Boundary lines are sacred things. History shows that boundary lines, and the surveyors who locate them, have been around since at least ancient…
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11.01.2023
A Career Opportunity of a Lifetime
My Experience as a Young Professional in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
I’ve always wanted to travel outside of the United States, but my college aspirations put that dream on hold. Little did I know…
11.01.2023
Big Bone Baptist Church Cemetery
Cincinnati State Capstone Part 2
In 2022, Big Bone Baptist Church (B3) and students from the Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Land Surveying program began a project…
08.12.2023
2023 World Record: One Cool Ride
1776 ft. Diameter Ice Carousel Set on Long Lake in St. Agatha, Maine
The ice carousel is a cold-climate community cultural phenomenon with Finnish origins, possibly dating from the 19th century1. Smaller-sized ice carousels were sporadically…
08.12.2023
From Blender Blades to Helicopter Blades
The Places Surveying Can Take You
It’s the same story heard time and time again among surveyors. The story of how you found surveying. Other than the ones whose…
08.12.2023
Monuments Going Up in Smoke
Let’s talk wildfire, or more specifically, let’s talk about the effects on boundary monuments by wildfire. Even more specifically, let’s talk about heavy…
08.12.2023
Colorizing Lidar Point Clouds
It’s not just black and white anymore
With the advent of easy, convenient, and available GPS coverage around 1999, lidar has become the standard for delivering timely and accurate 3D…
08.12.2023
Boeing Engineers Create Record-Setting Paper Airplane
Enters the Guinness Book of World Records
Let’s face it. There isn’t a lot about flying paper airplanes that is noteworthy, much less having an article in a magazine on…
08.12.2023
How Much Will the Survey Cost?
The questionnaire has been withdrawn. See the article for more…
06.10.2023
Exclusive Report from the FIG Working Week in Orlando
This year’s gathering of the International Federation of Surveyors (Federation Internationale des Geometres, or FIG) was held in Orlando, Florida, USA. If you…
