Hopefully, you should be able to finish the statement above. The same is true here at the magazine. I’m pleased to announce that…
Category: Column
Vantage Point: Notorious Once Again
Back in February 2018 I introduced readers to a Philadelphian who had argued that his use of a parcel and the City’s failure…
A Paradigm Shift
The ultimate judicial function of a surveyor is to help maintain a stable society through artistic measuring of land boundaries. Our most valuable…
Small(ish) Boxes, Big Ruckus
We crave fast digital access no matter where we are. We have even come to expect it to the extent that I’ve seen…
Thought Leader: Analog Land Measuring
It looks like the EU’s civilian operated Galileo constellation recently had a few hiccups and measuring this big old ball is still proving…
Vantage Point: Going Out with a Sigh
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Vantage Point: They Signed What?!
The title of this month’s article was my reaction on reading a case early this summer that was decided by the Stark County…
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…
Map Idolatry
Are we putting too much stock in “the map” and not enough in “the information”? We seem to do that with the earliest…
Take Two: SCOTUS Upends What We Thought We Knew
Just about a year ago, I wrote about Rose Mary Knick’s suit against Scott Township in Pennsylvania (“Taking on a Dead Issue,” August…