Table of Contents – The American Surveyor – October 2009

Editors Corner:
Intergeo 2009
By Marc S. Cheves, LS
 
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Rebuilding the Greens at The Olympic Club Lake Course
Ripping up 18 greens to prepare for the 2012 US Open yielded a wealth of topological and survey data for future reference.
By Eric Gakstatter
4,758kb
Verdict at the Little Bighorn
New facts surface as modern technology sheds light on details surrounding the events of June 1876.
By Michael W. Michelsen, Jr.
2,950kb
USGS Quadrangles in Google Earth
The latest in the free, useful tools from Metzger & Willard.
By Thomas G. Davis, PhD, PE, LS and Rollins Turner, PhD
1,595kb
Software Review:
Magellan Professional ProMark500 RTK System

The latest in the ProMark series, this full-on GNSS RTK receiver receives high marks.
By Shawn Billings, LS
619kb
Vantage Point:
On the Waterfront—or Not
By Wendy Lathrop, LS, CFM
505kb
Reconnaissance:
Retracement Surveys and Undocumented Corners (Part 1 of 2)
By Gary Kent, LS
649kb
A Walk in the Park
With help from the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors, students from Muskego High School discover practical applications for math and have fun while they’re at it.
By Allen J. Schneider, LS
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