Pub. 13 2018 Issue 1

3 Issue 1 2018 / UCLS Foresights www.ucls.org inside Executive Board 2018 UTAH COUNCIL OF LAND SURVEYORS State Chair James Couts ECI 4229W. 5825 S. Roy, UT 84067 Business: (801) 292-9954 Fax: (801) 292-9177 E-mail: james.couts@ecislc.com Past State Chair Dan Perry UtahValley University 1300West 1600 North Orem, UT 84604-2332 Business: (801) 500-4510 E-mail: dan.geosymmetrics@gmail.com State Chair-Elect Jefferson Searle Meridian Engineering 9217 South Redwood Road, Suite A West Jordan, UT 84088 Business: (801) 569-1315 E-mail: jsearle@meiamerica.com Treasurer Brad Mortensen (SL) 3268 S. 930W. Syracuse, UT 84075 Business: (385) 272-8106 E-mail: bmortensen@meiamerica.com NSPS Director Steven Dale 3600 S. Constitution Blvd., Room 250 WestValley City, UT 84119 Business: (801) 963-3218 Fax: (801) 963-3540 E-mail: steve.dale@wvc-ut.gov Home: (435) 843-5410 WFPS Director MichaelW. Nadeau (SL) 5226W.Ashland Rose Dr. Herriman, UT 84065 Business: (801) 569-1315 Fax: (801) 569-1319 E-mail: mikenadeau.ucls@gmail.com Book Cliffs President: Harold Marshall 85 S. 200 E. Vernal, UT 84078 Business: (435) 789-1017 Fax: (435) 789-1813 E-mail: hmarshall@uintahgroup.com Chapter Representative: Brock Slaugh P.O. Box 1580 Vernal, UT 84078 Business: (435) 789-1365 E-Mail: bjs@timberlinels.com Color Country President: Todd Jacobsen 175 East 200 North St. George, UT 84770 Business: (435) 627-4124 Fax: (435) 627-4133 E-mail: todd.jacobsen@sgcity.org Chapter Representative: Rick Snyder 11 North 300West Washington, UT 84780 Business: (435) 652-8450 Fax: (435) 652-8416 E-Mail: rsnyder@sunrise-eng.com Golden Spike President: Andy Hubbard 5746 S 1475 E Ogden, UT 84403 Business: (801) 394-4515 Fax: (801) 392-7544 E-mail: andyh@greatbasineng.com Chapter Representative: Val Schultz 2096W 5750 S Roy, UT 84067-2330 Business: (801) 399-8018 E-mail: vschultz@co.weber.ut.us Salt Lake President: Brian Linam Benchmark Engineering 3724 Hot Springs Lane Lehi, UT 84043 Business/Cell: (801) 608-6108 E-mail: brian@benchmarkcivil.com Chapter Representative: Brian Mitchell 2001 South State Street, Suite N1-400 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Business: (385) 468-8243 E-mail: bmitchell@slco.org Timpanogos President: Chad Hill Provo City 1377 S. 350 E. Provo, UT 84606 Business: (801) 852-6746 E-mail: cjhill@provo.org Chapter Representative: Jim Kaiserman 1020 Sage Circle Heber City, UT 84032 Business: (435) 657-3222 Fax: (435) 657-3207 E-mail: jkaiserman@co.wasatch.ut.us The UCLS Foresights is published by the Utah Council of Land Surveyors (UCLS), as a service to the Land Surveying profession of the state of Utah and similar organizations on a complimentary basis.The Foresights is not copyright protected, therefore articles, except where specifically copyright noted, may be reprinted with proper credit given.Articles appearing in the Foresights publication do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or endorsement of UCLS, its officers, Board of Directors, or the editor. Contributions are encouraged and may be submitted to UCLS at mail@UCLS.org 4 Thoughts from the Chair 6 A Monument by Any Other Name Is Still a Monument 8 Golden Spike Chapter Report 9 What’s New with Surveying Education 10 UCLS Education Committee 12 Benefits of UCLS Membership 14 Western Regional Survey Conference 20 Trig-Star in Hurricane, Utah 22 2018 Trig Star Report 24 Western Federation of Professional Surveyors Report 26 Alaska Report 27 Geodetic Surveying — Connecting The Geospatial Community 30 UCLS Membership Application