In June of 2023, I began research for a lengthy, multi-part article dealing with the boundary line with our neighbors to the south,…
Volume 21 Issue 3
August 2024
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FEATURES
08.24.2024
Tale of a Troubled Township
I’m sure many surveyors doing research have occasionally looked for one thing and ended up unexpectedly finding something else. About ten years ago,…
08.24.2024
The Sun is Heating Up, But Stay Cool
Practical Advice as Solar Cycle 25 Peaks
By now, you’ve likely heard about Solar Cycle 25, the time when solar sunspot activity is highest—and GNSS signal reliability is at the…
08.24.2024
Fulfilling a Long-Time Dream at the 5th Annual Women Surveyors Summit 2024
At the 5th Annual Women Surveyors Summit, I had the privilege of joining an incredible group of 126 women in the field, marking…
COLUMNS
Guest Editorial
08.24.2024
Guest Editorial: Educating Our Staff
A Call to Action for Land Surveyors
“The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.” – Henry Ford…
Bad Backsights
08.24.2024
Bad Backsights: Freedom of Speech—What Does It Mean?
The First Amendment to the US Constitution enshrines the Freedom of Speech, along with the Freedom of Religion, right to assemble peaceably and…
Vantage Point
08.24.2024
Vantage Point: Taming the Glorious AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is pervading nearly every aspect of our lives. Businesses use it, educators use it, students use it, creative artists use…
Reconnaissance
08.24.2024
Reconnaissance: And What Are We Doing Out Here?
Most surveyors, at least over the last few decades, were taught and have practiced boundary surveying consistent with Curtis Brown’s principle “The surveyor…
DEPARTMENTS
08.24.2024
Book Review: Temenos: The Design and Experience of Urbanism as Spiritual Path
Urban planners and land surveyors are natural enemies, or so it seems when we surveyors struggle to accommodate Byzantine zoning regulations and arbitrary…
08.24.2024
FeedBack: Absolute Accuracy, The Pier Stone, and Errata
Absolute Accuracy, The Pier Stone As usual another excellent publication, I especially like Marc’s comments related to Dr. Abdullah’s article and the need…