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The day-to-day problems of surveyors would be easier to handle if they were only the technical and mathematical ones that can be systematically solved. Many of the demands placed upon us, however, do not have a formula for the answer.
Increasingly, 3D laser scanning is making the day-to-day job of survey and scanning professionals faster, easier and more productive, but it requires a new way of thinking for the surveying community.
During the MAPPS Summer Meeting, Allen Nobles, SAM Inc., shared a session on “How to Stand Up New Technology” where he and Robin Petzold started with the usual rundown of what technologies are available, a little on how things have changed, and some opinions on the future.
George Nyfeler III, LS LEED-AP, president of Nyfeler Associates in Richmond, Va., started surveying in 1978 in Houston during the summer before his junior year in high school.
It was to be the easiest of business trips in a long, long time. Famous last words, indeed! In contrast to the Planes, Trains and Automobiles adventures I am so often on and actually rather enjoy, the trip to the annual World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas in early February was going to be a breeze.
Inuksuk are traditional stone markers placed by indigenous peoples of the arctic areas. They are uncut stones stacked to mark caches of food, trails and directions of migrations, to name a few.
Thomas A. English, PSM, PLS is geomatics manager at the Tampa office of Atkins North America, Inc., which provides GPS, laser scanning, hydrographic and conventional surveying services for mostly transportation, airports and coastal projects.
Many years ago, the local high school contacted my employer, one of the large suburban engineering firms, and asked if we could help their internship program.
In one way, pricing and project management are totally separate. How many times have we seen bad things happen when surveyors confuse business decisions with professional decisions?
