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Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast

National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)

Want to hear from the movers and shakers of the surveying profession? Each week, NSPS brings you conversations with the trendsetters and difference-makers that are helping to shape the world of surveying. Your host, NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch sits down with various personalities to discuss all things surveying, all bundled in a 30-minute conversation.

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EP230 Gary Kent - Land Title Survey Standards 2026 -...

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2026/04/08

Our final portion reviewing of the changes within the 2026 Edition of the updated ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards continues with not one but TWO podcasts this week. "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast." features our resident land title survey expert, Gary Kent, PS, wrapping up Sections 6-8 & Table "A" in Episode 230. Your host, Tim Burch, sits down with Gary to discuss the important changes within the Section, so you don’t want to miss it. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to

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EP229 Gary Kent - Land Title Survey Standards 2026 -...

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2026/04/08

Our final portion reviewing of the changes within the 2026 Edition of the updated ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards continues with not one but TWO podcasts this week. "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast." features our resident land title survey expert, Gary Kent, PS, wrapping up Sections 4-5 in Episode 229. Your host, Tim Burch, sits down with Gary to discuss the important changes within the Section, so you don’t want to miss it. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to bookmark both the

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47:43

EP228 Todd Horton - Survey Technician Training

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2026/04/01

It may be April 1 on the calendar but we are not fooling around! Technician training is an important topic and "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" is here for you. This week, your host Tim Burch sits down with Todd Horton, PE, PLS, and lead instructor for survey technician training sessions being hosted around the country. They chatted about the importance of training in the age of one-man crews and exploding technology. Todd has been busy hosting sessions with the Michigan and Indiana societies, but

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34:31

EP227 Kennedy Williams - Senior @ Cal Poly Pomona

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2026/03/25

As we wind down to the end of March and Women's History Month, this week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" features someone who plans on making a name for her own self. While on location at the Western Region Survey Conference in Las Vegas, Tim Burch sat down with Kennedy Williams, a senior at Cal Poly Pomona and budding surveyor/engineer in the making. Kennedy shared her story of making the decision of pursuing a civil engineering degree then "finding" surveying during her sophomore

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35:38

EP226 John Allen - Allen Business Advisors

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2026/03/18

The surveying industry is currently grappling with a massive transition of ownership as aging founders near retirement, a situation that threatens local economic stability and the continuity of essential professional services. This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" features John R. Allen, III, owner of Allen Business Advisors in Brookline, MA. Tim Burch recently sat down with John to discuss the "silver tsunami" within the surveying profession and how it will effect both employers

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27:04

EP225 From the Director's Desk - National Surveyors'...

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2026/03/11

This week’s episode of “Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast” is the next installment of “From the Director’s Desk” with your host, NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch and features stories about National Surveyors Week. Tim shares the origin story of how the third week of March became a fixture on the surveyor’s calendar as well as current events happening for 2026. A very informational episode you don’t want to miss so check it out today!

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29:37

EP224 Milad Sadegi - Survey Technician & LSAW YSN Chair

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2026/03/04

It is assumed that most surveyors are either born into the profession or discover it during their formidable years of education. Sometime, however, a career change opens one's eye to finding the passionate role their life may have been missing. This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" does just that. Your host, Tim Burch, caught up with Milad Sadegi, LSIT, and Chair of the LSAW Young Surveyors Network, to discuss his transition from the financial field to the road to becoming a

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23:10

EP223 GeoWeek 2026 - NSPS Leadership Reflection

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2026/02/25

This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" finds us in Denver, Colorado wrapping up a great opportunity of promoting our new state affiliate membership drive at GeoWeek 2026. Your host, Tim Burch, sat down with Linda Foster (NSPS President), Tim Murphy (NSPS President-elect), Jeff Clendenning (NSPS Vice President), and Patti Brook (NSPS Treasurer) to reflect on our first time at GeoWeek and what made it a huge success. Lots of incredible observations on how the surveying profession is

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56:59

EP222 Halff Prep Sessions w/ Amanda Jonas & Jib Ahmad

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2026/02/18

Studying for your professional surveyor licensing test can be a daunting task, so this week's "surveyor Says! THe NSPS Podcast" is here to bring you much needed information. Your host, Tim Burch, caught up with Amanda Jonas, RPLS, and Jib Ahmad, LSLS, RPLS, PLS, LS, CFM, from Halff who has been leading an online preparatory session for NCEES FS and PS exam takers. This small internal mentoring class has turned into a juggernaut overnight yet the mission to help the exam taker remains the same

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32:27

EP221 Gary Kent - Land Title Survey Standards 2026 -...

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2026/02/11

Now we are getting down to serious business! Our review of the changes within the 2026 Edition of the updated ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards continues on "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast." Our resident land title survey expert, Gary Kent, PS., gets deeper into the revisions with Section 3, “Surveying Standards and Standards of Care.“ Your host, Tim Burch, sits down with Gary to discuss the important changes within the Section, so you don’t want to miss it. If you haven’t already, now is a

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EP220 Gary Kent - Land Title Survey Standards 2026 -...

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2026/02/04

As we continue to review the changes to the 2026 Edition of the updated ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards, "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" continues with our resident guru, Gary Kent, PS. Your host, Tim Burch, spoke with Gary to discuss despite how little has changed with Section 2 "Request for Survey," our practitioners would be advised to review and make sure what is covered within this important section. A nice refresher on the standard so check out what Gary has to say. Watch this space

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35:31

EP219 Gary Kent - Land Title Survey Standards 2026

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2026/01/21

Has it been five years already? It has, so we must prepare for the 2026 Edition of the updated ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards. This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" catches up with a central figure in these standards, Gary Kent, PS, to give an overview into the reasoning we have these critical standards. Your host, Tim Burch, sat down with Gary to discuss how these standards came to be, how often they have changed (and why!), and what lies down the road ahead in our

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34:16

EP218 Ryan Hippensteil - DroneDeploy

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2026/01/14

Greetings from the "Big Easy!" This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" finds us in New Orleans attending the 2025 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Conference. With over 20K attendees, it was great to run across this week's guest, Ryan Hippenstiel, Surveyor-in-Residence - Solutions Engineering for DroneDeploy, one of the leading reality capture platforms. Your host, Tim Burch, sat down with Ryan to explore his career into surveying, his work in both public and private

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33:10

EP217 From the Director's Desk - January 2026

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2026/01/07

This episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" finds your host, Tim Burch, providing news and other updates for this episode of "From the Director's Desk." Among the topics covered today:NSPS Election Announcement Scholarship Deadline! ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards Lobby Day 2026 - Issues 2026 NSPS Student Competition And some teaser items to watch for in 2026! We have more great guests lined up for us to talk with in the coming weeks so bookmark the podcast and look forward to bring

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42:03

EP216 NSPS YSN Candidates 2028

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2025/12/03

And now for something completely different! This episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" turns the reigns over to the NSPS Young Surveyors Network (YSN) and features a Q&A session with the 2026 Vice President candidates, Luke Woodyard and Zach Holshuer. The current YSN officers, President Cam Lowe, Vice President Jon Geffre, and Past President Nolan Mark, peppered the candidates with questions about their viewpoints on the profession and a few fun ones, too. Lots of energy and insightful

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37:15

EP214 Anthony "Rich" Vannozzi - Candidate for NSPS VP

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2025/11/26

Continuing with our interviews with the NSPS 2026 Election candidates, this week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" introduces Anthony "Rich" Vannozzi, PLS, candidate for Vice President. Our host, Tim Burch, recently sat down with Rich to chat about his career in surveying AND education. From his time in the private sector to going back to his roots and alma mater (University of Maine) to teach the next generation of geospatialists, Rich shares his journey and why formal education is a

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27:54

EP215 Cotton Jones - Candidate for NSPS VP

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2025/11/26

We wind up our interviews with the NSPS 2026 Election candidates with this episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" featuring Cotton Jones, PLS, Director from Wyoming and candidate for Vice President. Our host, Tim Burch, caught up with Cotton to talk about his path into surveying and association involvement. They chat about Cotton's involvement as a third generation volunteer for the Cheyenne Frontier Days, and how we must keep the Young Surveyors Network involved in our career's future. Thanks

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EP213 Dan Martinez - Candidate for NSPS Secreatry

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2025/11/19

As we approach the end of the year, it can only mean one thing: Election Time! This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" begins our discussions with candidates for the 2026 Elections by introducing Dan Martinez, PLS, and the Nebraska Director for a number of years. Our host, Time Burch, recently sat down with Dan to discuss his career in surveying, is "Nebraska as flat as Kansas?", and what he would like to achieve as the next NSPS Secretary. They also talk about the "modernizing" of

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35:09

EP212 Davey Edwards @ Trimble Dimensions

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2025/11/12

Greetings from Las Vegas! This week's episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" finds us in Sin City attending this year's edition of Trimble Dimensions. Your host, Tim Burch, sat down with NSPS Past President Davey Edwards to chat about his time in association leadership, blending a private surveying career with teaching at the university level, and being part of the evaluation process for the surveying seminars at Dimensions. An insightful conversation you don't want to miss!

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EP211 NSPS / FIG YSN Americas Conference - Panel...

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2025/11/05

Our first "LIVE" podcast in front of a conference audience! This episode of "Surveyor Says! The NSPS Podcast" finds us at the 2nd Young Surveyors America Meeting hosted jointly by the NSPS and FIG Young Surveyor Networks (YSN) in Bloomington, Minnesota. Your host, Tim Burch, moderated a panel discussion featuring Paula Teperino (Uruguay), Milad Sadegi (Oregon), Stacey Pollock (Michigan), and Nolan Mark (Indiana) where they chatted about all things about being a "young" surveyor. From working

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