Thursday February 25th 2016 Fly 4 ME Drone Mapping Service
At : R W Eaton Associates Office 58 Pleasant Street, Westbrook 5:30 Social 6PM Speaker.
TNew Date As discussed at the most recent MSLS Narragansett Chapter meeting, we have a project that the chapter would like to take on.
A Gorham resident found a stone monument laying horizontal under some leaves at the corner of his yard (see Monument Photos.PDF). N73 is carved on one side and N74 is carved on the other. He forwarded the information to a state historian who forwarded it to Peter Belanger of the MDOT and MSLS Excom. Peter provided the information to Matthew Ek of Sebago Technics who presented it to the Narraganset Chapter.
Although the monument is now laying horizontal on the surface, there may be a base section still in the ground if it was broken. The monument does appear to be near the corner of Lots 73 and 74 as shown on the attached Gorham.PDF. Matt Ek has provided a USGS Topo quad sheet with the monument location added (attached). The Found Monument.KLM shows the approximate monument location within Google Earth.
The Gorham resident would like the stone reset and as discussed, we would like the members of the Narraganset Chapter to let us know if they have found any similar monuments in Gorham, or if they have any surveys in the area of this monument that would let us get a better location to excavate for the base.
Those with information regarding this request can forward their response to Matthew Ek at mek@sebagotechnics.com
Thursday October 29th 5:30 for refreshments 6:00 PM meeting at the office of R.W. Eaton Associates 58 Pleasant Street Westbrook.
Guest speaker : Bill Shippen of Survey Inc. The topic will be the experience of taking over and managing the company Survey Inc. that had been shut down for over 6 months by the untimely passing of Jason Farthing.
Next Meeting
Thursday June 11th 2015 at the office of R W Eaton Associates 58 Pleasant Street, Westbrook
Topic: Paper Work Lies
Speaker Nancy Mason a genetic genealogist on research and DNA testing.
Fun Topic before summer break Bring a friend or family member who would enjoy the topic.
5:30 PM Social hour 6 PM meeting starts
Wednesday May 13th 2015 at the office of R W Eaton Associates 58 Pleasant Street, Westbrook
Speaker will be Peter Solovinsky a Marine Geologist from the Maine Geological Survey.
Topic is Sea Level Rise in Southern Maine
Next Meeting
Thursday March 26, 2015 5:30 PM
At Sebago Technics 75 John Roberts Road South Portland, Maine 04106
After a tour of the office of Sebago Technics a presentation on Sanborn Insurance maps
To all Maine surveyors:
Due to the recent passing of Jason Farthing, owner of Survey, Inc., we are requesting interest in the purchase of the business including records and equipment.
All interested parties should contact--- Tammy Farthing @ 756-5959 or Bob Farthing @ 415-6671 for more information.
Our next meeting at the Osher Map Library for Thursday 6PM on February 19th.The Library will give us a tour and bring some maps of Southern Maine down from the vault for us to look at. Their presentation to us will be about 30-60 minutes. The Library is open to the public that evening until 8:00 so if anyone wants to stay after the meeting to look around more they can.
5:30 PM pre meeting social 6PM Meeting at the office of R W Eaton Associates 58 Pleasant Street. Westbrook.
Topic : About a month ago Northeast Civil Solutions had a fire that destroyed their office in which they lost much of their equipment, records, and office.
Troy McDonald PLS VP of Northeast Civil Solutions will join us and will described the experience of getting the company up a running again and will share the lessons learned that would be helpful to any surveyor.
Our next meeting Thursday September 18th
5:30 PM pre meeting social 6PM Meeting at the office of R W Eaton Associates 58 Pleasant Street. Westbrook.
Topic : Update on marketing with Kim Eaton. Google maps, Web Site and more
Thursday May 22nd 2014 at the office of R W Eaton Associates 58 Pleasant Street Westbrook
Speaker was Richard Ingalls Chairman of Portland Harbor's Board of Commissioners. The Presentation will be the Harbor Commission and the Harbor Commissioner's Line.
Thursday March 27th 2014
Speaker Matt Ek of Sebago Technics will demonstrate their new scanner showing it's capabilities and methods.
should be very interesting. Come see the new developments in survey technology
Thursday February 27th 2014
at the office of R W Eaton Associates at 58 Pleasant Street 5:30 PM social
6:PM
Speaker Sandy Wylie from "On Target" a underground utility location company
He will discuss the business practice, methods, and theory of locating underground utilities in southern Maine
Thursday November 14th 5:30 PM at Portland Water District
Topic- Portland Water District right of way plans. See first hand all the assets of the right of ways of Portland Water District including their GIS system on the overhead. - Presented by Norman Twaddel
This should be a real treat for any land surveyor. Plus it will be a chance to meet Norman. Who is always helpful when we need information on PWD right of ways.
Thursday Sept 12th Topic - H.W. Foster, Civil Engineer of Westbrook, by Richard Eaton PLS
June 6th 2013 Meeting at the office of Owen Haskell. Review of the historical records of EC & HI Jordan
Thursday March 21st 5:00 PM Refreshments 5:30 Meeting at 58 Pleasant Street Westbrook. Topic and Speaker: John Schwanda CST Program and TrigStar. Plus final preparations for spring meeting
February 21st
Speaker Mark Bradstreet Topic New 2012 Orthoimagery. Per for MSLS Spring Meeting
December 6th 2012
Christmas Party
Thursday December 6 at 5PM social 5:30 meeting at R W Eaton Associates at 58 Pleasant Street Westbrook.
Pizza by Profennos
Topic - Elections of officers and Review of City of Westbrook maps dated between 1880 and 1910 found in the basement of the old Westbrook High School and preserved by Tom Burns.
October 25th 2012
Thursday Meeting 5:30 PM at R W Eaton Associates. Speaker Nathan Moulton Director of Maine DOT Rail Program and Rail Road Plans.
September 20th 2012
Thursday September 20th 5 PM Social 5:30 Meeting at office of R.W. Eaton Associates Speaker Greg Copeland Topic: Creating Citywide Contours using LIDAR
December 6, 2011
Narragansett Chapter, Secretary’s report
1. MSLS annual meeting in January.
2. Thursday, February 2nd, Ray Philpot of the Windham Historical Society, presented “Little Sebago Lake: A Lost Landmark” a concise history of North Windham and its impact on the surrounding area. It was a well-attended meeting with 15 members.
3. Saturday, March 19th, the Chapter met at the Meridian monuments on Portland’s Western Promenade (Bramhall Hill) to participate in the NSPS Surveying USA event. Matt Ek of Sebago Technics brought two GPS receivers to take the readings on both the north and south monuments. It was another well-attended meeting with 11 members.
4. MSLS spring meeting in April.
5. Thursday, June 2nd, the Narragansett Chapter met at the Meridian monuments on Portland’s Western Promenade (Bramhall Hill) to collect additional information together with the data collected during the NSPS Surveying USA event. The Chapter is in the process of developing a map, depicting the Meridian Monuments location’s and other historical information about them, with the goal of raising awareness of the monuments and their purpose. It was a well-attended meeting with 9 members.
6. Thursday, September 29th, Holly Hurd from the Osher Map Library, presented“Moses Greenleaf, Maine’s First Map Maker” a biography of Moses Greenleaf and post American Revolution settlement in Maine. It was a well-attended meeting with 15 members.
7. Thursday, November 10th, Guy Ladd from the Scarborough MDOT office discussed current DOT projects in Cumberland County and the condemnation process. The meeting had 7 members attending.
The Chapter held five meetings this year with an average turnout of 11 members per meeting. Last year the Chapter held six meetings with an average turnout of 9 members.
Mark Carpenter, PLS
Chapter Secretary
January 19, 2012
Annual Chapter Report,
Last year the Narragansett Chapter held six meetings with an average turnout of 12 members per meeting, which is a 33% increase in member turnout over the previous years attendance.Guest speakers for 2011 included; Ray Philpot of the Windham Historical Society, who presented “Little Sebago Lake: A Lost Landmark” a concise history of North Windham and its impact on the surrounding area, in February, Holly Hurd from the Osher Map Library, presented “Moses Greenleaf, Maine’s First Map Maker” a biography of Moses Greenleaf and post American Revolution settlement in Maine, in September, and Guy Ladd from the Scarborough MDOT office discussed current DOT projects in Cumberland County and the condemnation process, in October.
In March the Chapter participated in the NSPS Surveying USA event.During the event the Chapter collected GPS observations on both the north and south Meridian Monuments on Portland’s Western Promenade (Bramhall Hill).Following the NSPS Surveying event, the Chapter met again at the Meridian monuments to collect additional information, in conjunction with the data previously collected, to develop a map, depicting the Meridian Monuments location and other historical information about them.While the map continues to be updated with the addition of historical information, the Chapter hopes the map will bring awareness to the monuments and their purpose to the area.The Meridian Monument Survey, upcoming events, and useful web links can all be found on the chapter website at www.narragansettsurveyors.org.
The following Chapter officers were elected for 2012.
President – Richard Eaton
Vice President – Debra Briggs
Treasurer – Robert Libby
Secretary – Mark Carpenter
Executive Committee Director – Jason Farthing
The Narragansett and Androscoggin Chapter's recently held a combined meeting, Tuesday, January 17th at the Municipal Office in the Town of Gray.The guest speaker was Neil Ward from the Androscoggin River Alliance.
The next Chapter meeting will be posted on the Chapter website.Contact Mark Carpenter at mark@nadeaulandsurveys.com to be added to the Chapter email list.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Carpenter, PLS
Chapter Secretary
January 9, 2011
Narragansett Chapter, MSLS annual report
The Narragansett Chapter members would like to thank the officers of the Chapter in 2010, for all their hard work.The Chapter had six meetings last year with an average turnout of 9 members per meeting, as well as, hosted the MSLS Fall meeting with above predicted attendance.Last years guest speakers included; Jim Lauzier, P.L.S., presented establishing an azimuth by Solar Observation (Sun Shot), in February and Jeremiah Raitt, P.L.S., presented useful tools and links for inserting aerial photos into AutoCAD, in April.Handouts from chapter meetings, upcoming events, and useful web links can all be found on the chapter website at www.narragansettsurveyors.org.The largest member turnout was, as usual, for our annual Christmas party, held in December, at the office of R.W. Eaton Associates in Westbrook.The following officers were elected for 2011.
President – Richard Eaton
Vice President – Debra Briggs
Treasurer – Robert Libby
Secretary – Mark Carpenter
Executive Committee Director – Jason Farthing
The next chapter meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 17th at the office of R.W. Associates in Westbrook.Directions can be found on R.W. Associates website www.rweaton.web.officelive.com.Social hour begins at 5pm and the meeting starts at 5:30pm, all are welcome.
Respectfully submitted,
Mark Carpenter
Chapter Secretary
January 17, 2010
Narragansett Chapter, MSLS annual report
The Narragansett Chapter members would like to thank the officers of the Chapter in 2009 for all their hard work. The Chapter had six meeting this year with an average turnout of 8 members per meeting. Meetings last year covered a variety of topics including a discussion with the Town of Windham Planner, Brooks More regarding GPS in the town’s subdivision ordinance; Earl Raymond presented about his experience surveying a portion of the D.E.W. line, (Distant Early Warning) above the Arctic Circle in 1955 (twice); and the chapter added some new links to its website including surveyors plans, listing local members and firms having past local surveying records. The Narragansett Chapter successfully hosted the MSLS Spring Meeting joined by the Maine GIS User Group. Our annual Christmas party was held at the office of R.W. Eaton Associates in Westbrook, catered by China Villa. We discussed new ideas and topics for this year including new changes in local zoning ordinances. The following officers were elected for 2010.
President – Richard Eaton
Vice President –Matthew Ek
Treasurer – Robert Libby
Secretary – Mark Carpenter
Executive Committee Director – Jason Farthing
The next chapter meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16th at 5pm the office of R.W. Eaton Associates.
