James M. Shaw, Jr. is a Maryland Licensed Professional Land Surveyor with over 30 years of experience. He is a contributing writer for xyHt Magazine, a frequent speaker on surveying and geospatial matters in the Mid-Atlantic region and has been a guest speaker several times on the NSPS Radio Hour. Mr. Shaw serves on the Maryland Society of Surveyors (MSS) Board of Directors as Chair of the Technology Committee and as the Liaison to MSGIC. He is an MSS Past-President (2013-2014) and the 2012 MSS Surveyor of the Year. Currently, he is employed by JMT - Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. as a Reality Capture Manager, providing services including mobile LiDAR and imagery, airborne LiDAR and imagery, 3D laser scanning, and UAS imagery. He has an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate for commercial Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS).