When Jarrod Black PLS, a surveying and mapping director for Georgia-based Rochester & Associates Inc., wants to get project data into a client’s…
Category: Feature
11.05.2018
Survey: Sometimes it’s the Pits
Quarry surveys are just one of this Maine surveyor’s jobs
While not one to dote on the challenges facing women in the workforce today, Tara Hartson will concede that there’s still “room for…
10.07.2018
Meaningful Mapping
When it comes to determining what a particular object is, nothing beats a personal inspection. With a ground survey, one can see the…
10.07.2018
A Visit to Seiler Instrument
A few years ago I was chatting with one of our contributors, Dr. Richard Elgin, and the subject of antique instruments came up….
10.07.2018
Three Surveyors…and Another Guy
If you’re a Land Surveyor, you’ve probably heard Mount Rushmore described as “3 Surveyors and another guy.” While Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln were…
10.06.2018
Unsung Hero: The Maryland-West Virginia State Line
According to 1777 Maryland Law, in regards to the Revolutionary War, “Every effective recruit is to receive, besides the continental allowances, a bounty…
08.31.2018
West from Washington
Establishing the 25th and 27th Meridians
The completion of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, greatly changed the way Americans traveled and communicated between distant points. While…
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…
