St. Louis Chapter

New Exhibit at State Museum Features a Historic Surveyor’s Compass Family of Bob Myers Shares the Artifact by Donald Martin and Matt Thomas The Missouri State Museum in the State Capitol has opened a new exhibit which features a surveying connection to our state’s...

The NSPS Day On The Hill is March 29, 2023   Here's what that means:   NSPS members will travel to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC to meet with members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and their staffs to discuss (1) the need for improved...

Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors Presents Spring Workshop April 28-29, 2023 Lodge of the Four Seasons Lake Ozark, MO REGISTER HERE PDF REGISTRATION FORM HERE

Join SIUE in celebrating the Launch of the Land Surveying & Geomatics Program! APRIL 12TH, 5-7:30 PM At the 11th Annual Land Surveying Open House Exhibitors RSVP by March 15th. Appetizers and cash bar. More Info HERE!

  Happy President's Day! Today we look at President Thomas Jefferson and the work he did to support the Lewis and Clark expedition. See President Jefferson's...

Article from American Surveyor: If you’re a Land Surveyor, you’ve probably heard Mount Rushmore described as “3 Surveyors and another guy.” While Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln were technically surveyors, the full history may surprise you. Full Article...

A Town, a Flood, and Superfund: Looking Back at the Times Beach Disaster Nearly 40 Years Later The EPA looks at Times Beach nearly 40 years later. "This town, Times Beach, Missouri, was the site of one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation’s history....

    Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors presents: The USPLSS for Missouri and Arkansas in Four Hours, Thursday March 16th, 2023 Live Webinar 8:30 am - 12:30 pm   4.0 PDU's (2.0 approved as MO Standards Credits)   Dr. Dick Elgin, PS, PE...

3/22/2023 from 6-8pm at Seiler Instrument, St. Louis The Topic of Discussion will be: The Particulars for Getting Good Drone Data. (Click for Program PDF) We will be applying to the board for 1.5 PDUs for attendees of this event. 3433 Tree Court Industrial Blvd | St....

  Register Now for the 2023 IPLSA Annual Conference to See Featured Speaker Gary Kent, PS!   Wednesday, February 8 - Registration, Board Meeting, Common Mistakes Made in the Field, Workforce Development Roundtable Pt 1 & 2. NGS New Datums Status Pt. 1...

From “Selling America: The General Land Office and the Rector-Conway Family Surveying Dynasty Part II”, American Surveyor: In 1816, William Rector was appointed Surveyor General of the Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. William relocated to St. Louis after the Illinois...

A friend of mine who worked on a survey crew with me for years, sent me these pictures of a monument he visited south of Centralia, IL. a Cardinal Point Witness Corner monument. The monument was erected in 1976 by the IRLSA (now the IPLSA), to witness the point at the...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023 - the U.S. survey foot will be phased out as part of the modernization of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). From this point forward, the international foot will be simply called the foot. - National Institute of Standards and...

OnX has become a powerful tool for hunters, and for surveyors. Hunters need to know the property boundaries to avoid trespassing and with nationwide parcel boundaries, surveyors use OnX and tools like it to get close to rural corners. OnX, like any Municipal or County...

"Donnell learned of the discrepancy between the county and Lengby landowners in early 2021, when applying for a permit to build an addition to his house. Polk County officials told him his well and septic tank were actually located on his neighbor’s property." "The...

If you happened to get a recent issue of xyHt magazine, there was a bonus poster in there from Get Kids Into Survey! We need to continue and encourage, educate and help the younger generations to take interest in our profession, and this program is a great example of...

  Iowa couple locked in legal battle to stop surveyors from coming onto their land.   Trespassing, pipelines, liquefied carbon dioxide emissions, access to Illinois & North Dakota, greenhouse emissions and more!   Full story HERE

ALTA warns AOLs are a bad idea! "As a result of Equitable Housing Finance Plans announced earlier this year by the FHFA, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now accepting written AOLs (Attorney Opinion Letters) in lieu of a title insurance policy under limited...

Enjoy some light survey humor!

HOUSE BILL NO. 2149 This bill was recently enacted by the Missouri Legislature and signed by the governor. It accomplishes many things, including changing the Land Surveying licensure requirements. This topic will be discussed at the 2022 Annual Convention. Members of...

MSPS 2022 MAP/PLAT DESIGN COMPETITION Entries must be completed after 6/30/2021 and are due by July 31, 2022 Submissions must be a single sheet drawing. Winners will be Announced and Displayed at the MSPS 2022 Annual Meeting. Payout to Top 3 Best Overall. Click for...

Surveyors Historical Society - Rendezvous 2022 Confluence in Harpers Ferry September 21-23, 2022 Clarion Inn, Harpers Ferry, WV Our 2022 Rendezvous hopes to relate to us a bit of John Brown in one of his many professions, that as a surveyor. John Brown surveyed in...

  65th Annual Meeting of the Missouri Society of Professional Surveyors October 6-8, 2022 Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel St. Louis. 191 Westport Plaza, Maryland Heights, MO. Speakers: Matt Davis; Kevin DeSain, PLS; Dr. Dick Elgin, PS, PE; Stan Emerick, PLS; James...

Double Standards - Two States - One Day!   Don’t miss this opportunity for PDUs! St. Charles Community College Saturday June 4th, 2022 – Sign up now if you haven’t already. 7am-6pm – Missouri Minimum Standards (4 PDUs), Darrell Pratte, PLS 12pm-2pm –...