Kicking off the new issue is another important article from Dick Elgin. In it, he details a subject not all surveyors encounter, but…
Author: Marc Cheves, PS
08.15.2021
Editorial: In This Issue
I hope you are having a pleasant summer and the heat and smoke is not too bad where you are. The Olympics just…
06.20.2021
Editorial: Got Help?
We live in crazy times! Invented by the Japanese, our economy has shifted to the just in time model for supply. It’s smart…
06.20.2021
Making Things Right: Mission Planning at JAVAD GNSS
Following the passing of industry icon and JAVAD GNSS founder Dr. Javad Ashjaee last year, many are wondering about the future of his…
09.27.2020
Number One in the World, Second to None
Javad Ashjaee (1949-2020)
It was at the 2000 ACSM Conference in Little Rock that I first met Javad Ashjaee in person. During that visit and many…
05.31.2020
GNSS Industry Pioneer Javad Ashjaee Dies from Coronavirus
It is with great sadness to report that Dr. Javad Ashjaee has succumbed to the virus sweeping the globe. The surveying community owes…
01.25.2020
The More Things Change…
Hopefully, you should be able to finish the statement above. The same is true here at the magazine. I’m pleased to announce that…
10.07.2018
A Visit to Seiler Instrument
A few years ago I was chatting with one of our contributors, Dr. Richard Elgin, and the subject of antique instruments came up.…
02.15.2018
From the Editor: A Great Year to be a Surveyor
Some magazines have what are called “theme” issues. That is, most of the content is focused on one particular subject. In my 22+…
01.15.2018
From the Editor: Building America
During a downturn in the early 1990s, I had to lay off an excellent career instrument man. He was one of many who…
