Kurt B. Wurm, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Surveying Engineering

		Contact Info: New Mexico State University Engineering Technology and Surveying Engineering PO Box 30003, MSC 3566 Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 Office: Engineering Complex I – Rm 131 Phone: (505) 646-6748 Fax: (505) 646-6107 Email: kwurm@nmsu.edu
Education: B.S. Surveying, Ferris State College, Big Rapids, MI M.S. Spatial Information Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME Ph.D. Spatial Information Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME Experience: NMSU Professor since 2002 USDI, Bureau of Land Management Professional Land surveyor, New Mexico and Montana Professional Affiliations: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping National Society of Professional Surveyors American Society for Engineering Education New Mexico Society of Professional Surveyors	Research Activities PI on applied research initiative with USDI, BLM, NM State office. Provides students with hands-on experience with the BLM’s digital representation of the Public Lands Survey System known as the Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB). Cadastral Parcel Steering Group, NM Department of Taxation and Revenue Teaching Activities SUR201 – GPS and Spatial Data Applications SUR 222 – Plane Surveying SUR292 – Public Lands Survey System Boundaries SUR 312 – Legal Principles of Boundary Surveying SUR328 – Construction Surveying SUR330 – Computer Applications of Surveying SUR351 – Introductory Survey Measurements, Analysis and Adjustments SUR 370 – Advanced Field Procedures SUR412 – Advanced Boundary Law SUR451 – Advanced Survey Measurements, Analysis and Adjustments SUR412 – Advanced Boundary Law SUR464 – Land Information Systems Applications
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