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Feature Articles

Web Exclusive: By the Book

With the beginning of each new year, many people spend time reflecting on the past 12 months and anticipating a fresh start. If you own a business, you may have your own version of this custom. ...

by Dave Anderson


Game Changer

John Krcmar had been involved in a lot of surveys in his 33 years with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). But he had never done one like this. ...

by John Stenmark LS


The 'Can’ Man

In many ways, Clay Wygant is a typical surveyor. His tanned, weathered face and comfortable manner evince 20-plus years of working outdoors. Like many of his peers, his knowledge about the profession has come primarily through hands-on experience. ...

by Christine L. Grahl


Points of Progress

When the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) set out in early 2009 to develop a new pedestrian-friendly and efficient transit corridor that would link the city’s southern region with downtown, the management team had a clear vision for what it hoped to accomplish. ...

by Cyn René Whitfield


Preserving a National Treasure

Few areas remain in the United States where you can find true isolation, but Dry Tortugas National Park is one such place. Located 68 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, the collection of seven islands that comprise the park is only accessible by ferry or seaplane, and two of the islands are officially off-limits to visitors. ...

by Christine L. Grahl


A Map of Hope

In today’s increasingly interconnected global society, geospatial technology is revolutionizing the way everyone interprets the world around them. In July and August of 2009, 12 youths from the Eabametoong First Nation reserve (also known as Fort Hope) in northern Ontario, Canada, took a giant step into the technological world of global navigation satellite systems by exploring their own community through a geographic lens. ...

by Courtney Strutt


In Review: VisionPlus by Geo-Plus

Geo-Plus, headquartered in Laval, Quebec, with offices in Canada and the United States, has been developing software for civil engineering and surveying since 1987. The company’s VisionPlus software, which combines COGO calculations and drawing functionalities in a single interface, is marketed as “the most intuitive and easy to use land surveying software.” ...

by Michael F.H. DeDecker PS


Newsline: February 2010

Expedition Locates 24 of Ellicott’s Original Mounds; Wisconsin Bill Requires QBS Process for Surveyors and Other Consultants; URISA Grants New GISPs Free Membership and more.














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