The American Surveyor Magazine – December 2005, Vol.2, No. 8

Table of Contents
 
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Editorial:
By Marc S. Cheves, LS
 
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Point to Point:
Practical Location
By Joel Leininger, LS
 
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Industry Insider:
A Visit to Keystone Precision
By Marc S. Cheves, LS
 
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Mapping the Missouri
USGS surveyors assess the effects of the Corps of Engineers’ habitat improvement structures along the Missouri River channel.
By Jerry Penry, LS
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For the Kids:
Capturing the attention of the next generation for the fine profession, art, and legacy of surveying.
By Gavin Schrock, LS
 
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The BSA Surveying Merit Badge
If you enjoyed scouting as a kid and surveying as an adult, here’s a great way to renew your enthusiasm for both!
By C. Barton Crattie, LS
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WorkZone:
Desperate Surveyors
By Cathy Bishop Costarides, LS
 
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Vantage Point:
Dear Client: You’re Fired!
By Wendy Lathrop, LS
 
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Societies Adopt New ALTA/ACSM Standards for Land Title Surveys
By Gary Kent, LS
 
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Product Review:
Head to Head
By Joe Bell, LS
 
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Surveyors and Law:
The Rule of Priority and Negligence
By James J. Demma, LS, Esq.
 
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Test Yourself:
Area of Circle Intersect
By Richard L. Elgin, PhD, LS, PE
 
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Problem | Solution

Seth Pease:  (1764-1819) Astronomer Surveyor of the Public Lands, Part 1.
Many details of the life of Seth Pease have been lost to history, but his contributions to the early surveys of Ohio’s Western Reserve live on.
By Silvio A. Bedini
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Surveyin’ Da Situation:
Beyond Stereotypes
By John D. Matonich, LS
 
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