I joined Northern Irelands Ordnance Survey in 1966. Truly it was an organisation that hadn’t changed for more than one hundred years. Hardly…
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01.29.2022
Exhibition of Jo Mora’s Whimsical Map Delights
Pass between stone sphinxes and cross the sunlit space beneath the muraled rotunda of the Los Angeles Central Library and you’ll arrive at…
01.29.2022
Twice Told Tales
A survey retracement in 2019, a forest fire in 2020, and a re-visit in 2021 result in unexpected surprises
A survey retracement in 2019, a forest fire in 2020, and a re-visit in 2021 result in unexpected surprises
01.29.2022
History of the Certified Federal Surveyor Program
Even though Native Americans had allotments, they didn’t technically own the land. CFedS addresses this.
01.29.2022
Real-Time Surveying to Support NASA’s Artemis I Launch
Preparing for mission raises unique surveying challenge—a moving object
Preparing for the mission raises a unique surveying challenge—a 25-million pound moving object.
12.12.2021
Product Review: JAVAD GNSS Triumph LS Plus and Triumph 3
You’ve come a long way… Survey! That’s the first message you see when you turn on the screen of the Javad Triumph LS…
12.12.2021
From the Crown Down
Trimble technology helps researchers get to the root of classifying individual trees
Forest management in the Canadian province of Quebec is serious business. With forest landscapes that cover an area twice the size of Sweden,…
12.12.2021
Modern Surveying at Fort Meigs
The annual Rendezvous for the 2021 Surveyors Historical Society (SHS) was held in Perrysburg, Ohio between September 22-25. Not only is Perrysburg an…
12.12.2021
Drone Technology Makes Sustainable Construction Possible
The construction industry is preparing for a significant increase in investment with the passage of President Biden’s historic infrastructure bill. With $110 billion…
12.12.2021
Hitting the Sweet Spot Between Progress & Preservation
From farm fields to subdivisions, cultural heritage sites tend to turn up in the most unexpected of places. And when they do, these…
