10.07.2018

Meaningful Mapping

When it comes to determining what a particular object is, nothing beats a personal inspection. With a ground survey, one can see the…
10.07.2018

A Visit to Seiler Instrument

A few years ago I was chatting with one of our contributors, Dr. Richard Elgin, and the subject of antique instruments came up.…
10.07.2018

Three Surveyors…and Another Guy

If you’re a Land Surveyor, you’ve probably heard Mount Rushmore described as “3 Surveyors and another guy.” While Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln were…
10.06.2018

Unsung Hero: The Maryland-West Virginia State Line

According to 1777 Maryland Law, in regards to the Revolutionary War, “Every effective recruit is to receive, besides the continental allowances, a bounty…
08.31.2018

West from Washington

The completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, greatly changed the way Americans traveled and communicated between distant points. While…
08.31.2018

A Visit to Hemisphere GNSS

Every time I hear the term “OEM” I think of Michael Stipe and Mike Mills, or the 80’s hit “If you leave”, and…
08.25.2018

Conference Report: SPAR 2018

The SPAR 3D EXPO and CONFERENCE was held in tandem with the AEC NEXT EXPO and CONFERENCE at the Anaheim Convention Center. That’s…
08.25.2018

Rising to the Challenge

Preface This article is written from the point of view of a property owner who is suddenly faced with a significant boundary challenge…
08.25.2018

Stay Off School Property

Public education in the United States and the need to determine ways to fund our schools dates back to the founding of the…
08.25.2018

Profile: The Here and There of Dirt

In the early 2000s, Jim Hammond did something historic in his life. He decides to shift his highway and heavy civil construction career…
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