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The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) was an American professional association representing the interests of those engaged in measuring and communicating geospatial data.^[1]

Originally, it was composed of four organizations:

American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS)
National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
Cartographic and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)
Geographic and Land Information Society (GLIS)^[2]

During the 2000s, CaGIS and GLIS removed themselves from ACSM; in 2012, ACSM legally merged into the NSPS, while AAGS remained separate.^[3]

It published the bimonthly ACSM Bulletin, no longer in publication. ACSM also published the quarterly Surveying and Land Information Science (SaLIS) technical journal, now officially published by the AAGS.^[4]

References edit

^ "American Congress on Surveying and Mapping". The American Cartographer. 6 (2). Informa UK Limited: 186–188. 1979. doi:10.1559/152304079784023177. ISSN 0094-1689.
^ Greenfeld, Joshua S. (June 2006). "The Geographic and Land Information Society and GIS/LIS Activities in the United States". Surveying and Land Information Science. 66 (2): 119–122. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ "ACSM & NSPS". Land Surveyors United. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ "SaLIS". AAGS. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-07-02.