“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” —Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin might not have had modern day technology in mind when he wrote the…
Category: Feature
02.15.2018
Extreme Environment Surveying
Explorers surveying remote Patagonia with Rugged Handhelds
A Franco-Chilean team of cave divers used the Nautiz X8 rugged handheld for marine cave surveying, gathering data to classify the inaccessible northern…
02.15.2018
The Original Green Engineers
Sometimes, it’s best just to leave things as you found them. That’s the lesson shared by Dr. Richard Miksad and his students at…
02.15.2018
Discovery on Grizzly Peak
When First Lieutenant Montgomery M. Macomb arrived in Carson City, Nevada, from Washington D.C., on July 28, 1878, his assigned survey crew from…
01.15.2018
From the Ground Up…Building Dave White’s SitePro
Most that have run the gauntlets involved in launching a business will recall the days of their founding with some degree of nostalgia–the…
01.15.2018
Who Owns Your Monuments?
Since the fabled rope pullers in Egypt laid out parcels of land alongside the Nile River, to modern Land Surveyors with GPS marking…
01.15.2018
Effective Geospatial Data Management Critical to Disaster Response
Speed is crucial in responding to a disaster. The geospatial industry has risen to the challenge and become remarkably adept at quickly gathering…
01.15.2018
Can Advancements in Mobile LiDAR Combat the Trend for DIY Surveys?
From smartphone apps for 3D mapping, to UAV photogrammetry, surveying technology just hit the mainstream. It’s never been easier for individuals to inspect,…
11.24.2017
Avoiding Excavation Damage with Reliable Location Data
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11.24.2017
Survey Valley
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