Table of Contents – The American Surveyor – Vol.7, No.3 2010

Editorial:
SPAR 2010
By Marc Cheves, LS
 
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SMART Surveying
As rail expansion continues to grow nationwide, opportunities for surveyors to expand services into this huge vertical market are right on track.
By Angus W. Stocking, LS
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Ashtech Comes Full Circle
We caught up with François Erceau, Vice President and General Manager of Ashtech, to get a first-hand report of what lies in store for this venerable GNSS manufacturer.
By Marc Cheves, LS
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Whose Footsteps Are They?
The goal of any resurvey or retracement is to find and perpetuate the corners in their original position.
By Christopher M. Wickern PLS, RLS, CFedS
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The Birthplace of VRS
Take an exclusive peek into the surveying “think-tank” that developed VRS, and meet some of the players on the team responsible for its evolution and other innovations.
By Gavin Schrock, LS
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Infected with Surveying
Born to the breed, and determined at one point not to follow in his father’s footsteps, Dick Elgin’s life as a surveyor, soldier, business owner and professor has been one remarkable ride.
By Marc Cheves, LS
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Feedback
543kb
Vantage Point:
Ripple Effects Above and Below
By Wendy Lathrop, LS, CFM
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Network News
Nearly a decade after their first RTN station, Earl Dudley, Inc. is seeing a lot of new converts to the technology.
By Larry Trojak
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