Coronavirus, recession, or just the off-season? There are plenty reasons why you may be seeing a drop in inquiries or sales right now. First, you're not alone. Second, land survey firm marketing guru Elaine Ball is here to help!

Weighing the cost of new gear with better capabilities and capacities against the actual value it might deliver is tough.

The drone market is projected to grow to $43 billion by 2024—a compound growth rate of around 20.5 percent, according to ResearchandMarkets.com.

The new survey field and office personnel – have they changed in the past 50 years? I think “yes” and I think “no.”

A police uniform serves as a very public reminder that the state vests the individual wearing it with the power of arrest and the use force when necessary. What, if anything, does the “uniform” of the average land surveyor communicate?

In 2017, an initiative was launched to help address the recruitment crisis in the survey industry. Its intent was clear: to establish a path for young people where previously there wasn’t one, a path that would lead towards a career in surveying.

Chris Tomko, PE, PS and senior project manager for R.E. Warner & Associates Inc., didn’t set out to become a surveyor. His exposure to the profession came through his pursuit of a degree and career in civil engineering.

This issue of POB marks a new stage in our role of serving the professional land surveyor.

It is well known within the profession that the world is facing a shortage of surveyors, with plenty close to retirement age and not enough young people joining. What can be done?