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07.11.2022

The Stick Wigglers

The one person on the survey crew that is completely indispensable is the helicopter pilot. The job could not be accomplished without them....
07.11.2022

In Memoriam: Christopher Alexander

“Really one of the very largest problems that is facing the Earth just now, is rarely mentioned—and that is the spread of ugliness.”...
07.11.2022

S.O.S. for GPS

Western New York company has found success providing survey solutions and helping others navigate new technology. There are people who are gifted with...
07.11.2022

A Trail Less Traveled

This story involves two energetic young men who were among the predecessors of one of Mill City’s prominent early residents, Pete Parsons, also...
05.16.2022

Shedding Light on a Dark Project

What often gets lost in the gloss of large construction projects are the small, precise elements that lead to the high-profile finish—the nitty...
05.16.2022

Let’s Fly It!

In November 2019 my company, Plisga & Day Land Surveyors in Bangor, Maine, was suddenly faced with three big projects that were open...
05.16.2022

Seabees, Marine Engineers & Their Mysteries on Iwo Jima

Having found a family connection with Iwo Jima in 2016, we are in the midst of an odyssey to discover what happened to...
05.16.2022

Construing Descriptions for Riparian Tracts

Upland Conveyances, Generally For nearly all states, on a river navigable for title, the upland’s riparian boundary with the State (owning the riverbed)...
03.13.2022

Carlson PhotoCapture and xML2

Carlson Software has greatly expanded its product line over its 38-year history, and recently has introduced two new products that represent technology breakthroughs:...
03.13.2022

Exploring the Mystery of Nantucket’s Meridian Stones

In 1840 the astronomer and surveyor William Mitchell erected two white marble obelisks on perpendicular sidewalks in the Town of Nantucket, Massachusetts. These...
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