Table of Contents – The American Surveyor – Vol.14, No10 2017

Thought Leader: Statues
With all the talk about taking statues down, I propose we put one up.
By Mike Pallamary, PS
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Decided Guidance: Bryant v. Blevins
Our most important function in a free society, judicial service, is neglected in the contemporary education system.
By Jason E. Foose, PS
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Vantage Point: Radioactive
Is it possible to separate personal life and professional life so completely that one does not taint the other?
By Wendy Lathrop, PS, CFM
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Remote Control
A new approach to precise GNSS positioning is cutting time and costs in remote locations.
By Erik Dahlberg
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The Moving Meridian and the True American Surveyor
A look at how one of the lines between Texas and Oklahoma jumped around until settled by the Supreme Court in 1936.
By Joseph D. Fenicle, PS
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Street Smarts
The strengths of [laser scanning] technology were perfect for what the Smart Cities concept represents.
By Larry Trojak
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Parcels, Takings, and Environmental Protection in Murr v. Wisconsin
A controversial Supreme Court ruling requires courts to now decide whether a parcel merger has resulted in a regulatory taking.
By Lloyd Pilchen, PS, Esq.
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Test Yourself 45: Simple as Cycling
Circles O & Q intersect at F and G. AFC is a common secant. AB is tangent to circle Q, BC is tangent to circle O. BG crosses circle O at D. CD extended crosses AB at E. AE = 500.000′, EB =400.000′. What is the length of BC?
By Dave Lindell, PS
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The Business of Laser Scanning: Surveyors & “Wedding Photographers”
A new columnist from our sister pub LIDAR Magazine takes a provocative outside look at surveying.
By Ken Smerz
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