C. Jason Smith, PhD

C. Jason Smith, Ph.D. is an associate professor for the City University of New York-LaGuardia and co-founder of the freelance technical writing collective Discipline & Publish. He can be reached at dr_c_jason_smith@yahoo.com. For more information about Topcon, visit www.topconpositioning.com. More information about ESRI can be found at www.esri.com.

Crossing The Rio Negro

Ximena Gallardo C. Jason Smith, PhD

February 29, 2012

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Technology, innovation and perseverance lead to successful completion of one of the world's longest bridges.

Off the Map in Egypt

C. Jason Smith, PhD

December 1, 2008

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Several viper trails marked the sand before them. As the Egyptologists made their way off the ancient desert road toward the limestone cliffs, they hoped the serpents themselves were long gone. ...

Surveying a Nation

C. Jason Smith, PhD

August 30, 2008

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Dedicated individuals with advanced equipment are forging ahead to give Iraq a new geospatial reference system.

Inventive Measures

C. Jason Smith, PhD

December 1, 2007

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Assembling a low-cost 3D aerial survey system in the Alaskan wilderness.

The Top of the Americas

C. Jason Smith, PhD

September 1, 2007

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In March 2007, a team of mountaineers and engineers set out to determine--within centimeter accuracy--the tallest mountain in the Americas and the tallest volcano in the world. The expedition was, in a sense, one of man versus nature.