Stephen Carter is a writer of fiction and a professor of law at Yale University. He has taught courses on law, religion, the…
Category: Column
08.31.2018
Vantage Point: Is That Flood Information Correct?
At the annual conference of the Association of State Flood Plain Managers in June, one session I attended (“Why is my flood zone…
08.25.2018
Thought Leader: Death by Neglect
The land surveying profession remains under assault. Hobbyists continue to infringe on the profession through the development of drone technology, photography, and GPS…
08.25.2018
Vantage Point: The “Little Guy” Fights Back (and Sometimes Wins)
It is always interesting to me to find out that people actually read what I write (I have no way to know unless…
08.25.2018
Vantage Point: The "Little Guy" Fights Back (and Sometimes Wins)
It is always interesting to me to find out that people actually read what I write (I have no way to know unless…
08.20.2018
Vantage Point: Ancient Verbosity
No one uses words like that anymore!” This statement, uttered with a laugh by someone to whom I was describing a recent deed…
08.19.2018
Thought Leader: Technology and the Demise of Surveying…Again
“Who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? —Job 38:2 This passage came to mind when I read a recent article by Stephen L….
08.19.2018
Vantage Point: Taking on a Dead Issue
Cemeteries: graveyards, burial grounds, areas set apart for internment of the dead. That’s a generic definition, but do we know a cemetery when…
08.19.2018
Reconnaissance: Protecting the Public?
Several years ago, a committee established by the Indiana Legislature at Governor Pence’s request determined in its preliminary findings that licensure of surveyors…
05.11.2018
Thought Leader: State Plane Coordinate System 2022
There are some big doings underway at the National Geodetic Survey. The word on the street is that we are getting a new…
