Remember the suspense over whether the new World Trade Center was the tallest building in the Americas? At a numerically patriotic 1,776 feet,…
Volume 17 Issue 5
July 2020
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FEATURES
07.12.2020
Lessons Learned from COVID-19
Four surveying and mapping colleagues share their experience working through the outbreak Ed, Board Member and Head of Field Surveys & Mapping Department…
07.12.2020
FEMA NFIP Technical Bulletin 1 (2020)
The Surveyor as Floodplain Consultant
The much-anticipated revision of TB-1 is out. “Requirements for Flood Openings in Foundation Walls and Walls of Enclosures, Technical Bulletin 1” was released…
07.12.2020
Adding Accuracy and Efficiency to Street-Level Imagery
Modern platforms for image management and analysis leverage high-precision data to deliver comprehensive information for managing public assets. Around the globe, organizations are…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
07.12.2020
The Value of Field Notes
Why would anyone need to keep field notes in this day and age? Everything is electronically time stamped with a location pre-computed through…
Reconnaissance
07.12.2020
Reconnaissance: Anyone Could Lead Perfect People
It has been over 25 years ago that I first gave a presentation on leadership. Since then, in over a dozen states and…
Vantage Point
07.12.2020
Vantage Point: The Old Made New (or at least updated)
Before diving in, here is one welcome bit of news that is truly new, announced in a FEMA Bulletin issued March 30, 2020….
DEPARTMENTS
07.12.2020
Decided Guidance: Jackson v. Dysling
The winds of curiosity have blown us to Jackson v. Dysling 2 Cai. R. 198 decided by the New York Supreme Court in…