I have been working on an immense land acquisition for open space for nearly a year now. It has been drama from Day…
Category: Column
07.11.2022
Those Who Served Revisited
The Chad & Linda Erickson article about Iwo Jima generated a response from Arizona: I want to point out at least ONE BIG…
07.11.2022
Vantage Point: Stay in Your Own Lane
After presenting a webinar recently, the sponsor forwarded feedback from the audience. One comment that had me shaking my head stated very specifically…
05.16.2022
From the Editor: Those Who Served
Chad and Linda Erickson are back, this time with an article that was the side-result of research they did into Linda’s father who…
05.15.2022
Vantage Point: Elevation Certificates and Risk Rating 2.0
Amid the cries that Elevation Certificates have become irrelevant, let me make this clear: Surveyors need to be educators once again. With the…
03.13.2022
From the Editor: The Value of History
As surveyors we know all about history and how that history affects a parcel of property. Without this knowledge we could not do…
03.13.2022
Reconnaissance: The State of the Surveying Profession, Part III
Featuring Jessica Hess, PS
Program Coordinator of the Surveying Technology Program at Vincennes University Jessica Hess, PS shares the same concerns I expressed in Parts I and…
03.13.2022
Vantage Point: You Can’t Get There from Here
Over the past several years I’ve been on the sidelines of a sad affair about a landlocked property that has an access easement…
01.29.2022
From the Editor: Supply Chain Issues
What surveyor doesn’t like maps? After all, we either make maps or we implement them, often both. In a departure from his usual…
01.29.2022
Vantage Point: Approaches to Meeting Housing Needs
We are in a housing crunch. It isn’t necessarily that there are not enough living spaces for the number of people needing them,…
