Why I Love the Profession of Surveying I’ve been surveying since 1980 when I was 19 years old. I’ve been very fortunate in…
Author: Amerisurv-Editor
Everything is Somewhere: A Few Words in Favor of Libertarian Ideals
I read Carl C. de Baca’s (PLS) August 2023 column, Anatomy of a Conspiracy, with great interest and approval which perhaps is no…
Sacred Boundaries
Boundary lines are sacred things. History shows that boundary lines, and the surveyors who locate them, have been around since at least ancient…
A Career Opportunity of a Lifetime
My Experience as a Young Professional in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
I’ve always wanted to travel outside of the United States, but my college aspirations put that dream on hold. Little did I know…
Big Bone Baptist Church Cemetery
Cincinnati State Capstone Part 2
In 2022, Big Bone Baptist Church (B3) and students from the Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Land Surveying program began a project…
Vantage Point: Reauthorizing the NFIP: 2023 Edition
Over the last seven years, Congress has issued 25 short-term reauthorizations of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), hindering the program’s stability. As…
Test Yourself 88: The Three Radii
Isosceles triangle abc has three equal radii circles inscribed as shown. What is distance db if ad equals 1.000? For the solution to…
Reconnaissance: The State of the Surveying Profession, Part IV
Fall 2023
In this our fourth edition of the “State of the Surveying Profession” we start with some questions. What really are the surveyor demographics…
ABC: NLRB Joint Employer Final Rule Will Harm Small Businesses
Washington, Oct. 26—Associated Builders and Contractors today released the following statement on the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer final rule. The final rule rescinds…
Survey: 98% of ABC Contractors Say Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Labor Mandates Limit Competition on Clean Energy Construction
Washington, Oct. 24—According to an October 2023 survey of ABC contractor members published today, 98% of respondents stated that controversial prevailing wage and…