Table of Contents – The American Surveyor – November 2008

Table of Contents
 
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Editors Corner:
CGSIC in Savannah
By Marc S. Cheves, LS
 
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Point to Point:
Relatively Speaking
By Joel Leininger, LS
 
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More Than a Simulation
Surveying students use surveying skills and high-tech equipment on a real-life as-built survey for the local power company.
By Don Talend

Optech Incorporated–The Lidar Company
A visit to a Toronto-based laser company that literally gathers data from beneath the surface of the earth all the way to Mars.
By Marc Cheves, LS

The WOW Factor:
Leica SmartWorx

Visualizing National Geodetic Survey Control Stations in Google Earth
This web-based application for visualizing NGS control stations provides an easy-to-use, configurable framework for retrieving NGS datasheets.
By Thomas G. Davis, PhD, PE, LS and Rollins Turner, PhD

Surv-Fi: Boomer’s Hearing
In Part 2 of this occasional series, the protagonist defends technology before her state board of registration.
By Gavin Schrock, LS

Tips & Tricks: Hidden Point Offset
A simple solution for the common problem of non-visible points.
By Shawn Billings, LS

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Vantage Point:
Diversions in the Park
By Wendy Lathrop, LS, CFM