A power line fell early on the morning of Aug. 8, 2023, sparking a fire in overgrown brush near the edge of the historic…
Volume 21 Issue 6

FEATURES
Creative Technology Solves Underground Puzzle
When faced with mapping over 10,000 linear feet of utility tunnels, with some portions located five stories underground, Colliers Engineering & Design (CED)…
The University of Akron Surveying & Mapping Program
The year 1964 was a big one and full of firsts. Americans took their first bite of an Arby’s sandwich, while sitting in…
The Sixth Time’s a “Charm”
My first exposure to retracing original GLO surveys was at, of all places, the Larch Mountain Honor Camp, located about 20 miles east…
Ode to the Little Guy Part 2
Charles (Karl) Preuss, Surveyor and Cartographer of Fremont’s 2nd Expedition •1843–44•
The dearth of survey techniques in Charles Preuss’ accounts is regrettable but normal for historical papers. In this extract of Karl Preuss’ journal,…
COLUMNS
Guest Editorial
Geo Week 2025 — A Milestone Event for Geospatial Technologies
Geo Week 2025, held in Denver from February 10–12, was the largest in its history, attracting 3,222 participants from 49 countries—an 8% increase…
Bad Backsights
Terminus
Well, it is February, and like all of you, (suuure…), my thoughts go straight to the Roman god of boundaries and boundary markers….
Vantage Point
What Lawyers Don’t Know
In my work with people in the legal profession, I find many have very limited or no experience with property complications and their…
DEPARTMENTS
FeedBack: My Experiences on the Border
I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Crattie’s brush-up on American border history. And in the process, it brought back a few memories of my own….