In 2004, I had the rare opportunity to step outside the traditional boundaries of land surveying and contribute to one of the most…
Category: Feature
08.13.2025
Closing the Subsurface Data Gap
Engineering Blind Spots and the Power of Peer Review
Engineers are integral to every stage of a construction project, guiding decisions from early design through to completion. Their expertise directly influences structural…
08.13.2025
Unsung Hero: The Louisiana-Mississippi Line
Northwest of Vicksburg, Mississippi lies a landlocked portion of Louisiana that you would think rightfully belongs to Mississippi. When General Land Office (GLO)…
08.13.2025
The Practical Surveyor and the Map That Changed the World
In March of this year, Doug Burgum, the newly appointed head of the US Dept. of Interior, invited all, in order to understand…
08.13.2025
Real-Time GNSS Corrections to Improve Seafloor Monitoring & Advanced Earthquake Prediction
High-precision seafloor positioning in Japan offers insight for worldwide surveyors In a region where seismic activity is an ever-present threat, Japanese researchers are…
08.13.2025
UAV LiDAR & Aerial Imaging
Smarter, Faster Data Collection
Not all project details are visible from the ground – some only come into focus from above. That’s where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…
06.30.2025
Join Our Masterclass: Unlocking Peak Precision
We invite GNSS professionals to a specialized webinar designed to help you unlock peak precision by exploring two fundamental pillars: your GNSS technology…
05.11.2025
Connect the Physical World to the Digital World with OpenUSD
As new methods of reality capture proliferate and produce massive volumes of detailed information, interoperability and standardization are key to realizing the full…
05.11.2025
How Survey Monuments Came to Be Considered Holy Relics
My survey career began in the metropolitan area of Denver, Co in 1971. The ALTA standards had been promulgated but were not yet…
05.11.2025
Public Works Pioneers Drones-as-a-Service Program for Salem, Oregon
River Road in Salem frequently experiences landslides due to hillside creep and cracks. Drone imagery processed in Site Scan for ArcGIS was used…
