When Kendall Cotton walked into Montana legislative committee meetings in early 2023, he carried two zoning maps—side by side. One showed Missoula, Montana,…
Category: Feature
02.01.2026
LiDAR & Lawmen
It’s hard to talk of Tombstone, Arizona and not immediately picture the great shootout at the O.K. Corral. A town filled with dusty…
02.01.2026
Doubling Down On Digital
Six 2026 surveying trends
The surveying profession enters 2026 amid accelerating digital transformation, driven by pressure to deliver faster, more accurate results while navigating workforce shortages, evolving…
02.01.2026
Communities Facing Disasters
Imagine, if you will, the effort it takes to rebuild an entire community, literally from the ground up, after a catastrophic event, such…
02.01.2026
Cautionary Tales of AI Use in Legal Research
Strategies for Minimizing Risks
Many surveyors love new tools and technologies, and artificial intelligence (AI) is one new technology that is being embraced by the profession. AI…
02.01.2026
The Rest of the Story Part 2
Loomis stated that Heidecke had introduced him to a number of residents of Detroit and that he obtained affidavits from L. Jacobs, the…
02.01.2026
What Would You Say…
It’s finally happening. After decades of hand-wringing and despair, the survey replacements are showing up. A new cadre of registered Land Surveyors are…
10.25.2025
Law. Land. Lines. Things Change: Roads and the Shifting Use Doctrine
What rights do owners of real property have in regard to the streets abutting their land? On this theme we will look at…
10.25.2025
Securing the Signals
How Trimble RTX-NMA Protects GNSS From Spoofing
Surveyors know better than most that accuracy is everything. A few centimeters can mean the difference between a boundary correctly staked and a…
10.25.2025
AI at the Boundary
Using ChatGPT to Explore Survey-Related Law and Case Precedent
Introduction: Why I Asked the Robot About Law In a profession where everything we do could end up in court, surveyors spend surprisingly…
