Pub. 14 2019 Issue 1

www.ucls.org 26 Issue 1 2019 / UCLS Foresights SALT LAKE STORE 612 Confluence Ave Murray UT 84123 (801)262-0066 Sales, Service Supplies and Rental www.rmtlaser.com (801)262-0066 Rocky Mountain Transit has been serving Utah and Nevada for over 25 years. We are a full line Topcon Machine Control and Survey Dealer. We also proudly represent products from Spectra Precision, Leica, Seco, PLS, Aervoe and many more. From flagging and paint to Machine Control and 3D Laser Scanning, our Professional Sales staff has you covered! WFPS AREAS OF FOCUS Providing Resources to Benefit State Associations WFPS is dedicated to providing resources to state associations. Following are a few of the resources that are available: 1. Speakers Bureau 2. Article Bank for AssociationMagazines 3. STEMOutreach Flyer Serving as a Regional Voice WFPS has adopted a resolution to support Quality Based Selection (QBS). The resolution is attached for your use. Should your state need a letter of support from WFPS about a QBS issue, please contact the WFPS Office at admin@wfps.org . WFPS sent a letter of support of the Amicus Brief prepared by NSPS to the Louisiana Supreme Court in the case of Crooks vs. the State in support of the effort to reconsider the court ruling. WFPS has adopted an elevator pitch about what a surveyor does: “We’re really good at math and measuring. We use light beams, sat- ellites and drones. You know that GPS in your car or phone? That's accurate to about 10 feet. The stuff we use? We’re talking milli- meters – about the thickness of a dime. Of the four faces on Mt. Rushmore, three of them are surveyors. The other guy started the Panama Canal and got teddy bears named after him. We also show you the limits of what is probably the most expensive thing you will ever own – your property – so you knowwhat's yours and what isn't. When a ship pulls into harbor with your new jet-black BMW? We surveyed the sea floor to make sure the ship wouldn't bottom out. You know those steep curves on the NASCAR tracks? A survey- or laid those out so the cars are less likely to jump over the top. And when you get back from your Caribbean cruise, it’s been pouring rain and your plane lands at 200 miles per hour. We banked the run- way so the water runs off. We saved your life. You're welcome.” About WFPS - PowerPoint Get to knowWFPS and howwe serve the 13 western state surveying association. Visit theWFPS website, click “About WFPS” and down- load theWFPS PowerPoint. What can WFPS do for you As always, I challenge the UCLS members to bring up surveying issues that can be brought to WFPS on a regional pla�orm. As your director to the WFPS and incoming chairman of WFPS, I represent you. So please don’t hesitate to contact me at Mike- Nadeau.UCLS@gmail.com. t About WFPS The Western Federation of Professional Surveyors (WFPS) was formed in 1979. The Board of Directors includes two Dele- gates from each of the 13 western states. WFPS serves as a regional voice for land surveyors and meets quarterly to dis- cuss practice issues affecting western state surveyors. For more information about WFPS and the state associations, visit WFPS.org .