Fairfax, VA – A national conference on state-of-the-art practice in subsurface utility engineering (SUE) will convene outside of Washington, DC in Arlington, Virginia…
Author: Amerisurv-Editor
08.12.2023
We Get Letters
We receive a fair amount of correspondence, often from people who think we do surveying. I explain that we are a magazine not…
08.12.2023
Anatomy of a Conspiracy
As far back as 2017, the NSPS Government Affairs Consultant, John Palatiello put together a white paper and presentation on what he saw…
08.12.2023
2023 World Record: One Cool Ride
1776 ft. Diameter Ice Carousel Set on Long Lake in St. Agatha, Maine
The ice carousel is a cold-climate community cultural phenomenon with Finnish origins, possibly dating from the 19th century1. Smaller-sized ice carousels were sporadically…
08.12.2023
From Blender Blades to Helicopter Blades
The Places Surveying Can Take You
It’s the same story heard time and time again among surveyors. The story of how you found surveying. Other than the ones whose…
08.12.2023
Monuments Going Up in Smoke
Let’s talk wildfire, or more specifically, let’s talk about the effects on boundary monuments by wildfire. Even more specifically, let’s talk about heavy…
08.12.2023
Colorizing Lidar Point Clouds
It’s not just black and white anymore
With the advent of easy, convenient, and available GPS coverage around 1999, lidar has become the standard for delivering timely and accurate 3D…
08.12.2023
Better Late Than Never: The New Elevation Certificate
FEMA has finally issued a replacement to the Elevation Certificate that expired November 30, 2022, and we need to use only the new…
08.12.2023
FeedBack: New Wave of Attacks on Surveying
I heard an interesting political analogy the other day, and it caused me to reflect on the many discussions and varying interests within…
08.12.2023
Boeing Engineers Create Record-Setting Paper Airplane
Enters the Guinness Book of World Records
Let’s face it. There isn’t a lot about flying paper airplanes that is noteworthy, much less having an article in a magazine on…
