Christian Brodbeck is standing in a small village in western Rwanda. It’s hot and dry. There is no air conditioning in the buildings…
Volume 15 Issue 12
FEATURES
Product Review: Carlson Hybrid+
According to the futurist Daniel Burrus there’s a visible future if you know how and where to look. That’s precisely the warm and…
Ohio’s Westward Expansion
Recognizing the work of an early pioneer, county surveyor
As Sandusky County prepares to celebrate its bicentennial, it seems appropriate to reflect on the work of pioneering county surveyors, those who came…
Ohio's Westward Expansion
Recognizing the work of an early pioneer, county surveyor
As Sandusky County prepares to celebrate its bicentennial, it seems appropriate to reflect on the work of pioneering county surveyors, those who came…
COLUMNS
Thought Leader
Professional Surveyors and Utility Locations
Surveyors are frequently faced with utility-related issues that, if not resolved adequately, can result in a negligence claims accompanied by inordinately high liability….
Vantage Point
Thoughts on a Resilient Career
As often happens, reading a recent article not about surveying made me think about surveying. It was a piece about medical students and…
DEPARTMENTS
Decided Guidance: Dykes v. Arnold
“The two surveyors took dramatically different approaches to the task.”
Several years ago I wrote to The American Surveyor and asked old man Cheves why, if double proportioning is a last resort, is…
Decided Guidance: Dykes v. Arnold
“The two surveyors took dramatically different approaches to the task.”
Several years ago I wrote to The American Surveyor and asked old man Cheves why, if double proportioning is a last resort, is…
Test Yourself 58: Inside Out
With the given interior angles of triangle ABC and the distances from point D to the vertices, what are the lengths of the…
FeedBack
Bloomberg Article I enjoyed your article in the American Surveyor September 2018 issue. I think the Yale University employee’s remarks are somewhat true….