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…
05.25.2019

Neither Rain nor Snow…

Home to just over 500 Maine residents, the town of Beals is located on a small (5 square mile) island across from moderately-larger…
04.19.2019

Shoot the Moon

July 20, 1969, 20:17 UTC. “Houston, Tranquility base here. The Eagle has landed.” Neil Armstrong calmly communicated these words from the surface of…
04.19.2019

The Short Story of the Red River, Oklahoma v. Texas, and the Gradient Boundary—1803–1952

Banquo’s Ghost The troubled Red River boundary between Oklahoma and Texas is like Shakespeare’s Banquo’s Ghost, “It Will Not Down.” From a vague…
04.19.2019

Long Beach Virtual Reference Station Network

They say that the largest living organism is an Aspen tree grove in Utah. I don’t think “they” have ever had backstage passes…
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