A recent article from the American Society of Civil Engineers’ webpage infrastructurereportcard.org provided numerous examples of an on-going effort across many of these…
Author: Gary Kent, PS
08.24.2024
Reconnaissance: And What Are We Doing Out Here?
Most surveyors, at least over the last few decades, were taught and have practiced boundary surveying consistent with Curtis Brown’s principle “The surveyor…
03.13.2022
Reconnaissance: The State of the Surveying Profession, Part III
Featuring Jessica Hess, PS
Program Coordinator of the Surveying Technology Program at Vincennes University Jessica Hess, PS shares the same concerns I expressed in Parts I and…
10.12.2021
Reconnaissance: The State of the Surveying Profession, Part 2 —Deregulation/De-licensure
Those in the surveying profession who pay attention to legislative and regulatory matters on a state level are, or should be, aware of…
08.15.2021
Reconnaissance: The State of the Surveying Profession, Part 1
Recently, a colleague wrote to tell me that some concepts covered during my programs are perceived as advanced and often go over the…
12.31.2020
2021 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys Adopted
After two years of concentrated effort and the input of many interested persons including several hundred surveyors, the American Land Title Association and…
11.29.2020
Reconnaissance: The Art of Retracement and the Surveyor’s Role
Traditionally, and almost universally, professional surveyors have been taught to survey the written title and to direct their client to seek the advice…
07.12.2020
Reconnaissance: Anyone Could Lead Perfect People
It has been over 25 years ago that I first gave a presentation on leadership. Since then, in over a dozen states and…
11.14.2019
Reconnaissance: Liability, Battles and Wars
There is a trend that was addressed in this column about two years ago, but that deserves another look since it is a…
12.02.2018
Professional Surveyors and Utility Locations
Surveyors are frequently faced with utility-related issues that, if not resolved adequately, can result in a negligence claims accompanied by inordinately high liability….
