The quaint little town of Mesilla, or La Mesilla as it was called at the time of its founding, started its life in…
Author: Amerisurv-Editor
04.04.2009
The Una de Gato Forgery
Opportunity came to Jesus Maria Gomez y Lopez on a memorable day in March 1862. While Confederate troops occupied Santa Fe, the nineteen…
04.04.2009
John W. Garretson
While Surveyor General William Pelham tended his duties in Santa Fe, the initial fieldwork in the establishment of the rectangular survey system in…
04.04.2009
And the Sun Stood Still
… And he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon” … and the sun stood still; (Josh. 10:12-13)
04.04.2009
New Mexico's Historic East Boundary
By an Act of Congress, generally referred to as the Compromise of 1850, New Mexico’s east boundary was set at the 103rd meridian….
04.04.2009
That Dumb Surveyor
Remember, son, many a good story has been ruined by oververification. —James Gordon Bennett, Editor; New York Herald (1835-67)
04.04.2009
J. H. Dorroh and the Registration Act
New Mexico in 1917 had become one of the first states in the U.S. to license land surveyors, but by 1930 it was…
04.03.2009
Nonresidential Construction Jobless Rate Jumps in March
"As a growing share of the nation’s nonresidential construction contractors work through much of their remaining backlogs, job losses will persist and be…
04.03.2009
Leica Geosystems Announces Leica Cyclone II TOPO 1.1 for Faster, Easier Mapping from Laser Scans
(Denver/USA, 30 March 2009) Announced at SPAR 2009, Leica Cyclone II TOPO 1.1 significantly increases office productivity for creating accurate topographic maps from…
04.03.2009
Topcon SurveyMaster version 1.1
Integrated surveying, CAD drafting and ‘field-to-finish’ utility
