About forty years ago, I woke up in the middle of the night, itching. Now, it wasn’t a normal itch, it was taking…
Category: Column
09.14.2026
Old Ways and New
I love the small computer that fits in my pocket. With my smartphone I can conduct hands-free calls, check my calendar to avoid…
09.14.2026
Alternative Path
I live in a state (no – not the State of Confusion) that requires applicants to be “a graduate of a land-surveying curriculum…
09.14.2026
A “More Connected, Geospatially Aware Response Ecosystem”
The Ontario Police Department is using drones for rapid initial response to 911 calls
05.20.2026
Guest Editorial: One Trunk, Many Branches
Is It Time to Re-Map Professional Licensure?
Is It Time to Re-Map Professional Licensure?
05.20.2026
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…
05.20.2026
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…
02.01.2026
Everything Requires an Edge
The new issue is full of great content. Some publications use editorial themes, but in my 30+ years of magazine publishing I have…
02.01.2026
Shinbok
In my first five years as a young surveyor, I had the privilege of working with a PLS who was maybe ten years…
02.01.2026
The 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
What’s Changed?
After over three years of work by the Joint ALTA/NSPS Work Group, the 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys…
