Surveying in the Summer
Have you ever seen a surveyor along a roadway you drive every day and wondered to yourself, “I wonder what they are doing?” or thought “I wish I had a job that allowed me to wander around outside on a… Continue Reading
The Unknowns Underground: Planning for Construction Surprises
In an ideal world, every underground utility is accurately identified, located, and mapped before project design and construction. The reality is that this approach can be costly, and sometimes the site conditions aren’t suitable even without budget constraints. Unless absolutely… Continue Reading
Surveying & Technology Changes
We all know that the best way to do any project is to have plenty of time to plan things through from start to finish. Ideally, we would be able to go through every detail prior to starting the work… Continue Reading
Land Surveying Has Come a Long Way!
In 1968, when I began my career in surveying, there had been little significant changes in the equipment and methods used since George Washington and Abe Lincoln were surveyors. We relied upon optical instruments (transits mostly) and steel tapes to… Continue Reading
GIS – Get It Surveyed
Just about every professional surveyor has been in these shoes. You attend a conference or technology summit and a “new” mapping technology is presented that is touted to develop base maps faster, cheaper, and without a survey. With all the… Continue Reading