This year’s gathering of the International Federation of Surveyors (Federation Internationale des Geometres, or FIG) was held in Orlando, Florida, USA. If you…
Volume 20 Issue 3
June 2023
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FEATURES
06.10.2023
When Worlds Collide
Mexica, Mercedes, and Indigenous Voices in Maps
“All maps state an argument…” —J. B. Harley, 1989 There’s a popular poster of the world composed of satellite images, with continents arrayed…
06.10.2023
Reaching Out
Using Technology and Outreach to Encourage Students to Join the Profession
Amidst a global effort to inspire the next generation of young professionals to become land surveyors, mappers, and geospatial experts, DRMP is doing…
06.10.2023
Carlson Software Part II: Competing as a Means of Contributing
Carlson Software has a Motto: “It’s Up to Us”
Part one of this interview with Bruce Carlson covered the early days, when he was just getting started in software and included stories…
06.10.2023
Cincinnati State Land Surveying Capstone 2022
In May 2021, the Land Surveying graduates at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College became the first students in school history to graduate…
06.10.2023
Where Are They Now?
The Penn State Surveying Programs 1989 – 2016
The authors catch up with the graduates of The Penn State Surveying Programs 1989 – 2016.
06.10.2023
A Story of a Stone
Not so long ago (relatively speaking), the stone’s lonely solitude within its submerged world was broken. For the first time in 75 years,…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
06.10.2023
The Education Issue
Based on what I see across the country, I’m pleased to report that surveying education is alive and well in America. While a…
Bad Backsights
06.10.2023
Old MacDonald Had an App
Uh oh, we (humanity, I mean) are in big trouble folks. I should explain… I made a huge mistake today. I let my…
Vantage Point
06.10.2023
Counting “Forever” in Years
Forever. Perpetual. Eternal.
These words seem to indicate time without end. We see them relating to conservation of open space and farmland, dedication of open space,…
DEPARTMENTS
06.10.2023
FeedBack
Gannet’s Observatory Great article about the U of Oregon observatory in Eugene and especially the work of Samuel Gannett. While sadly the observatory…
06.10.2023
Test Yourself 87: Beside Yourself
Find the area of triangle ABC in terms of its sides only, and without using Heron’s formula. For the solution to this problem…