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02.09.2023

Corner Crossing

In October of 2021 four hunters travelled down Rattlesnake Pass Road in Carbon County, Wyoming…
02.09.2023

The Big Sur(vey)

I know it sounds like the start an old Victorian Era novel, but it really was a cold, overcast morning, much like most...
02.09.2023

Improbable Corners I Have Come to Know

Most “older” surveyors have had the opportunity to search for corners set by the Deputy Surveyors hired by the General Land Office...
02.09.2023

Automated Monitoring Helps Keep Rail Transportation Project on Track

The Delaware Claymont Regional Transportation Center needed an upgrade to increase passenger safety, greater accessibility to the station...
02.09.2023

The Deprecation of the US Survey Foot

U.S. survey foot = 12/39.37 meter International foot = 0.3048 meter The difference between the two definitions is exactly 2ppm, or about 0.01’...
02.09.2023

Bowman Sheds New Light on an Old Problem

Firm uses advanced LiDAR technique to scan difficult-to-reach commercial ceilings...
12.04.2022

Law Land Lines: Property Law and the Transformation of Seattle’s Terrain

Scripture envisages a time when “Every valley shall be lifted up/ every mountain and hill made low / and the uneven ground shall...
12.04.2022

Double Vision

In the ever-evolving world of construction, the need for surveyors to stay ahead of the technology curve is critical. New techniques for building,...
12.04.2022

From Model Ts to Model Communities

For more than 80 years, the Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant, located along the banks of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota’s...
11.10.2022

It’s a Long Way to the Top

American Surveyor caught up with Frontier Precision Founder & CEO Dennis Kemmesat at Trimble Dimensions 2022 to discuss what’s working for today’s most...
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