Eric B. Gladhill, PLS, on the problems every land survey crew faces in the field.

The company’s latest GNSS receiver combines Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)-based tilt compensation with Trimble TIP technology so points can be measured or staked out while the survey rod is tilted.

Court disputes relating to overburden can be found in early 20th century decisions, but the vast majority have been heard within the last 30 years.

While slope staking a new well pad for a gas well, Allen Shaffett is joined by a horned lizard.

Fast, accurate positioning in electric line design and staking is crucial to give firms a competitive edge.

On many jobsites throughout the world, layout for a structure’s mechanicals is still done using a measuring tape, a string, and a lumber crayon. Not so for HPS Mechanical, which is well into its fourth year embracing layout technology based on a robotic total station.

Oregon construction crews, biologists, geologists, roadway designers and wetlands workers have gained precise digital as-constructed measurements for state projects using rugged GNSS tablets in the field.

Where I have chosen to prepare the base plans, I feel that what I produce are the canvas upon which architects and engineers can practice their “art.”