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Letters: Words Do Matter
I just finished reading the article “Words Matter: A Primer for Geospatial
Professionals” (The Business of MAPPS: The Broad View, John Palatiello, January
2012 POB).
January 18, 2012 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Questioning QBS
I continue to be amazed at the single-mindedness of MAPPS on the issue of qualifications-based selection (QBS) (The Business of MAPPS: President’s Perspective, “How QBS Unites Us All,” Richard (Dick) W. McDonald, PLS, CP, January 2012 POB).
January 18, 2012 | Comments (1)
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Letters: Insights on State Plane Coordinates
I read with interest the article on State Plane Coordinates (Tech Talk, “State Plane Coordinates,” July 2011 POB).
November 1, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Considering the Crossroads – July 2011
The two recent columns by Lucas and Denny [POB May 2011] are spot on. Thank you for keeping the chorus going.
June 30, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Worthy of Support – April 2011
Thanks for your recent coverage of the National Museum of Surveying (Newsline, April 2011). All surveyors need to be reminded that they have a national museum that is dedicated to their profession and its noble and illustrious history.
April 19, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Letters: A Surveyor By Any Other Name - February 2011
Surveying or geomatics--in all its forms, manifestations, usages, technologies, adaptations, locations, and applications--has survived for well over 30,000 years and has no doubt experienced thousands of name changes over the millennia.
January 25, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Letters: A Very Precise Peak - February 2011
I
enjoyed Michael Pallamary’s story about surveying along the U.S./Mexico border
[“The Unforgiving Boundary,” December 2010].
January 25, 2011 | Comments (0)
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Letters: From the Editor - January 2011
“Traversing
the Law” is now a bimonthly column. Look for the next edition of Jeff Lucas’
thought-provoking column in the February issue of POB.
December 21, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Missing the Law - January 2011
I
am dumfounded that there is no “Traversing the Law” article in the latest
[November] POB. I
believe that these articles cause many surveyors, including me, to take another
look at the procedures.
December 21, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: The Real Problem - January 2011
After
reading Jeffery N. Lucas’ column, “Traversing the Law: Math isn’t the answer;
it’s the problem” (July 2010), it has taken me this length of time to simmer
down and respond. Mathematics
is not the problem. Mathematics is the language used to describe physical
phenomena and provide insight into the interactions of the phenomena’s physical
components.
December 21, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: eNews Editor’s Note - Nov. 3, 2010
The current business model, as I have experienced it, is basically
charging clients for the number of hours worked. A bid is created based on what
costs the company expects to take in term of time, equipment and personnel
required. This bid can be a single number or based on an hourly rate sheet. As
data collection and processing become more automated and simpler to produce, the
value of hourly work diminishes quickly. This is already well-known; who hasn't
been told not to work themselves out of a job?
November 16, 2010 | Comments (1)
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Letters: Editor’s Points - August 2010
"I believe that surveyors should understand the
complete picture of GIS—know how it works or how it’s built, know what's good
and what's bad. It might [be a good idea] to get law passed stating that only a
LICENSED SURVEYOR should run any GIS department so that all control is not lost
and the public does not get junk."
October 1, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Editor’s Points - August 2010
"[It is vital] for the surveying profession to be the ones leading the GIS/technology charge. It is the expertise, accuracy, and standards of surveyors that can make the partnership between surveying and GIS so powerful."
October 1, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Professional Topography - August 2010
"The new economy coupled with technology will
dictate, in fact, a need for fewer surveyors, contrary to Dr. Paiva’s
reasoning. Everything is set to contract in some way, not expand."
October 1, 2010 | Comments (2)
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Letters: Professional Topography - April 2010
"I read with annoyance Joseph V.R. Paiva's assertion that 'some surveyors treat the results of their boundary line location as a secret to be kept between the client and themselves.' Most professionals understand the difference between secrecy and confidentiality, and I doubt Mr. Paiva could produce a single example of a licensed land surveyor explicitly advocating the former."
July 1, 2010 | Comments (1)
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Letters: Editor's Points - March 2010
"We, the surveyors, have allowed too many situations pass by us. As your editorial pointed out, will we be ready for the ‘e-revolution’? Are we truly getting away from measuring?"
May 4, 2010 | Comments (1)
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Letters: Scanning the Trends - February 2010
"The cover and articles in the February [issue of] POB bring to light the latest trends in surveying. Each new article defines how land surveyors will collect and distribute data."
May 1, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Traversing the Law - January 2010
"I agree that we should expend every effort to find any evidence before we declare a corner lost, and most surveyors will agree that proration is the last resort. I disagree with Mr. Lucas that there is no such thing as a lost corner."
May 1, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Professional Topography - November 2009
“It would seem that you only qualify EDUCATION as being acquired from a public source. It was not that long ago that engineers were able to obtain licensure with merely experience. Are those engineers/surveyors who obtained their license from experience after meeting the minimum requirement and passing the test the first time less qualified than the college graduates who took the same test and passed it after the fifth try?”
January 27, 2010 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Safety Sense - October 2009
"In 'Watch out for the new OSHA,' Mr. Koons no doubt brings a great deal of workplace safety experience to his column. However, the article is badly tainted by his anti-OSHA bias..."
November 10, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Traversing the Law - June 09
"In 'Florida’s illegal standards,' Lucas has suggested that surveying standards of practice or minimum technical standards are illegal. I have to disagree. These standards are a valuable tool that protects the public and provides punishment for surveyors who do not perform in a professional manner."
July 7, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Traversing the Law - May 09
"Just received my May 2009 POB. The article by Mr. Lucas, 'Missing the Mark,' is the same as his others--always entertaining and sometimes informative."
May 21, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Letters: Professional Topography - March 09 Web Exclusive
"Your article brought something to my attention that I had not thought of much—that traditional surveyors do not always do a lot of mapping. It seems that mapping topography is its own unique area of surveying."
April 15, 2009 | Comments (0)
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Letters: The Business Side - March 09
"Thanks for your article on double corners. It peeves me to no end to find an older visible monument, only to find a few minutes later a brand new cap 0.4 feet underground!!"
April 1, 2009 | Comments (1)
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Letters: Traversing the Law - March 09
"As a professional land surveyor here in Maine, I took offense to Mr. Lucas' latest column."
March 17, 2009 | Comments (8)
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Letters: Traversing the Law - Jan. 09
Jeffery Lucas' latest article "Ambiguity is the Key" is one of the most informative articles that I have read in a long time.
January 25, 2009 | Comments (0)
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