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New Software Aims to Help Geospatial Survey Companies Grow

June 2, 2021

A new software product, Kompass BMS, is targeting service-based companies with 20 to 250 employees. The software has been in development for 15 years, leading the growth of one of Europe’s top geospatial survey companies, Murphy Geospatial.

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Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys Could Save Transportation Departments Money

The Maine Department of Transportation uses PaveScan RDM ground penetrating radar technology to improve road pavement quality and service life.

Rob Sommerfeldt

August 4, 2020

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The Maine Department of Transportation uses PaveScan ground penetrating radar technology to improve road pavement quality and service life.

Editor's Pick: Seconds Matter in Surveying

Harold Schuch Explains Significance of the Second in Surveying

December 26, 2019

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Geospatial accuracy depends on seconds.

MicroSurvey Embedded CAD 2020 Released

Professional-Grade Survey Tools Part of Embedded CAD

November 13, 2019

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MicroSurvey embeddedCAD includes a full suite of professional-grade survey tools used by land surveyors and civil engineers worldwide.

Protect Surveyors' Intellectual Property Rights

As clearcut as the boundaries staked out by surveyors are, the lines of authority over the information in those signed and sealed surveys are blurring.

Perry Trunick

February 6, 2019

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Jeff Lucas, who writes the Traversing the Law column for POB, shared some information on a potential class action where surveys dutifully filed with a state authority were then provided to a technology company, apparently in their entirety.

Traverse PC Launches TPC Desktop 2018 Release 2

New Features

October 30, 2018

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Traverse PC made many new improvements to TPC Desktop 2018 R2.

Geneq Announces SXblue ToolBox App for SXblue GNSS Receivers

July 31, 2018

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The SXblue ToolBox Android application for SXblue GNSS receivers allows the user to view and analyze the position data provided by the SXblue receiver and metadata related to its location.

Traversing the Law: Surveying in the Days of Lincoln

Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

June 12, 2018

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Abraham Lincoln left some substantial footsteps for Illinois surveyors to follow.

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.

Executive Order Will Drive Demand for Surveying and Mapping

John M. Palatiello

January 4, 2018

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Lost among many pre-holiday activities, including President Trump signing the tax bill into law, was the President's issuance of an Executive Order on Critical Minerals on December 21.