National Surveyors Week

Proclamation

By the Governor of Alabama

WHEREAS, today, there are over 45,000 professional surveyors in the United States and 1200 licensed surveyors in the State of Alabama; and

WHEREAS, the nature of surveying has changed dramatically since the Colonial Era when the profession was defined by the description and location of land boundaries; and

WHEREAS, today, surveying has expanded to include hydrographic surveys, engineering surveys utilized in the study and selection of engineering construction, geodetic surveys to determine precise global positioning for activities such as aircraft and missile navigation and cartographic surveys used for mapping and charting; and

WHEREAS, professional surveyors provide important services through the use of sophisticated equipment and techniques, such as satellite-borne remote sensing devices and automated positioning, measuring, recording and plotting equipment; and

WHEREAS, the role of the surveyor has been, and continues to be, integral in the development and advancement of our state and nation; and

WHEREAS, Alabamians are encouraged to recognize professional surveyors and the important work they do for our communities and state, and to reflect on the historical contributions of surveying and the new technologies that are constantly modernizing this honored profession; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim March 20 through March 26, 2016, as

National Surveyors Week

in the State of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 1^st day of March 2016.

Robert Bentley
Governor