Several years ago, a committee established by the Indiana Legislature at Governor Pence’s request determined in its preliminary findings that licensure of surveyors…
Category: Column
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…
05.09.2018
Vantage Point: Open Up and Let the Waters In
The concept of letting water into a building in order to protect it may seem a little perverse. But the idea is to…
04.11.2018
Thought Leader: To Seem is to Be
Ethics: The study of standards of conduct and moral judgment … deals with voluntary human actions on the basis of what is right…
04.11.2018
Vantage Point: One Parcel, Three Views
As surveyors, we encounter tracts of land that have different values depending upon who is making the assessment. Today’s example relates to a…
03.13.2018
Thought Leader: Stand Up and Be Heard
One of the best ways for an organization to advance is to have a unified voice, one that represents a broad spectrum of…
03.13.2018
Vantage Point: The Rest of the Story (Times Two)
Because of the lapse of several months between when articles are written and when they are published, occasionally some stories have postscripts that…
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+…
02.15.2018
Vantage Point: Fighting City Hall Over Land
Once upon a time (1989 to be exact) in a place not so far away from where I live, a man (Francis Galdo)…
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…
