PLSO The Oregon Surveyor July/August 2021

Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Executive Secretary Aimee McAuliffe PO Box 230548 Tigard, OR 97281 503-303-1472 Toll-free: 844-284-5496 execdirector@plso.org www.plso.org © 2021 LLM Publications Vol. 44, No. 4 July/August 2021 A publication of the Published by LLM Publications 503-445-2220 • 800-647-1511 www.llmpubs.com Advertising Ronnie Jacko, ronnie@llmpubs.com Design Benjamin Caulder, ben@llmpubs.com Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Editor Vanessa Salvia Publications Committee Leo Litowich, Chair Pat Gaylord Tim Kent Samantha Tanner Editorials From the PLSO Chair, by Tim Fassbender, PLS 2 From the PLSO Office, by Aimee McAuliffe 4 Field Notes from the Committee, by Pat Gaylord, PLS 6 Featured Articles Member Spotlight, by Vanessa Salvia 9 Quality Assurance in Surveying and Mapping, Part 3 by Fred Henstridge, LS 12 What The Heck Does A County Surveyor Do?, by R. Charles Pearson, PLS 15 GPS is Endangered by a Misguided FCC Decision by Diana Furchtgott-Roth 17 Photos from the PLSO Annual Conference Community Wall 24 Columns OrYSN Corner, by Russell Dodge 7 The Lost Surveyor, by Pat Gaylord, PLS 18 Surveyors in the News 26 On the Cover Mount Hood fading into a summer sunset near Nansene, Oregon. Photo by Pat Gaylord. Contents The Oregon Surveyor is a publication of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO). It is provided as a medium for the expression of individual opinions concerning topics relating to the Land Surveying profession. Address changes & business All notifications for changes of address, membership inquiries, and PLSO business correspondence should be directed to Aimee McAuliffe, PO Box 230548, Tigard, OR 97281; 503-303-1472; execdirector@plso.org. Editorial matters & contributions of material The Oregon Surveyor welcomes your articles, comments, and photos for publication. PLSO assumes no responsibility for statements expressed in this publication. Editorial matters should be directed to Vanessa Salvia, vsalvia@gmail.com. Advertising policy Advertising content and materials are subject to approval of the PLSO Board and LLM Publications. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising that simulates copy; material must be clearly marked as “Advertisement.” For advertising, contact: Ronnie Jacko, ronnie@llmpubs.com; 503-445-2234, 800-647-1511 x2234. @ORLandSurveyors The Oregon