with Chapter Officers
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
P A G E 9
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
P A G E 10
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
P A G E 11
P A G E 12<br />
First timers - Join on-line for prorated dues. Renewals - no proration.<br />
F O C A L P O I N T
D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 2<br />
P A G E 13
<strong>CLSA</strong> <strong>SACRAMENTO</strong> - 2012 <strong>CHAPTER</strong> <strong>OF</strong>FICERS<br />
Annette Lockhart (209) 518-9962 President@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Paul Carlson (530) 677-1205 VicePresident@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Rob McMillan (760) 846-4491 Secretary@sac-surveyors.org<br />
David Gutierrez (530) 392-8007 Treasurer@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Bill Telling,<br />
RIP<br />
Tim Case (916) 214-9571 BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Jerry Jones (530) 798-6700 BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Jill Van Houten (916) 284-1801 BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Ian Wilson (916) 960-9573 BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Address: PO BOX 162846, Sacramento, CA 95816-2846<br />
FOCAL POINT AND WEBSITE ADMINISTRATION<br />
Editor Jill Van Houten (916) 284-1801 focalpointeditor@gmail.com<br />
Webgeek Jeremy Dean webgeek@sac-surveyors.org<br />
Workshop Rob McMillan (760) 846-4491 Workshop@sac-surveyors.org<br />
IDEAS YOU ideas@sac-surveyors.org<br />
sac-surveyors.org<br />
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