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Article: Dangers of offshore surveying and mapping.(legislativemeasures)
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- July 1, 2006
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When you think of outsourcing geospatial work, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it hiring a person or firm in the United States to handle a job that you yourself would normally do?
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Or is it sending work to some firm in another country like India or China? Many people, including some people in Congress, use the word "outsourcing" when they really mean "offshoring." The difference is very important to the geospatial sciences. Many believe it is the difference between something innocuous and something that may lead to a terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Many surveying firms outsource work with no repercussions. But when ...