The American Surveyor Magazine – July/August 2004, Vol.1, No.4 – Table of Contents

 

Editor’s Corner
By Marc Cheves, LS
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Point to Point – Overlaps 101
It should be obvious that retracing the wrong line will likely result in the wrong location.
By Joel Leininger, LS
108kb
Tribute to Ronald Reagan
Submitted by John Palatiello
2,253kb
The Man Who Stretched Chicago Steel Tape Around the World
An interview with Dennis Nardoni.
By Marc S. Cheves, LS
2,262kb
Choosing a Laser Scanner: What Matters, What Doesn’t Matter, and What Matters Some of the Time.
One buyer’s perspective on what factors to consider when purchasing a laser scanner.
By Roman H. Figler III, LS
964kb
Feast of Fresh Product and New Opportunity at SPAR 2004
In case you missed it, here’s a recap of the May SPAR 2004 conference, held in Houston.
By Bruce Jenkins
554kb
Unintentional Double Monumentation
Upon finding government corners, some surveyors have unintentionally set double monuments.
By Jerry Penry, LS
934kb
ProFile:
An Interview with Mark Plog and Tom Woldendorp of Geodatum in Seattle
By Marc S. Cheves, LS
1,424kb
The Fabric of Surveying in America:
The Indian Pueblos of New Mexico and the Cruzate Grants. It seems that unanswered questions still lurk in the shadows of the paper trails that document the Cruzate land grants.
By Fred Roeder, LS
760kb
It’s Your Business:
Leadership-The Trust Initiative
Good management is not necessarily synonymous with good leadership. What kind of a leader are you?
By Daniel E. Beardslee, LS
146kb
Reconnaissance:
Status of the ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey
By Gary Kent, LS
80kb
Surveyors and the Law:Statutes of Limitations and Repose
First in a series of articles about defenses that may be available to land surveyors who find themselves facing possible litigation.
By James J. Demma, LS, Esq.
129kb
Surveyin’ Da Situation: Middle Age Quirks
One of the most satisfying rewards of middle age is realizing what really matters in life.
By John D. Matonich, LS
962kb
Everything is Somewhere:
A Surveyor’s Own Conspiracy Theory
A look at the "strange underpinnings" of GLO townships and other boustrophedonic squares.
By Angus W. Stocking, LS
117kb
BookMarks: The Coast Mappers, by Taylor Morrison
This beautifully illustrated story chronicles the difficulties faced by the U.S. Coast Survey in charting and mapping more than 3,000 miles of the West Coast in the 1850s.
By Pat Toscano, LS
549kb
Vantage Point: Rails Not Trails?
An uncommon case regarding resurrection of rail use results in a battle over 2 ½ miles of rail line in southeastern Pennsylvania.
By Wendy Lathrop, LS
974kb
EarthData International, Part 3
A look at GeoSAR-an exciting new development in aerial mapping.
By Marc S. Cheves, LS
1,551kb
Evaluating Rapid Mapping Elements
Surveyors and field mapping personnel often play an important role in rapid response situations.
By Gavin Schrock, LS
3,028kb
Compass & Chain: John Johnson (1771-1842)
Surveyor, Millwright, Builder, Architect and Civil Engineer. This versatile and prominent surveyor also designed or built many fine homes, buildings and bridges in Vermont and the surrounding area.
By Silvio A. Bedini
270kb
Test Yourself
Computing Horizontal and Vertical Curves
By Richard L. Elgin, PhD, LS, PE
406kb – Questions
421kb – Answers