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Eric D. Colburn Professional Land Surveyor Elected President of ACSM-NES

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Eric D. Colburn Professional Land Surveyor Elected President of ACSM-NES

Eric D. Colburn PLS, Professional Land Surveyor and President of Foster Survey Company, a RI Professional Land Surveying Company, has been Elected the 2009 President of the New England Section (NES) of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM).

The New England Section (NES) was chartered as a local section of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) in 1967, with jurisdiction over the New England States of:

  • Connecticut
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont.

The New England Section (NES) creates regional academic programs of the highest quality, promotes mandatory academic education as a prerequisite for future professional registration, and provides education for surveying and mapping professionals as professional land surveyors, land information specialist, land stewards, and philanthropists committed to a renewed land ethic.

By Eric Colburn

Eric Colburn is a registered licensed Rhode Island Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920) with 40 years of experience in land surveying and land development industries, and president of Foster Survey Company. He is an expert experienced in all aspects of boundary surveying and surveying technologies such as robotic surveying systems, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), AutoCAD Civil 3D, drone surveying, and remote sensing surveys.

Eric has obtained the following professional licenses and certifications:
• Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920)
• Licensed Class II Septic System OWTS Designer (RI No. 2052)
• Certified Bottomless Sand Filter Designer
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety & Health Certified.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) and has been active in many professional land surveying organizations, including ACSM-NES, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Eric served on the Board of Directors and was past President of the New England Section of the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM-NES), which became the Geomatics Society of New England.

Professional Associations:
• Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (Board Member)
• National Society of Professional Surveyors