On August 8, 2006, Anderson & Associates Vice President Tim Ingold, PLS, and Crew Chief Kris Keeffer from the Greensboro office, demonstrated surveying equipment old and new to students at the North Carolina Property Mappers Association Mapping School (NCPMA).  Among the "old" equipment was a 66 foot long surveyor's measuring chain, a surveyor's compass, and a "dip needle" metal locator used for locating metallic property corner monuments.  The "new" equipment included Global Positioning System receivers equipped with real time positioning technology and a robotic surveying instrument that can be operated remotely and unattended.  Tim also discussed many land surveying topics including magnetic declination and antiquated measurement units such as chains, rods, perches, and even DBH's (distance by hollerin').  That's right - some land conveyances actually refer to distance by hollerin' as a unit of measurement.

Mapping School is held annually for mappers and GIS personnel involved in North Carolina local governments.  Successfully passing the classes is a requirement to become a North Carolina Certified Property Mapper.  This is Tim's fourth year speaking to the class at Mapping School.  Information about the NCPMA can be found at their website www.ncpropertymappers.org.

After four years in the United States Army, hard work is something that's familiar to Susan Moore.  While serving her country, she was stationed in Bosnia and Germany before finishing out her duties in Atlanta, Georgia.  In Atlanta she worked for a four-star general, and two three-star Generals, one of whom was General Franks.  Moore brought home many lessons from serving her country including important work and life skills, and she met her husband Kevin Moore while in Bosnia.

Originally from Watertown, New York, Moore and her husband moved to Dublin, Virginia after their stint in the Army.  She began working for Anderson & Associates in 2002 as Marketing Manager for Creative Services and External IT where her hard work obviously paid off.  She was promoted this year to Project Manager for A&A's GIS department.

Anderson & Associates was one of the first firms to offer GIS services.  A&A began GIS in the early 1990's and the technology has continued to grow.  Since many people are unfamiliar with GIS, Moore believes the biggest challenge facing her in her new position is getting the word out about the benefits the technology has for communities.  She admits, "Once they start using it, the benefits speak for themselves."

'Busy' is a word that Moore knows well.  Along with juggling a demanding full-time position at A&A, she attends New River Community College where she studies Business Management.  She plans on graduating in May 2007 and transferring to a four-year institution.