The new issue has several related articles. First is the stunning piece by Lloyd Pilchen about the massive land forming that took place…
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Bad Backsights: The Unbearable Heaviness of Site Plans
There is a saying, attributed to an ancient Chinese curse that goes, “May you live in interesting times.” Well for surveyors and the…
Law Land Lines: Property Law and the Transformation of Seattle’s Terrain
Scripture envisages a time when “Every valley shall be lifted up/ every mountain and hill made low / and the uneven ground shall…
Double Vision
Merging the Data from Two Remote Sensing Platforms to Help Build a Dam
In the ever-evolving world of construction, the need for surveyors to stay ahead of the technology curve is critical. New techniques for building,…
From Model Ts to Model Communities
Highland Bridge Project Team Finds Common Ground in a Digital Environment
For more than 80 years, the Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant, located along the banks of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota’s…
Test Yourself 85: Areas, again
In parallelogram ABCD area BCQ contains 77,554 square feet and area XQA contains 36,307 square feet. What is area CDXQ?. The solution to…
Vantage Point: Road or No Road?
It looks like a public road, it’s used like a public road, but is it one? My township seems to have lots of…
CHC Navigation Launches Landstar Field Data Collection Software Version 8
The ultimate survey and mapping software covering all surveyors’ needs in the field
Shanghai, China – November 28, 2022 – CHC Navigation (CHCNAV) today released LandStar8, a Field Surveying and Mapping application for Android devices. LandStar8…
ABC: Treasury’s Clean Energy Tax Credit Guidance Provides Almost No Clarity
Washington, Nov. 29—Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement responding to guidance released today by the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue…
DriX Maritime Surface Drone Receives Lloyd’s Register UMS Certification
La Ciotat (France) – 29/11/2022 – Lloyd’s Register, a leading marine classification society, has awarded its first certification for an Uncrewed Surface Vessel…
