http://www.acsm.net/conference.html
I am working on some projects to hopefully get more people involved in our fun.
The link above is a preliminary workshop those in Washington State might want to attend.
The project involves Geocaching,Waymarking and Benchmarking.
I do not know if any of you know this fact but if you recover benchmarks for the NGS @ geocaching our designated name is GEOCAC, short for geocaching.
I have been doing it for quite a while and have become involved with getting a GEOCAC benchmark set and then have it added to the NGS data base.
Thus Geocaching would reach a benchmark of the other kind at the MECCA of all benchmarks Meades Ranch Kansas.
This is a link to part of it.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=cef939fc-701a-4388-b50d-e067dfc18f39
Now once we get the benchmark and get it set in Kansas I am working on the next state Missouri where I live.
I am going through the MSPS Missouri Society of Professional Surveyor's(I am not a surveyor just interested) but have to have pro's to set the mark.
And these will not be able to be logged at geocaching we will have to make Waymarks for them.My goal is to get one in all 50 States but that is a hefty goal due to benchmarker's are not in every state.I would also like to see other countries get involved as well but the NGS probably would not add them but there may be a way that a person get in touch with that countries survey program and see if the could get them involved.
I plan on helping in a couple of other states if I can.That all depends on how well the projects go and how many others we get interested in our fun.
I am also waiting on approval of parts of the projects until the are aproved by groundspeak.
So stay tuned we are about to embark upon a fun filled journey of a lifetime.