As is the case with a literal hill, navigating Capitol Hill can be difficult, challenging and there are a lot of obstacles. However, with the right knowledge, navigator and some courage, even this hill can be circumnavigated.

Present-day Keg Island exists in the Mississippi River where the river flows between the states of Iowa and Illinois. It is over a mile long, maybe a quarter of a mile wide at its widest point, consisting of about 128 acres – and it is uninhabited.

It’s a new era for the geospatial professions, and it’s only just beginning.

Each year, millions of people around the world are forced from their homes by natural disasters or political unrest.

The winter meeting of MAPPS had many of the trappings members have come to expect, but the event agenda was adjusted to provide an opportunity to describe some significant changes in the structure of the organization and what they will mean going forward.

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.

When disaster strikes, surveying, mapping and geospatial technology play a crucial role in assessing the impact.

As flood insurance premiums keep rising and floodplain technical requirements keep expanding, the involvement of surveyors and engineers is growing exponentially and their marriage, in this area in particular, is becoming more and more important.

Disasters can bring out the best and worst in people.