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Drones Help Survey After Thomas Wildfires

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Logan Campbell
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Daniel Katz
April 11, 2018
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In critical post-fire surveying, having an effective drone program offers several key benefits: reducing survey turnaround time, providing high-resolution imagery to accompany surveys, and minimizing crew exposure to hazards. All of this leads to reconstruction happening faster, cheaper, and safer.
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Jeffrey Turner

Surveyor's Footsteps: Surveyors Provide On-Site Facts

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Jeffrey Turner
April 11, 2018
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The survey party chief is the engineer’s on-the-scene reporter. They will spend a half-day to a month surveying a tract of land and gathering information to be used in the planning process.
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Power Utility Project Uses Real Time Surveying

Mary Jo Wagner
April 11, 2018
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For surveyors, the “unexpected” in the field is not usually welcome. Surprises lead to challenges to resolve, time delays and, often, increased costs.
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2018 3D Surveying Trends: 3D Models and Point Clouds Top 3D Use

POB’s annual study shows 3D modeling and point clouds are the leading uses for 3D surveying tools
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Perry Trunick
April 2, 2018
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It’s no surprise that point clouds are one of the top geospatial uses for 3D technologies. This year’s study of 3D surveying trends confirms growth, but there’s a slight twist in the results that could have some interesting implications.
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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

Traversing the Law: Keg Island Is Example of the Island Rule in Surveying

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
April 2, 2018
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Present-day Keg Island exists in the Mississippi River where the river flows between the states of Iowa and Illinois. It is over a mile long, maybe a quarter of a mile wide at its widest point, consisting of about 128 acres – and it is uninhabited.
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Using Aerial LiDAR for Infrastructure Surveys

Bobby Tuck PE, RLS, C Ashleigh Csontos GISP, PMP
March 14, 2018
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The history of Tuck Mapping Solutions and LiDAR began in the 1990’s with our firm flying a LiDAR system for Airborne Laser Mapping.
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canal maintenance

Canal Survey Applies Multiple Surveying Technologies

Bavarian surveyors took a multi-pronged approach to support a project involving critical infrastructure.
Erik Dahlberg
March 1, 2018
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How do you develop a strategy to repair and maintain something that you can’t see or access?
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Managing Geospatial Data

It is increasingly important to get a handle on volumes of data associated with surveying and geospatial work.
Jeffery Skahill
March 1, 2018
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Data is exploding and there is no end in sight. This phenomenon is creating quite a challenge for businesses of all types, especially those who need to gain insights from the vast quantities of geospatial data being created by new, advanced high-resolution imaging technologies.
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Jeffrey Turner

Surveyor's Footsteps: How Close Should Survey Measurement Be?

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Jeffrey Turner
February 19, 2018
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Recently, my apprentice asked me "How close is close enough?" That question has many answers, which depend on the specific object we are locating and why it is being located.
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Does Your UAV Survey Program Measure Up?

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Logan Campbell
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Daniel Katz
February 14, 2018
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Making sure that a drone is providing as much benefit as possible is crucial as surveyors nationwide face the critical need to do more work faster to keep up with demand.
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