08.03.2019

SPAR 3D Expo & Conference/AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference

Throughout the last half century I have been to my share of trade shows and conferences. When I was a kid, my favorite…
08.03.2019

Easing Data Frustrations

Across the board, software technology is increasingly innovating the way business processes evolve, allowing for greater efficiency and accuracy than ever before. Surveying…
08.03.2019

A Job Named SUE

For the last few decades, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) has elevated the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries in accuracy and quality by…
08.03.2019

Skytec Completes Frigid Upper Peninsula Hybrid UAS Success

During a frigid late-November trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula,the Skytec team needed UAS and lidar equipment to perform well in harsh weather. The…
06.23.2019

Geomagnetic Declination (1685 – 1910)

My first experience with stone walls was as a young kid (6-10 years old) living in South Deerfield, NH. The family home was…
06.23.2019

USS Surveyor

In 1915, the United States Coast & Geodetic Survey (C&GS) found itself in need of upgrading and improvement in many areas. The precision…
06.23.2019

Simplifying Complexity with Scanning

With survey projects, there’s complex, there’s very complex, and then there’s the Cedar River Flood Control System (CRFCS) project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.…
06.23.2019

Carlson User Conference

The trend in user conferences is to scan as many bar coded, app driven attendees then cram them all in the largest urban…
05.25.2019

From All Sides

No one would dispute that courage is at the core of any police officer. It takes a certain braveness to dress for a…
05.25.2019

The Red River Flows On

The boundaries of Texas have long been fertile ground for battles—some on the ground and some in the courtroom. The 539 miles stretch…
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