The steady progression of technological advancements, and more importantly, the way the surveying community puts these tools to work, continues to reshape the…
Volume 21 Issue 5
December 2024
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FEATURES
12.31.2024
Accuracy Over Aesthetics
Real Underground Insights Start On-Site
Beneath the earth’s surface lies a complex network of utility pipes, lines, and cables, crucial to powering and servicing the day-to-day operations of…
12.31.2024
Cupolas, Courthouses & Cracks
LiDAR’s Role in Preserving Reno’s Past
Historical beehives, leaky roofs, and seismic retrofit…. Three things you don’t typically talk about at the same time, unless of course, you are…
12.31.2024
Breaking Loose -Or- How Death Grip Got His Name
Many years ago, 29 to be exact, Travis, our 19-year-old gang-member nephew, called to see if he could work on one of our…
COLUMNS
From the Editor
12.31.2024
Re: Has Technology Made the Professional Surveyor Obsolete?
Thank you for bringing these articles back and please keep up the good work. A good reminder to our profession about the value…
Bad Backsights
12.31.2024
Is it Intelligent to Attack the Artificial?
Artificial sweeteners—sounded good in theory, but now they are thought to be bad for us. Faux meat—real yecch. The synthesizer versus the electric…
Everything Is Somewhere
12.31.2024
Reflections of a Former Former Land Surveyor
2001 was a big year for me: I quit a fundamentalist Christian cult and adopted new beliefs about the eternal, moved from the…
Vantage Point
12.31.2024
Why Lawyers Need Surveyors
It’s always reassuring when lawyers acknowledge the value of the surveyor on the team. Our education and experience can help lawyers with their…
DEPARTMENTS
12.31.2024
Product Review: Better Aerial Targets, Better (& Less Polluting) Aerial Surveys
James M. Dickey, PLS, has been in the profession for more than 25 years, and has been a Principal at Cinquini & Passarino,…