Under the theme “Actionable Insights”, more than 50 sessions will deliver real-world strategies that pilots, operators, surveyors, service providers, and enterprise drone program…
Author: Amerisurv-Editor
Guest Editorial: One Trunk, Many Branches
Is It Time to Re-Map Professional Licensure?
Is It Time to Re-Map Professional Licensure?
Bad Backsights: New Datum on the Horizon
I just got back from the Seven-State plus West Fed conference in sunny Las Vegas. Was it sunny? I don’t really know, I…
It’s a Matter of Opinion
I have testified as an expert witness in six cases involving land surveying practice or property rights. My article in the American Surveyor,…
From Grief to Grit—The Making of a New Darling
“When my son died, I leaned hard on my passion for land surveying, my positivity, and my search for purpose. The opportunity to…
Beyond Boundaries
The Productivity Shift Redefining Surveying
“The surveyor’s fundamental responsibility to serve as the legally accountable source of truth for spatial data remains unchanged.” After decades of incremental improvements,…
Mentorship, Mortality and the Making of a Professional Land Surveyor
I’ve spent thousands of hours riding in a survey truck beside my father, but these days I find myself noticing the passenger seat…
AI & Professional Judgment Part 1
When a client says, “Just pin the four corners,” technology can do the math —but only a surveyor can draw the line between…
FeedBack: The Big Dig
As General Manager for the joint venture of The BSC Group and Cullinan Engineering (BSC/C), I was more intimately involved with “Big Dig”…
Vantage Point: Mixed Up Street Lingo
The Language Police are on the rampage again. In relation to land use, the word “abandon” is used with — dare I say…
