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Harry O. Ward, PE, is a registered professional engineer, a state licensed contractor and certified in machine control. He is president of Harken-Reidar (www.harken-reidar.com), a new infrastructure solutions company. He has been a member of the engineering faculty at George Mason University since 1997. He can be reached at hward@harken-reidar.com.

Technology Benchmark: The Survey Industry Is Beginning to Redefine Itself

October 11, 2010

By Harry O. Ward, PE

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Finally the survey business is picking up. Are we headed back to the good old days of 5 years ago? No! However, we are now seeing surveyors working again. Gone are the days of land development surveying, of subdivision and building stakeouts. Gone are the days of endless billable hours for deed research. Instead the survey industry is re-aligning itself. ... Go here to read the complete blog post.

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