TSPS MAR 2025 FINAL REV - Flipbook - Page 3
THE
CONTENTS
TEXAS
SURVEYOR
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief / HEATHER ZAVESKY
Managing Editor / LEEANNA MAO
ART & DESIGN
October Custom Publishing / ocpubs.com / TORQUIL DEWAR & SHELLEY LAI
2024 – 2025 TSPS OFFICERS
President
STEVEN J. FREEMAN II
Freeman Surveying & Mapping LLC, Tyler
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/ TECHNOLOGY FEATURE
Unlocking the Potential of Visual Positioning
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/ CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
President Elect
MIGUEL A. ESCOBAR
Inland Geodetics, Round Rock
Vice President
MICHAEL HOOVER
Seacoast Surveyors, LLC, Galveston
/ UPCOMING EVENTS
/ TSPSYMPOSIUM
/ LEGISLATIVE
/ TEXAS SURVEYORS WEEK
Past President
JOSH W. LEAMONS
Searchers, LLC, Fredericksburg
Secretary/Treasurer
DESIREE HURST
Yazel Peebles & Associates LLC, North Richland Hills
/ NEW MEMBERS
/ SUSTAINING MEMBERS
TSPS DIRECTORS
KENNETH YAZEL / BEDFORD - Chapter 2: North Central Texas
SHAWN BILLINGS / KILGORE - Chapter 4: East Texas
/ TECH TALK
ADAM MAYWHORT / WHITE OAK - Chapter 4: East Texas
PATRICK BALDASARO / FLOWER MOUND - Chapter 5: Dallas
/ FEATURED MEMBER
CAM LOWE / HOUSTON - Chapter 9: Gulf Coast
ANISSA BORDERS / KATY - Chapter 9: Gulf Coast
/ ATTORNEY’S ANGLE
STAN PIPER / MIDLAND - Chapter 10: Permian Basin
ANGELA WELLER / SAN ANTONIO - Chapter 11: Alamo
/ INSURANCE ARTICLE
ROBERTO ARAUJO-CRUZ /SAN ANTONIO - Chapter 11: Alamo
DREW BLESSING / ABILENE - Chapter 18: West Central Texas
/ SAFETY ARTICLE
JOE BREAUX / COLLEGE STATION - Chapter 20: Brazos Valley
PAUL CAREY / CASTROVILLE - Chapter 22: Chaparral
/ STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM
The Texas Surveyor (ISSN 1546-4164) is the of昀椀cial Publication of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors, published bimonthly for the betterment of the surveying profession. Articles may be reprinted with
credit. TSPS assumes no responsibility for the statements made or expressed in this publication. Copyright
2023. Standards for Submission of Articles The Texas Surveyor welcomes original contributions from
members. Be sure to: copy all quoted material exactly as it appears in the original, indicating omissions
by ellipses; use quotation marks for quotes and give credit to the source. Hi-res photos that you’d like to
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Submit articles in Word doc form to communications@tsps.org. Publication Schedule & Deadlines The
Texas Surveyor is published digitally in March, May, September, and November with the January and July
issues printed and mailed to all members. All submissions are due the 5th of the month preceding publication. Advertising Rates / Placement Information Please visit www.tsps.org/mediakit for full details.
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