I have testified as an expert witness in six cases involving land surveying practice or property rights. My article in the American Surveyor,…
Volume 23 Issue 1
May 2026
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FEATURES
05.20.2026
From Grief to Grit—The Making of a New Darling
“When my son died, I leaned hard on my passion for land surveying, my positivity, and my search for purpose. The opportunity to…
05.20.2026
Beyond Boundaries
The Productivity Shift Redefining Surveying
“The surveyor’s fundamental responsibility to serve as the legally accountable source of truth for spatial data remains unchanged.” After decades of incremental improvements,…
05.20.2026
Mentorship, Mortality and the Making of a Professional Land Surveyor
I’ve spent thousands of hours riding in a survey truck beside my father, but these days I find myself noticing the passenger seat…
05.20.2026
AI & Professional Judgment Part 1
When a client says, “Just pin the four corners,” technology can do the math —but only a surveyor can draw the line between…
05.20.2026
What Are (and Aren’t) Relative Error Ellipses?
Relative error ellipses show the horizontal positional random error between two points, which is what’s tested in some important accuracy standards for property…
COLUMNS
Guest Editorial
05.20.2026
Guest Editorial: One Trunk, Many Branches
Is It Time to Re-Map Professional Licensure?
Is It Time to Re-Map Professional Licensure?
Bad Backsights
05.20.2026
Bad Backsights: New Datum on the Horizon
I just got back from the Seven-State plus West Fed conference in sunny Las Vegas. Was it sunny? I don’t really know, I…
Vantage Point
05.20.2026
Vantage Point: Mixed Up Street Lingo
The Language Police are on the rampage again. In relation to land use, the word “abandon” is used with — dare I say…
DEPARTMENTS
05.20.2026
FeedBack: The Big Dig
As General Manager for the joint venture of The BSC Group and Cullinan Engineering (BSC/C), I was more intimately involved with “Big Dig”…