Several times in previous columns (e.g. The Noblest of Trades, 09.24.2022) I have tried to express, probably too pompously, that land surveying (and…
Author: Amerisurv-Editor
08.13.2025
Product Review: Stonex S999 Rover with Tablet
Stonex USA is headquartered in Concord, New Hampshire, operating as an independent unit of the global conglomerate Stonex SRL based in Milan, Italy…
08.13.2025
Closing the Subsurface Data Gap
Engineering Blind Spots and the Power of Peer Review
Engineers are integral to every stage of a construction project, guiding decisions from early design through to completion. Their expertise directly influences structural…
08.13.2025
Unsung Hero: The Louisiana-Mississippi Line
Northwest of Vicksburg, Mississippi lies a landlocked portion of Louisiana that you would think rightfully belongs to Mississippi. When General Land Office (GLO)…
08.13.2025
The Practical Surveyor and the Map That Changed the World
In March of this year, Doug Burgum, the newly appointed head of the US Dept. of Interior, invited all, in order to understand…
08.13.2025
Real-Time GNSS Corrections to Improve Seafloor Monitoring & Advanced Earthquake Prediction
High-precision seafloor positioning in Japan offers insight for worldwide surveyors In a region where seismic activity is an ever-present threat, Japanese researchers are…
08.13.2025
UAV LiDAR & Aerial Imaging
Smarter, Faster Data Collection
Not all project details are visible from the ground – some only come into focus from above. That’s where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…
08.13.2025
Vantage Point: Writing for the Masses
Much of what surveyors say, do, and write is beyond the simple comprehension of non-surveyors. Our specialized knowledge can be even harder to…
08.12.2025
CompassAVL Puts Municipal Fleet Operations in Public View
Driving Transparency, Safety, and Efficiency
Englewood, Colorado, 12 August 2025 — CompassCom today introduced CompassAVL®, a fleet management application that improves operational transparency while delivering measurable benefits in…
08.11.2025
SimActive Used to Process Large Photogrammetry Projects in Parallel
Montreal, Canada, August 12th, 2025 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, announces the use of its Correlator3D product by Impulsions…
