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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Features
8 Thoughts on Professional Practice and Advertising Index
Education, Part 2
By: Knud Hermansen, PLS, PE, Ph.D., Esq. Frontier Precision .....................................2
16 Bird’s Eye View of Drone Regulations That CAD Girl ....................................11/15
and Insurance
By: James Lyon Carlson Survey ....................................... 23
18 Washington State Dept. of Natural Recources WFPS FS Study Course ........................ 27
Educational Article
19 How the Mercator Projection Distorts our World
From Wikipedia
28 Women in Surveying
By: Anna Rios, PLS
30 An Interview with LSAW
Past President, Larry Signani, PLS
By: Ben Petersen, PLS
34 Lorenzo W. Rima, a Surveyor Lost in History
By: James McLefresh, PLS
36 Celebrating the Brooks Act 50 Anniversary
th
By: John Palatiello
37 Notice to Land Surveyors,
Engineers, and GIS Professionals: On The Cover:
Continue to use the U.S. Survey Foot in NAD83 Surveying at the Alpine Inn at the Crystal
Mountain Resort.
Photo courtesy of Desi Schilling
Departments
4 LSAW Leadership 24 Walker Golf Tournament
5 President’s Message 26 WFPS Highlights
6 From The Editor 27 LSAW Remembers
7 BRPELS Update 32 NSPS Update
10 WA DNR Survey Advisory Board Update (SAB) 38 Show Me Your Rear
12/13 LSAW Conference 2023 39 Who’s Who
14 LSAW Board Meeting Highlights 40 Calendar of Events
20 Turning Points
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