It is the start of December as I write this, when I had expected to provide updates on the reauthorization of the National…
Category: Column
01.04.2019
Thought Leader: A National Test
No way! Why not? I don’t know? The PLSS, the Colonial States, fifty different legislatures, Ohio State beat Michigan, or the other 49…
01.04.2019
Vantage Point: Shifting Perspectives
This past winter, yet another mass shooting in a school took place, this one in Parkland, Florida, in which 14 high school students…
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….
12.02.2018
Thoughts on a Resilient Career
As often happens, reading a recent article not about surveying made me think about surveying. It was a piece about medical students and…
11.06.2018
Should a College Degree be a Required Element of Professionalism?
I recently attended a continuing education seminar where amendments to our state land surveyors act were being discussed. Running through the various texts,…
11.05.2018
Flashy (but not in a good way)
I am just back from a hiking vacation in Moab, Utah, visiting Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park and marveling at the…
10.07.2018
Feedback on Ethics
Every professional faces the obligation of maintaining the public’s trust in the charge of our duties. The perception of impropriety can be just…
10.06.2018
Caveat Emptor—Surveyors to the Rescue?
If they aren’t surveyors or in title or real estate practices, most people are not aware of every (or any) condition affecting the…
08.31.2018
Thought Leader: “Land Surveyors are Paying the Price of Progress”
by Stephen L. Carter
Stephen Carter is a writer of fiction and a professor of law at Yale University. He has taught courses on law, religion, the…
