In Consultation with:

 

ASPRS, MAPPS and ACSM have formed a joint committee that includes representatives from the private sector, state and federal government agencies. This committee is in the process of studying what constitutes professional vs. technical services and what procurement mechanisms are appropriate for these services. The intent is to provide an updated document to assist organizations and individuals in the determination of when it is appropriate to procure geospatial services through a qualifications-based selection process.

The focus of this effort is to provide a document outlining recommendations for procurement methods which are, in the opinion of ASPRS, the best and most appropriate means of procuring professional photogrammetry, remote sensing services and related geospatial mapping services. The guidelines document is not intended to establish any laws, rules or regulations. Furthermore, the focus of this effort is on the procurement process of the subject services and not whether a license should be required to perform them.

 

ASPRS Committee Members

 

  Chair (Assistant PPD Director):  Doug Smith, David C. Smith & Associates, Inc.

  Co-chair (PPD Director):  Dan Paulsen, Wilson & Company

  Federal government:  George Lee, USGS

  State government:  John Tull, Washington  Dept. of Transportation

 

MAPPS Representatives

 

  Marvin Miller, Aero-Metric, Inc., MAPPS President

  Mike Ritchie, Photo Science, Inc.

 

ACSM Representatives

 

  John Matonich, ROWE Engineering, Inc.

 

Documents available for review/comment:

 

Current Executive Summary as presented at MAPPS and ASPRS conferences

 

Power-point presentation presented at MAPPS winter conference

 

Contact Information:

  Comments and feedback for committee consideration may be sent to:

  guidelines@asprs.org

 

Charter Summary:

Deliver an updated, revised document which:

• Includes updated technological references;

• Maintains consistency with references to “professional services” included in recent modifications to the NCEES Model Law and Model Rules;

• Addresses professional services vs. products;

• Includes guidance for organizations procuring mapping services to assist in determining when qualifications-based selection processes should be used

Draft Guidelines Charter 9-18-2006

 

Activities to Date:

    Oct.  '06 – Committee Established

    April '07 – ASPRS Spring Conference, Tampa – Presented first draft of Executive Summary

    Summer'07 - Received feedback from Board and Hot Topic session

    Fall  '07  – Incorporated feedback / initiated work on full document

    Jan.  '08 – Presented revised Executive Summary to MAPPS membership

    April '08 – Submitted draft of full document to ASPRS Board

 

Proposed Future Activities:

ASPRS Board review and open comment period:  The Executive Summary was distributed to all Spring Conference attendees and was available on this web site as a preliminary draft for review only for open review/comment. A draft of the complete document was submitted to the ASPRS Board and to the GIS Division for review and feedback during the months of May and early June. A final draft to incorporate this preliminary feedback will be posted on this page and also distributed via e-mail for comment and review by the broader GIS and mapping community. Feedback and comment from the mapping community will then be considered and integrated into a final document. Submittal of a complete draft for broad public review and comment is targeted for summer ’08.

 

Final document and distribution:  Upon approval by the ASPRS Board, the final document will be published in PE&RS and distributed to mapping professionals through a variety of means.  The intent is to make the final document readily available to both mapping professionals and procurement personnel.

 

 

 This page last updated: June 17, 2008

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