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
Posted on July 10, 2018
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
Posted on April 18, 2017
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
Posted on March 8, 2016
By Jim Purkey
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
Posted on October 7, 2014
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
Posted on May 20, 2014
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