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MJ Engineering and GdB Geospatial
Land Surveying, To recap Surveyors Week, GdB spent NSW
PC Social Media highlighting their services, projects, and staff
Campaign to promote surveying and inform the world
The MJELS team celebrated about what a great profession surveying is.
GdB employes 12 licensees in 10 states. During
National Surveyors Week NSW, they had a company-wide spirit week
by highlighting hardworking with different activities scheduled each day and
members of their survey team on highlighted some of their hard working team.
social media throughout the week.

2023 National Surveyors Week Photo Contest Winners Announced
Thanks to all our members and friends who participated in the 2023 photo contest for National Surveyors Week.
We received over 35 photo submissions. It was wonderful to see so many different aspects of surveying
and regions throughout NY. The PR Committee had so many favorites, it was hard for them to choose
just one winner.

CONTEST WINNERS: Runner Up / Other Winners

Funniest:
GdB Geospatial, LS, PC
“Safety Cones”

Overall Contest Winner
Featured on cover of this issue!
Liam McGlauflin and Joe Murray
Badey & Watson Surveying & Engineering, PC
About the winning photo:
The picture was taken on December 21, 2022 by Liam
McGlauflin who notes: “The photo is of my co-worker Joe
Murray on the American Veteran’s Memorial Pier in Bay Ridge
Brooklyn with the Manhattan skyline in the back ground. It was
our first day at this specific job. We were taking gps observations
on specific points to anchor our photogrammetry to. The job we
were starting is a multi-faceted survey of the Owls Head Waste Best Throwback: Hardest Working Surveyor:
Water Treatment Plant in Bay Ridge Brooklyn that included a Paul Petretti, CE, LS Marks Engineering, PC
full site survey with a half foot contour topo, along with specific “Bob (Jordan) & I” “Waist Deep”
building floor elevations for future flood prevention. The site is On behalf of NYSAPLS, congratulations to all of our
roughly the size of 4 city blocks. And while it’s not the most winners and a sincere thank you to everyone that
aromatic place to be, it has a lot of great views on top of being in participated in the contest!
a nice neighborhood.” View all photo contest submissions on our website or
Facebook page

Did you participate in National Surveyors Week?

Please share your stories with us for a chance to be featured in the Empire State Surveyor magazine. Keep doing what you’re doing!
We’re so proud to showcase the hard work and dedication of our members. Thank you to all who have reached out so far. We’re
truly inspired to hear your accomplishments and view your beautiful photos!

EMPIRE STATE SURVEYOR / VOL. 59 • NO 3/ 2023 • MAY/JUNE 19