https://www.pobonline.com/rss/2763 en-us http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102385 Thu, 13 May 2021 09:00:36 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102385-land-surveyor-shares-photo-from-inside-drop-shaft Investigation of Mainstream Pump Station drop shafts Investigation of Mainstream Pump Station drop shafts, part of the MWRDGC’s Deep Tunnel project outside Chicago. Photo courtesy Mike Ring. McCook, Illinois McCook, Illinois, located southwest of Riverside, c1899. Courtesy Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection A hospital expansion project relies on the use of a handheld imaging laser to complete the project while maintaining social distancing.

]]> http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102366 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:58:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102366-cromwell-architects-engineers-inc-completes-hospital-expansion-laser-imaging Point cloud rendering Point cloud rendering provided by Leica Geosystems. hospital interior expansion Interior expansion. Photo by Ken West.  Hospital waiting area Hospital waiting area view next to wall mosaic. Photo by Dero.  workroom at UAMS One of many workrooms at UAMS. Photo by Ken West. 3D view of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center A 3D view of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center. Photo courtesy of Leica Geosystems. Seventh floor 3D view Seventh floor 3D view. Photo courtesy of Leica Geosystems. UAMS Point cloud scan UAMS Point cloud scans were made without interrupting hospital business. Photo courtesy of Leica Geosystems. UAMS Point cloud scan UAMS Point cloud scans were made without interrupting hospital business. Photo courtesy of Leica Geosystems. john@jmpa.us (John M. Palatiello) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102362 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102362-president-bidens-infrastructure-plan-has-something-for-land-surveyors adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102340 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102340-what-does-a-land-surveyor-do-these-photos-show-a-lot Land surveyor Emily Pierce explains why remonumenting is the physical verification that sets the land surveying apart from other professions. 

]]> http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102315 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102315-why-survey-remonumentation-is-good-for-land-surveyors GPS and instrument at a corner GPS and instrument at a corner. Image courtesy Emily Pierce. new section corner monument with an old iron pipe from 1924 beside it A shiny new section corner monument with an old iron pipe from 1924 beside it (in Wisconsin). Image courtesy Emily Pierce survey stake from the mid-1800s Original survey stake from the mid-1800s. Time to retire! Image courtesy Emily Pierce U.S. Public Land Survey Monument Record U.S. Public Land Survey Monument Record.Image courtesy Emily Pierce adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) By testing simulated changes in the virtual world, digital twins help developers avoid costly real-world mistakes.

]]> http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102313 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102313-how-land-surveyors-gis-data-help-create-digital-twins Robert Van Til, Ph.D. Engineering professor Robert Van Til, Ph.D., in front of a physical digital twin asset in the engineering lab at Oakland University. Photo by Josh Scott. 3D model in Muscat, Oman Khatib & Alami was contracted to capture and model 250 square kilometers in Muscat, Oman within 125 days. Images courtesy of Bentley. 3D reality mesh Using Bentley's ContextCapture 3D reality modeling software, Khatib & Alami delivered a 3D reality mesh that exceeded the expected deliverables while using Bentley LumenRt to simulate risks of environmental change. Images courtesy of Bentley. Warragamba Water Pipeline Digital Twin AUAV - Warragamba Water Pipeline Digital Twin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. AUAV used Bentley's ContextCapture to process over 100,000 images, bringing all separate sections of the pipeline reality mesh into a global 3D GIS view. Image courtesy of Bentley. http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102307 Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102307-four-truths-shaping-trimble-dimensions-20 http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102304 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102304-a-land-surveyors-trek-through-antarctica survey work at the McMurdo Station On this day it was particularly ‘brisk.’ Photo Courtesy Jeffrey Scanniello. Jet Navigation chart of Antarctic, c1975 Jet Navigation chart of Antarctic, c1975. Courtesy Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102289 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102289-tinysurveyors-big-impact-on-land-surveying TinySurveyor Adding a sprayer can to the design made it so the TinySurveyor could be used for layout tasks. The Leica iCON field software version 6.0 is designed to meet the needs of general contractors, concrete contractors, MEP and HVAC trades, and BIM/VDC departments.

]]> http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102287 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:31:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102287-new-construction-layout-software-for-land-surveyors-general-contractors-bim-departments http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102273 Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102273-texas-land-surveying-contractor-encounters-giant-cypress adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102269 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:30:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102269-the-moment-a-scorpion-guards-a-survey-monument scorpion guarding survey monument “I was in absolute wonder for both the nicely preserved patinated BCM find and the menacing scorpion that appeared to guard it. I thought to myself, ‘Does it get any more wild?’ I felt like Indiana Jones, archeologist and adventurer. Moments like this, which offer adventure and excitement, similar to that of the Lewis and Clark survey expedition, is what makes us fortunate to be surveyors of the land. And like this scorpion, protectors of survey monuments.” — Photo taken by surveyor Luis Lechuga of the County of Ventura, California Ventura County, California (1901) Ventura County, California (1901). Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102204 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102204-2020-laser-scanning-3d-surveying-trends-report http://www.pobonline.com/articles/88880 Sat, 01 Aug 2020 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/88880-fundamentals-of-surveying-construction-layout-checks http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102203 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102203-business-case-for-surveyors-to-offer-monitoring-services Monitoring a construction site in Italy Monitoring a construction site in Italy. Photo courtesy of Trimble Monitoring a construction site in Italy Monitoring a construction site in Italy. Photo courtesy of Trimble kkline@buncombe.main.nc.us (Kristopher M. Kline PLS) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102201 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102201-overburden-of-easements-in-land-surveying railroad The many uses for a railway corridor, separate questions — and standards — arise when dealing with public or quasi-public easements associated with major utilities, railroad corridors, and public highways. adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102199 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102199-a-survey-party-chief-gets-a-new-apprentice-in-brighton-colorado horned lizard on survey equipment A horned lizard hitches a ride. map of Brighton, Colorado A map of Brighton, Colorado, from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. adolphuse@bnpmedia.com (Emell Derra Adolphus) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102192 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102192-survey-crew-members-share-photos-from-the-field surveying with kids “Cheap labor using the kids as my survey crew!!!” — Submitted by Jeremy Henry, Henry Land Surveying of California. GLO corner stone “While searching for evidence and GLO corner Stones, we encountered this 5” x 5”x 28” limestone as called out in the GLO Notes for the S 1/4 Corner of Section 7, Township 19 South, Range 06 East of the 6th Principal Meridian, Chase County, Kansas. I take pictures of all Stones we find in our surveying adventures, but this one was odd for a post stone. It appears to be the original GLO Stone set by John Street between July 15 and 29, 1857 (while Kansas was still a territory). It was a pretty awesome find.” — Submitted by Aaron Davis, Geotech Inc. of Kansas landslide repairs “I started my surveying career during the summer of 1983 as a co-op for a small consulting engineering and surveying firm in North Canton, Ohio. As a professional surveyor for the Ohio Department of Transportation District 10 survey department, the bulk of my work involves performing topographic surveys for the design of culverts, bridges and, as the photo shows, landslide repairs.” — Submitted by Michael Durbin, Ohio Department of Transportation District 10 of Ohio. infrastructure survey “I am a third-generation surveyor that has been surveying for 16 years now. I had no real interest in pursuing a career in surveying as a child, but l eventually ended up following in my father and grandfather’s footsteps. It started off as simply a job. But after some years, I started to gain an appreciation for it, and it blossomed into a career I love.” — Submitted by Brandon Sutton, Wallace Montgomery of Maryland. section corners for solar farms “Locating section corners for solar farms.” — Submitted by James Disanti, SPACECO, Inc., while in Illinois. bird on survey equipment “Couldn't figure out why I was having trouble getting a fixed position.” — Submitted by Don Humble (City of Bullhead City). Performing cross sections in a pond “Performing cross sections in a pond formed from the outfall of a dam. This particular section is just above a bridge we were surveying to perform scour analysis. #kayaksurveying — Submitted by Eric V. Cooper (Wallace Montgomery) in Sussex County, Delaware. surveyor and horses “Several horses checking out the guy setting up the instrument.” — Submitted by Stanley Plisga (Plisga & Day, Land Surveyors) in Orrington, Maine. Resetting a horizontal survey monument “Resetting a horizontal survey monument.” — Submitted by James Disanti (SPACECO, Inc) in Chicago, Illinois. Laying out a wildlife viewing park “Laying out a wildlife viewing/education park. Somehow the designer thought an observation deck needed to be 60 feet out in the "water." Staked it out and then the contractor asks me, ‘How the H??? am I supposed to build it out there??’ hahaahaha” — Submitted by Kevin Allen in Eastern Indiana. surveyor in swamp “Boundary survey with Chickahominy River as property boundary. The river's course had been diverted due to the construction of I64. At some point, we just had to put the hipwaders on and get wet!” — Submitted by Marcia Gardy (Gardy & Assoc A Pro Corp) in New Kent County, Virginia. surveyors “Las personas que hacen possible que todo salga bien (The people who make it possible for everything to work out).” — Submitted by Miguel Yate of Consorcio Boqueron Tolima. A pilot project using 130 ton BELAZ-7513R autonomous mining dump trucks in Russia begins.

]]> http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102185 Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:42:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102185-d-lidar-5g-power-autonomous-mining-dump-trucks Belaz autonomous mining truck Belaz autonomous mining truck http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102088 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 08:45:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102088-d-model-of-150-year-old-building-overcomes-challenges point cloud of the BT building The colorized 2-mm point cloud of the BT building. Photo courtesy of Geomatikk Survey proposed changes to the design of the BT building point cloud of the BT building Using TBC software’s limit box feature, Vestbø automatically removed extraneous data points captured inside the building. Photo courtesy of Geomatikk Survey SX10 scanning total station atop the UiB building The SX10 atop the UiB building, with a clear view of Bergen. Fortunately, not a snowflake fell during the scanning of the building. Photo courtesy of Geomatikk Survey BT building The BT building present day. At 2,560 square meters, the 150-year-old building engulfs an entire city block. Photo courtesy of UiB http://www.pobonline.com/articles/102001 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 08:45:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/102001-land-use-firm-maps-future-site-for-whole-foods Fred Worstell Fred Worstell, PE, president of Dresdner Robin Greg Gloor Greg Gloor, director of survey and 3D measurement, Dresdner Robin Matthew Neuls Matthew Neuls, senior project manager, Dresdner Robin http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101996 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101996-deformation-monitoring-supports-rail-line-expansion solar panel at ADMS installation To ensure uninterrupted operation and data transfer — even during short power outages — Vibranalysis added a solar panel at each ADMS installation to complement the 110/240 VAC standard power supply and internal battery backup. Vibranalysis team The Vibranalysis team (company VP Howard Jameson, second from left) faced a host of challenges on the LIRR job, including a tight 36-hour period providing alignment and survey while an existing bridge that carries the rail line over traffic was removed and replaced. Anslem Valmont Vibranalysis’ Anslem Valmont installing the solar-powered ADMS gear. With Topcon’s MS Series robotic total station at its heart, monitoring work on the LIRR project included everything from support of excavation to platform retrofits. ADMS instrumentation Once installed, the ADMS instrumentation monitors settlement points throughout the project. The units operate autonomously, providing regular readouts, and provide accuracies approaching that of standard geotechnical instruments. http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101969 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101969-partnerships-automation-tech-highlighted-at-geospatial-show InterGeo InterGeo 2019 in Stuttgart hosted over 700 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors. The 2020 show will return to Berlin October 13-15, 2020. RIEGL miniVUX-2UAV LiDAR sensor Riegl was demonstrating everything from its new RBLI 2900 Li-Ion battery to the miniVUX-2UAV, which uses RIEGL’s unique Waveform-LiDAR technology, allowing echo digitization and online waveform processing. Trimble X7 3D laser scanning system Trimble® X7 3D laser scanning system is fully integrated with the new Trimble Perspective software specifically designed for in-field control and complete registration. Spectra's Nikon XF High Precision (HP) mechanical total station Spectra’s Nikon XF High Precision (HP) mechanical total station specializes in reflectorless edge measurements using a narrow EDM beam. It features time-saving autofocus technology and a powerful EDM, which excels at long-range measuring. http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101963 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101963-point-cloud-software-from-navvis http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101926 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:30:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101926-bim-reality-capture-and-cloud-processing http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101925 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:30:00 -0500 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101925-data-management-from-touchplan http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101884 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101884-lidar-use-rising-among-surveyors trunickp@bnpmedia.com (Perry Trunick) http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101883 Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101883-ohio-surveyors-25-years-reflects-in-cleveland-skyline Chris Tomko Chris Tomko, PE, PS, is senior project manager, R.E. Warner & Associates, Inc., Westlake, Ohio. His career as a professional engineer and professional surveyor spans 25 years with the firm. Chris Tomko in front of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building Among the high-profile projects Chris Tomko has participated in is the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland. Other projects on the Cleveland skyline include the Q Arena (Quicken Loans Arena, now the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse), and Brown’s Stadium (now FirstEnergy Stadium). Eaton Corporation headquarters Eaton Corporation headquarters. Cleveland Hilton Hotel Construction Staking Cleveland Hilton Hotel Construction Staking. http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101877 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:00:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101877-charlotte-douglas-international-airport-demanding-for-surveyor Concourse A at Charlotte Douglas International Airport The new and improved Concourse A at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), the first completed project under the Destination CLT initiative. Photo by Rich Taylor Photography. Charlotte, North Carolina The city of Charlotte, North Carolina. CES crew chief CES crew chief, with properly secured safety harness, completing as-built survey of elevated roadway girders, using Trimble S7 Robotic Total Station and TSC3 Data Collector. CLT's Elevated Roadway and Terminal Curb Front Five new upper lanes of the CLT’s Elevated Roadway and Terminal Curb Front, allowing drivers a more expedient Airport entry. Photo by Rich Taylor Photography. scan of cargo area Actual scanning image of a portion of the 40-acre concrete cargo area, with dots representing millions of points collected by the SX10. http://www.pobonline.com/articles/101885 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:45:00 -0400 https://www.pobonline.com/articles/101885-nsps-helps-the-us-getkidsintosurvey Get Kids Into Survey poster