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Recording, Registration, and Cadastres
September 18, 2017

An accurate and up-to-date record of property boundaries is essential for administering property taxes, enforcing environmental...


Geodetic Control over Time and Space in California
August 4, 2017

Interview with Scott Martin, Chief of Geodetic Control and GNSS Surveys, California DoT Matteo Luccio: Scott, what is your...


Shifting Ground: USGS on Earth Movement after an Earthquake
June 29, 2017

Ken Hudnut, science advisor for risk reduction, US Geological Survey, talks GPS and earthquakes Editor’s note: In many...


The iCon build: Adding Adaptable Options for Layout Automation
June 29, 2017

At CONEXPO 2017, we were given a demonstration of one tool in the new wave of automated layout solutions for vertical...


Neutrino Beam! Scanning a Ring Tunnel
April 17, 2017

The surveying challenges for construction related to a particle accelerator are exacting—but surprisingly familiar. Trillions...


Cadasta: Mapping Land Rights from the Bottom Up
April 12, 2017

Cadasta helps put people on the map with a cloud-based platform for land-ownership data. In advanced industrial countries...


Project Management, Collaboration, the Cloud, and Robots!
April 12, 2017

Trimble launches a new solution for construction project management– and takes a futuristic leap into autonomous construction...


GNSS Mission: Accomplished
April 12, 2017

Editor’s note: So rarely do new major players arise in the high-precision GNSS industry that we feel the following to be a significant...


Championing GNSS for Surveyors
February 21, 2017

Lonnie Sears’ passion for surveying began when he took a surveying class while studying engineering at West Virginia Tech....


A State Gets Smart: SmarterBetterCities
February 21, 2017

To help formulate a 10-year strategic capital investment plan for the State of Oregon, the state’s Chief Financial Office...