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This biannual event

was started when Rob

McMillan was taking

his EIT exam in The

Sacramento test site

(Cal Expo).

Opportunities for a

quick lunch were not

readily available in the

time frame given. He

had the idea that the

Did you know about

CLSA the first time

you took the LSIT

exam? Did you know

about CLSA’s mission

the first time you

took the LS exam?

What was it that

introduced us to this

great organization?

Some point to their

mentors, others to

CLSA Education

Foundation

scholarships, and

lately even to CLSA

participation in

Trig*Star. Over the

last several years,

many can say they

were introduced to

CLSA over a free

lunch provided by the

Sacramento Chapter.

CLSA and Lunch

INS IDE TH IS

I S SUE :

Survey Summit 3

TrigStar 4

GIS is 6

Board News 10

Chapter Ap 11

Focal Point M A Y 2 0 1 1

A PUBLICATION OF

THE SACRAMENTO

AREA CHAPTER

OF THE

CALIFORNIA LAND

SURVEYORS

ASSOCIATION

Logan’s Roadhouse Natomas

3698 North Freeway Blvd

Sacramento, CA 95834

May 5, 2011

Socialize at 5:00

Dinner at 6:00

Frank Lehmann, PLS

President-Elect

CLSA

Rob McMillan, PLS and

Annette Lockhart, PLS

Continued on page 2

P A G E 2

Lunch continued... Chapter could do

something to make

a difference. It

was an easy “sell” to

the Chapter since

everyone

immediately knew

the need. Being

able to take off

just a little

pressure,

Sacramento

Chapter decided to

be there to provide

a well needed

respite.

This April

Sacramento

Chapter CLSA

members Annette

Lockhart, Bill

Telling, Roy Olson,

Dave Mello and Rob

McMillan teamed up

to feed the

surveying

candidates at Cal

Expo. On Friday,

they provided

lunchtime

sandwiches, chips

and drinks to those

taking the NCEES

Professional

Surveyor (PS)

Examination, and

they did the same

on Saturday April

9th for the

Fundamentals of

Surveying (FS)

candidates. What a

great example of

sharing the

benefits and

camaraderie of

CLSA.

F O C A L P O I N T

The Chapter would like to acknowledge a little help

from our friends who assist in making this happen:

BPELSG staff Ric, Debbie, and Jennifer, Board

members, and, of course, the proctors.

Central Valley Chapter for monetary support.

Sacramento Chapter members for continued

support

See Pictures on pages 8 and 9!

P A G E 3 M A Y 2 0 1 1

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Roseville, CA 95678

(916) 788-8122

Join surveyors from around the world at the first Survey Summit,

brought to you by the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping

(ACSM) and Esri. At the Survey Summit, you will learn about emerging

technologies that are reshaping the surveying landscape. This is your

opportunity to witness and try out the latest and greatest surveying and

mapping solutions - all under one roof.

What to Expect:

Workshops and sessions led by industry experts

Opportunities to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Networking with users of GPS, GIS, LIDAR, Machine Control, and other

surveying technologies

Discussions on standards, accuracy, and new business opportunities

Torrey Pines Golf Tournament

The Survey Summit is designed for you to take away ideas and solutions

that can be immediately implemented in your own business practices.

Esri and the American Congress on

Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) July

7–12 in San Diego, California, for

the premier Survey Summit.

P A G E 4

My School and TrigStar Annette Lockhart , PLS

F O C A L P O I N T

This is TrigStar at my high school

(ElCamino High School) in Sacramento. It

is a small turnout by some standards, but it

is great to me because every year I see

more kids. This year I was accompanied by

Sherry Toutges, PLS.

Above are students

during the exam and to

the right are the

teachers that make our

visit possible.

Being a Corporate Sponsor is a reasonable and cost effective way to support the Sacramento Chapter of

CLSA. This corporate support is vital to sustaining our chapter activities, monthly newsletter and

scholarship fund. If your firm would like to become a Corporate Sponsor please contact the editor at:

focalpointeditor@gmail.com or (209) 518-9962.

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(916) 569-2500

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Thanks to Our Corporate Sponsors for Supporting the Sacramento Chapter

P A G E 6

GIS Is... Geographic Information System

Garden International School (Malaysia)

Gas-Insulated Switchgear

Geeky Internal Stuff (database)

General Information Services

Genome Institute of Singapore

Gentran Integration Suite (Sterling Commerce)

Geodata Interoperability Specification

Geographiches Infomationsystem (Germany)

Geophysical Information System

Geosynchronous Meteorological Satellite

Gisborne, New Zealand (Airport code)

Google Image Search

Government Information System

Greatness is Simplicity

Green Iguana Society

Guaranteed Income Supplement

Gunbound International Server

Guidelines Implementation Stuff

And….

F O C A L P O I N T

What do you think?

This is an

excerpt form a

slide shared by

Brent Jones,

ESRI Industry

Manager, Survey

/Cadastre/

Engineering.

Minutes

P A G E 7 M A Y 2 0 1 1

April Chapter meeting: Attendance was about 30. The meeting featured a

US Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) Two for One show. Mark Morberg, PLS, of

BoR presented an overview of the BoR system in the Southwestern US,

especially our Central Valley project. Dave Mello, PLS, formerly of BoR now

with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, described innovative control ideas

and surveying techniques used on the new Folsom Dam spillway construction

project. Using laser scanners to monitor construction progress and map the

geologic fractures in the exposed rock surface allowed the project to move

quickly, get Geotechnical reviews accomplished in a timely and efficient

manner, and not cause delay claims.

The Chapter business portion of the meeting included the request for

Chapter member review of the CLSA Strategic Plan and comments to be

returned via e-mail to our Board Reps prior to the April 30th Board

meeting. No comments were recieved. The future El Camino High School

survey is still on hold. They need to raise money for construction, and it is

slow going in this economy. We are in the final

stages of revisions to our by-laws. Bill is going over

the checklist with the CLSA By-Laws Chair.

Our PPC has cases under review, the LS Exam

review classes are over, and we are checking local

interest in holding a fall LSIT Exam review class.

E-mail Workshop@sac-surveyors.org with your

suggestions. We would also like to have Dave

Wooley, PLS present a

Continued on page 10

P A G E 8

F O C A L P O I N T

Lunches in

Sacramento

P A G E 9 M A Y 2 0 1 1

P A G E 1 0

Minutes continued…. 3 day series of 8

hour classes on

Ethics for the

Professional

Land Surveyor.

We are pursuing

establishing a

Student CLSA

Chapter and a

recognized

campus club at

Sacramento City

College. This

should help

publicize the

program. The 50

-50 raffle winner

again failed to

draw the joker.

Next month we

will be in El

Dorado Hills for

the Vendor

Night free

dinner of

Chapter provided

Pizza and all the

new technology

you can imagine.

July is our

fantasic BBQ

and Pot-Luck

with the

Northern

Counties

F O C A L P O I N T

Sacramento CLSA Chapter member Ian Wilson appointed

Chair of the CLSA Monument Preservation Fund

Committee.

Former CLSA President Robert Reese appointed Chair of

the CLSA Monument Conservation Committee.

Jay Seymour of the LA Chapter has been nominated for

the office of 2012 CLSA Treasurer.

The next CLSA Legislative Committee meeting will be

June 25th, 2011 at the RBF Office in Sacramento.

CLSA Board News Flash

P A G E 1 1 M A Y 2 0 1 1

sac-surveyors.org

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Bill Telling (916) 769-8258 President@sac-surveyors.org

Annette Lockhart (209) 518-9962 VicePresident@sac-surveyors.org

Rob McMillan (760) 846-4491 Secretary@sac-surveyors.org

David Gutierrez (530) 392-8007 Treasurer@sac-surveyors.org

Oscar Jarquin (916) 201-0992 PastPresident@sac-surveyors.org

Bill Telling (916) 769-8258 BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org

Jerry Jones BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org

Address: PO BOX 162846-2846, Sacramento, CA 95816

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