We already know there are circumstances under which it is possible to adversely possess lands claimed by a governmental entity. That can happen…
Category: Column
10.12.2021
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…
10.12.2021
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…
10.12.2021
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…
08.15.2021
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…
08.15.2021
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…
08.15.2021
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…
06.20.2021
Editorial: Got Help?
We live in crazy times! Invented by the Japanese, our economy has shifted to the just in time model for supply. It’s smart…
06.20.2021
The Business of Surveying: A Surveyor’s Retirement
Creating an Ownership Transition Plan (Last in a Series)
Too often, surveyors who own their firms wait until their 60s or 70s to begin thinking of retirement and ownership transition. Retiring and…
06.20.2021
Vantage Point: “Thanks, But No Thanks”
The process of presenting a residential development to a local governing body doesn’t often follow a smooth trajectory from proposal to approval. Sometimes…
