The completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, greatly changed the way Americans traveled and communicated between distant points. While…
Category: Feature
08.31.2018
A Visit to Hemisphere GNSS
Every time I hear the term “OEM” I think of Michael Stipe and Mike Mills, or the 80’s hit “If you leave”, and…
08.25.2018
Conference Report: SPAR 2018
The SPAR 3D EXPO and CONFERENCE was held in tandem with the AEC NEXT EXPO and CONFERENCE at the Anaheim Convention Center. That’s…
08.25.2018
Rising to the Challenge
The Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado Help a Homeowner in a Property Dispute
Preface This article is written from the point of view of a property owner who is suddenly faced with a significant boundary challenge…
08.25.2018
Stay Off School Property
Public education in the United States and the need to determine ways to fund our schools dates back to the founding of the…
08.25.2018
Profile: The Here and There of Dirt
Providing dirt contractors with critical cut and fill quantities for their projects
In the early 2000s, Jim Hammond did something historic in his life. He decides to shift his highway and heavy civil construction career…
08.20.2018
Thought Leader: Topcon Technology Roadshow 2018
Holy Toledo! Topcon is really hooking it all up at the Technology Roadshow this year. No doubt Topcon launches more technology from the…
08.20.2018
Captured Once/Used Often
Mobile mapping reduces costs, increases efficiency
“Having our own in-house mobile mapping system enables us to capture imagery once and use it often, which saves the taxpayer a lot…
08.20.2018
Unsung Hero: The Wisconsin-Minnesota State Line
If you are fishing on the St. Louis River near Lake Superior you may use a fishing license from either Wisconsin or Minnesota.…
08.20.2018
Astrological Realizations
Old fishermen and old habits never die. One of my old habits is reading the daily horoscope every morning at breakfast. Right now,…
