
Big Data Is Reinventing Construction Surveying
The construction sector was not among the early adopters of big data technology. However, many entities within it are getting
The construction sector was not among the early adopters of big data technology. However, many entities within it are getting
The Old Method Invert data can generally be collected on structures through direct vertical measurements such as using a box
From Pure Surveying Insights A groundbreaking new GNSS RTK rover has wide-reaching implications for the surveying profession and other applications
The construction sector comes with inherent hazards — some of which are more likely to happen during the summer. Here
Historically, the construction industry has tended to lag behind in adopting new tech. Right now, however, the sector seems to be
Press Release Shanghai, June 3, 2020 – Tersus GNSS Inc. (Tersus) announced the release of the BX40C RTK Board to
Foundation surveying is critical for homeowners who want to keep track of how their home’s foundation is performing. It’s also
Spring climbing was canceled by China and Nepal on their respective sides of Mount Everest to prevent infections due to
Traditional Formats For decades, printed trade magazines focusing on the surveying profession have been free. In exchange for filling out
Move It or Lose It An Ohio man says local officials cut a building in half to end a property
Do you have a program in your area that allows high school students to learn more about their future career
Registered survey plans — mapped designs filed with government that outline boundaries of property — are copyrighted by the Crown,
One thing that remains relatively constant for surveying business owners, or any other types of business owners, is advertising. In
In order to be able to effectively teach something, you need to make sure you know it well enough to
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or ‘drones’) are increasingly becoming the solution of choice and have indeed proven to be a
The following is a list of Facebook Pages and Groups of prominent groups in the surveying industry that have an
After the United States victory in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), both countries signed a treaty giving the U.S. nearly half
Hundreds of people came out to Sauk Prairie to participate in a Wisconsin tradition and see just how far they
Among the items on the NGS datum revision agenda for 2022 is an offer to develop Low Distortion Projections (LDPs)
Emlid, the creators of Reach, centimeter-accurate RTK GNSS receiver, launched pre-orders for their multi-band GNSS receiver Reach RS2. The new receiver features built-in LoRa radio, 3.5G modem and a survey app for iOS and Android.
From the U. S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity: On April 6, 2019, there will be an event affecting
The five finalists in round three of the Genius NY Business Competition were announced in December 2018 and one of
Last May, as lava erupted from Kilauea, land surveyors from Stantec put personnel on the ground to stay ahead of
Mari Lopez, Board Administrator for the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying (OSBEELS) was placed on
On February 14, 1989, the first Global Positioning System (GPS) “Block II” satellite was launched into Earth’s orbit. To ensure
Back in 2008, a Land Surveyor carved a large peace symbol in a hillside while working on a Home Depot
On Friday, December 28, 2018, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman declared that certain parts of Oregon’s state law and
Appropriately-named Traverse City, Michigan’s Northwestern Michigan College now offers a Surveying Engineering program. The new degree was approved unanimously by the
School of PE, an exam review course provider, is popularly known for assisting engineers in preparing for NCEES examinations. School
A new alliance between The Survey Association (TSA) and SmartWater is leading to detailed analysis and police follow-up on every
National Geographic has just published an exclusive article about the discovery of a “Megalopolis” in the jungles of Guatemala. According
The next big thing will be a geospatial renaissance. You may prefer to call it a geospatial awakening, or revolution,
A record number of graduates of the TSA Surveying Course were commended for their commitment and hard work at The Survey School’s annual ceremony and presentation, held at Worcester Racecourse.
The Survey Association’s £2000 bursary award is set to boost the career prospects of two exceptional Geomatics students at Newcastle University.
MAPPS (An Association of Photogrammetry, Mapping and Geospatial Firms) has announced their 2017 Winter Conference, which will be held January 13 through 17, 2017 at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.
what3words, the multi-award winning location reference system, has today announced that six national mapping agencies have adopted 3-word addresses.
BPELSG, with the help of several licensees, has investigated and monitored the activities associated with a small group of unlicensed individuals who have deceived multiple Southern California property owners by representing themselves as legitimately authorized to perform land surveying services and providing those services in a manner that directly fails to meet the standards which the public can rely upon.
Kespry, which designs automated drone systems for commercial use, today announced the new Kespry Drone 2.0. The new lighter-weight drone flies 2X as long, covers 2X the ground area, and has 2X the wind resilience, due to the new airframe, battery, and flight system improvements.
Here? a question for Lambert state plane coordinate system users. Over how big an area can a Lambert state plane coordinate system give usable results? Before you answer, consider the following…
Surley Surveyor and Gunner George were out staking on a property survey one Monday. Gunner was fairly new to the profession and was still breaking in the new total station. Both were under stress, because their boss back in the office was cranky and wasn? sure that the new equipment investment was a good thing.
Thanks to the efforts of the state cartographer? office, an informative forum was held in March 2015 at UW Stevens Point. You were in attendance. The major announcement heard at that event concerned the misalignment of county boundaries.
Terrane, previously known as GeoDimensions, is a surveying company in Bellevue, Washington, claiming that they are redefining land surveying processes.
The editor of POB just wrote about the deregulation of land surveying. Everyone is buying it. Everyone seems to be missing the point that we have already been deregulated as land surveyors, long ago. How did this happen?
A vertical datum is technically, a surface of zero elevation to which heights of various points are referred in order that those heights be in a consistent system.
NCEES has announced the recipients of the inaugural NCEES Surveying Education Award. This annual award recognizes surveying programs that best reflect the organization? mission to advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
The highest achievers on the TSA Surveying Course were commended for their diligence and professionalism by tutors and industry professionals at The Survey School? (UK) annual graduation day ceremony.
Atlantic Geomatics will be utilizing their Burial Ground Management System to combine drone images with headstone photographs and scanned documents dating back hundreds of years to help visitors easily find the graves of their predecessors.
Once again, the Oregon GNSS Users Group shines with their latest educational opportunity in Salem, Oregon on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. The workshop, Hands-On Surveying With USA (Drones), is an all-day workshop.
Back in January, 2016, Loyal Olson described a consulting project that required raising a state plane so that ground distances were very close to grid distances and state plane grid azimuths were preserved. The purpose of this post is to share the results of the research that Loyal? post prompted me to do. Let? explore the relationships and mathematics that make it possible to raise a Lambert state plane projection to provide ground distances and grid azimuths over a limited area.
Topcon Positioning Group announces a new suite featuring four integrated solutions ?three hardware products ?used?by a single software solution ?designed to provide professionals with a powerful and complete survey system.
Milrem and Leica Geosystems today announced Pegasus:Multiscope, the first unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for off-road use, opening new applications in surveying, security, and monitoring.
It was late in October, the weather had turned cold, at least late in the night and early in morning. Compared to the temperatures of the past summer, with the hot wind blowing in from the east… whereby lies Death Valley. Climbing up to 3600 feet with the frost still on the road is a welcome change. It beats the thermometer pushing 116 degrees Fahrenheit, at 11 in the morning.
The state of the cadastre in this country is still at an all time high at D+. Surveyors see the world of GIS as the next isolated individual parcel that will need to be surveyed, or resurveyed. That decision on which parcel and why that parcel needs surveying is always made by anyone but the surveyor.
How could measurements taken from a moving vehicle possibly yield surety in high precision and accuracy? These are questions we hear from surveyors in particular as masters of professional determinations of boundary and other spatial elements that require assurance.
Today, June 21, 2016, The Federal Aviation Administration has finally released operational rules for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
If you haven’t already participated in the questionnaire from the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) regarding the Forum on the Future of Surveying, please check it out now.
On June 4, 1851, John B. Preston set a ?ed Cedar Stake?to indicate the starting point of all public land surveys in what was then called the Oregon Territory.
About the time I was studying for my California surveyors?license, I was working in a small civil engineering ?surveying company in this foothill town.
Today, April 27, 2016, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the Digital Coast Act of 2015. The Act, known as S. 2325 and backed by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), was approved without opposition.
When I first started working in the survey profession there were many new things I quickly learned. The two I heard the most were: dig the hole wider and deeper, and hold the dumb end of the chain.
April 13 was President Jefferson? birthday, which is a great time to remind you of the Jefferson Stone, which resides near the Washington Monument.
Students and teachers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have found a boundary monument originally depicted on Hong Kong’s oldest scientifically surveyed map, the Ordnance Map of Hong Kong of 1845 by Lt. Thomas Bernard Collinson Royal Engineers.
The FAA announced on March 29, 2016 that the blanket Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) altitude for Section 333 exemption holders has been raised from 200 to 400 feet.
Today, with survey grade GPS, measurements can be made to the nearest centimeters. Are today? advancements in technology improvements that we really need? Were the skills and accuracies of yesterday good enough for land measurements? Is GPS surveying just another way of challenging yesterdays’ skills?
Surveyors and civil engineers, like other experts, may give testimony on questions involving matters of technical skill and experience with which they are peculiarly acquainted. This article focuses on the essential role the Land Surveyor plays when acting as a Boundary Surveyor.
When most of your research is completed and you?e ready to set up the field work, one of your early considerations could be, ?o I already have control in the area I can use??
Did you know that surveying has been around for centuries now? To be more specific, it has been used for 6,000 years based on historical records. Are you familiar with the monument Stonehenge? Reports suggest that it has used surveyors and employed peg and rope geometry.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to rollout Commercial Drone Compliance with Part 107 in mid- to late-2016.
Topcon Positioning Group announces the release of a new full wave geodetic antenna ?the G5-A1. The portable antenna is designed to provide improved multipath mitigation for use with a mobile base station site or network reference station.
FARO Technologies, manufacturer of laser scanners and other 3D imaging products, recently announced that their Chief Financial Officer (CFO) had resigned.
3D Robotics has teamed up with Autodesk to bring you a commercialized version of their Solo hobbyist drone. This new drone uses an attached GoPro or Sony UMC-R10C camera to survey a typical construction site in around 20 minutes.
When it comes to businesses getting things going for the first time in social media, it? okay to start small. It doesn? matter if you are a large, longstanding company or a fledgling solo operator. There? no good reason for you to jump into the social media frenzy and tackle all of the various networks.
An article at GPS World claims that the surveying profession is being threatened by the massive amounts of unlicensed UAVs
Geodesy is the foundation of modern geospatial practice. In recognition of the importance of geodesy, the American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS) is beginning to explore the idea of a Geodetic Certification Program. This effort is being led by the AAGS Geodetic Education and Certification Committee.
There was a time when I agreed with the movement to include the Land Surveying profession under the overall geospatial envelope, where we would become “geomagicians” (ok, you got me, it’s actually “geomaticians”).
Arizona House Bill 2613 proposes to deregulate several professional categories. While it doesn’t include surveyors, it does hit pretty close
Abraham Lincoln wore many hats. According tosurveyhistory.org: “Abraham Lincoln held many jobs including lawyer, tavern keeper, rail splitter, storekeeper, postmaster
Senate Bill 614, which was intended to repeal Virginia’s right-of-entry law for natural gas companies (includingpipeline surveying), has died. There
I’ve found a few original stones in my time as a surveyor, but I can’t say I’ve ever found a
On January 22, 2016, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) collaborated with 18 surveying-related organizations to
Apparently, it’s difficult to find suitable locations to establish marijuana dispensaries in Anchorage.Local regulations are changing quickly and appropriate inventory
There’s been a big dispute going on in Texas for the last several years (at least) involving the Red River, three counties, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and a bunch of property owners. It’s often referred to as the “Red River Land Grab”.
Recently, we reported that Google Earth was going to lose it’s U.S. Parcel data layers, which further confirms the accuracy
If you’ve been checking the January and February 2016 schedules for satellite launches, you might have noticed how busy it
If you live in Arizona, you might already have heard about the United Surveyors of Arizona (USOFAZ), who just recently
On January 6, 2016, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a memorandum stating that Elevation Certificates (FEMA Form 086-0-33)
It has barely been a year since Google announced that Google Earth Pro(GEP) would be available to anyone for free.
Hot off the heels of Creed, a successful Hollywood movie that has grossed over $116 million worldwide so far, rising
Yes, you read that right. Take my money. Now. Ford has put a $100,000 bounty on the head of thesystem
By now, most of us have probably watched the YouTube video featuring fake surveyors fooling passersby. It’s entertaining and downright
You may remember the interference caused by LightSquared (see what I did there?) a few years ago when they tried
It’s always nice to see surveyors getting noticed by folks outside of our own field. While scouring the interwebz for
Whether you call them “drones” or “UAV” (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) or just consider them toys, they are still a new
The 2016 Minimum Standard Details Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys document has been approved. While we don’t have an
Carlson Software has released the 2016 version of its SurveyGNSS data post-processing software. SurveyGNSS is a high-accuracy post-processing software for
As Microsoft rolls out the Windows 10 Fall Update,I thought it might be nice to share some information with you
In the latest round of back-and-forth between two counties in Georgia, the State Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bibb
The Bulletin, a news provider for Central Oregon, has written an article about the recovery and preservation of survey monuments
Update: The launch was delayed until that Saturday (October 31), but was successfully launched. It will commence operation upon completion