The one person on the survey crew that is completely indispensable is the helicopter pilot. The job could not be accomplished without them….
Category: Feature
07.11.2022
In Memoriam: Christopher Alexander
“Really one of the very largest problems that is facing the Earth just now, is rarely mentioned—and that is the spread of ugliness.”…
07.11.2022
S.O.S. for GPS
Western New York company has found success providing survey solutions and helping others navigate new technology. There are people who are gifted with…
07.11.2022
A Trail Less Traveled
This story involves two energetic young men who were among the predecessors of one of Mill City’s prominent early residents, Pete Parsons, also…
05.16.2022
Shedding Light on a Dark Project
Surveying and scanning ease challenge of building New Zealand’s first underground railway
What often gets lost in the gloss of large construction projects are the small, precise elements that lead to the high-profile finish—the nitty…
05.16.2022
Let’s Fly It!
Photogrammetry saves the day
In November 2019 my company, Plisga & Day Land Surveyors in Bangor, Maine, was suddenly faced with three big projects that were open…
05.16.2022
Seabees, Marine Engineers & Their Mysteries on Iwo Jima
Having found a family connection with Iwo Jima in 2016, we are in the midst of an odyssey to discover what happened to…
05.16.2022
Construing Descriptions for Riparian Tracts
Upland Conveyances, Generally For nearly all states, on a river navigable for title, the upland’s riparian boundary with the State (owning the riverbed)…
03.13.2022
Carlson PhotoCapture and xML2
Accurate Image-Based Trench Mapping
Carlson Software has greatly expanded its product line over its 38-year history, and recently has introduced two new products that represent technology breakthroughs:…
03.13.2022
Exploring the Mystery of Nantucket’s Meridian Stones
In 1840 the astronomer and surveyor William Mitchell erected two white marble obelisks on perpendicular sidewalks in the Town of Nantucket, Massachusetts. These…
