Amid the cries that Elevation Certificates have become irrelevant, let me make this clear: Surveyors need to be educators once again. With the…
Category: Column
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,…
12.12.2021
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…
12.12.2021
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…
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…
