Tag: Online Articles

The attached letter to the editor is of my own making, and some of it is based on a relatively long connection to…

One of the aspects that I have always dreaded about reading the professional surveying publications are the obituary announcements of our fellow surveyors…

Recently, several students and recent surveying graduates have come to me about their failure to find meaningful jobs in their new chosen profession,…

My wife, Becky, and I recently were part of a group that enjoyed an 18-day tour of China. (This was a tour, not…

Educating the Public about what we do and how we do it is one of those rare subjects upon which nearly all Land…

I waked up after sleeping eleven hours, I realized some time earlier in the wee dark minutes of morning, I let one of…

Whoa! Let’s take a few deep breaths and calmly assess some of the news hype over April 30th Government Accounting Office (GAO) report…

After 40 years in the surveying/mapping business, I am amazed at how digital technology has changed our profession and how the pace of…

Geopolitical Posturing at the 3rd Meeting of the International Committee on GNSS

This is a great story about what to do when you can’t use your total station and GPS. It’s also a lesson in…