What surveyor doesn’t like maps? After all, we either make maps or we implement them, often both. In a departure from his usual…
Category: Column
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,…
Sustainable Practice
Do you like the magazine? If so, please consider supporting us by subscribing at amerisurv.com. We would like to continue providing you with…
Vantage Point: Stealing State Land
We already know there are circumstances under which it is possible to adversely possess lands claimed by a governmental entity. That can happen…
Editorial: In This Issue
Kicking off the new issue is another important article from Dick Elgin. In it, he details a subject not all surveyors encounter, but…
Vantage Point: Adverse Possession or Trespass?
When we talk about adverse possession, the topic is a claim of ownership. There are very specific requirements that are common to all…
Reconnaissance: The State of the Surveying Profession, Part 2 —Deregulation/De-licensure
Those in the surveying profession who pay attention to legislative and regulatory matters on a state level are, or should be, aware of…
Editorial: In This Issue
I hope you are having a pleasant summer and the heat and smoke is not too bad where you are. The Olympics just…
Vantage Point: Risk Rating 2.0 Launches
The chasm between the two parallel worlds of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is about the widen and deepen. October 1, 2021…
Reconnaissance: The State of the Surveying Profession, Part 1
Recently, a colleague wrote to tell me that some concepts covered during my programs are perceived as advanced and often go over the…