Connecting the Classroom to the Field
In Russell White’s classroom, education is anything but an ivory tower.
View ArticleSolo Notes: Surveyor Welcomes Profession's Unpredictability
Since the age of 5, Thomas Smith has been involved with surveying at some capacity.
View ArticleReader Feedback: Surveyor Takes Aim at the Lunar Eclipse
Like millions of people, Scott Anderson took to the outdoors the night of Sunday, Sept. 27 to see the supermoon lunar eclipse. Being a surveyor, he went about it a different way.
View Article3D Technology Helps Build A Circle
Launched in May 1999, online retailer Overstock.com Inc. initially sold surplus and returned merchandise, liquidating the inventories of at least 18 failed dot-com companies at below-wholesale prices.
View ArticleTotally New Approach to BIM
In much the same way that GPS and, by extension, machine control have changed the complexion of the construction industry, precision measuring instrumentation is steadily revolutionizing a host of...
View ArticleGeospatial Tech Helps Keep London Rail Running
First envisioned shortly after World War II, Crossrail is a 73-mile-long (118-kilometer) railway serving the greater London area.
View ArticleNew iM-100 Total Station for As-Built Surveys, Site Layout
The new Sokkia total station achieves up to 800-meter accuracy.
View ArticleAutofocus Technology Standard on New C-Series Total Stations
Trimble’s C5 and C3 mechanical total stations are useful in cadastral surveys and topographic surveys.
View ArticleCanal Survey Applies Multiple Surveying Technologies
How do you develop a strategy to repair and maintain something that you can’t see or access?
View ArticlePower Utility Project Uses Real Time Surveying
For surveyors, the “unexpected” in the field is not usually welcome. Surprises lead to challenges to resolve, time delays and, often, increased costs.
View ArticleReplacing Survey Gear Upgrades Performance
One of the real challenges facing managers of any business — including surveyors — is knowing when to keep pace with evolving technology.
View ArticleLaser Scanning Aids in Tank Inspections
To keep storage tanks working safely and efficiently, tank owners need to undertake a program of regular inspection and maintenance.
View ArticleForensic Surveys Help Accident Investigation
For those who perform crash and crime scene reconstruction work, the goals are clear: collect evidence, tell an accurate story of the scene and present a good case for justice.
View ArticleMultiple Survey Technologies Speed Flood Response
In June 2017, a freakish storm, later described as a once-in-500-year rain event, dropped more than seven inches of water on central Michigan in just 36 hours.
View ArticleSpectra Precision Introduces Focus 35 Motorized Total Station
The Spectra Precision FOCUS 35 is a motorized total station providing high speed, accuracy and precise measurement.
View ArticleTopcon Releases GT Series Robotic Total Stations
Topcon Positioning Group announced the Topcon GT series of robotic total stations is now available for use with Autodesk BIM 360 Layout software.
View ArticlePowerful iM 50 Total Station Offered in Affordable Package
Sokkia’s iM-50 manual total station is designed to provide powerful performance in an affordable package.
View ArticleLeica Offers New FlexLine Total Station Models
The Leica FlexLine TS03, TS07 and TS10 models are designed to improve productivity in the field by automatically capturing height.
View ArticleTrimble Releases Total Stations for Specialized Applications
The Trimble S9 and S9 HP total stations are built for specialized applications such as monitoring and tunneling, where optimal speed, accuracy and reliability are needed.
View ArticlePowerful Blizzard Doesn’t Stop Quarry Survey
Scotland is known for harsh weather, and this storm already had been named "The Beast from the East." The storm would hammer the region with high winds, freezing temperatures and driving snow, but...
View ArticleHousing Project at UC San Diego Gets Boost From High Tech Tools
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...
View ArticleCharlotte Douglas International Airport Demanding for Surveyor
If the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) offered frequent-contractor points, the professional land surveyors at CES Group Engineers would likely be triple-platinum members.
View ArticleImproving Survey Productivity for Bus Stop Project
How complicated can it be to redesign a simple bus stop?
View ArticleDeformation Monitoring Supports Rail Line Expansion
On most major urban projects, long before the first bucket of dirt has been scooped, the first pile driven, even the first property corner verified, work, in the form of pre-construction survey and...
View ArticleLand-Use Firm Maps Future Site for Whole Foods
Land-use consultancy Dresdner Robin provided expert services on the future home of Jersey City’s first Whole Foods Market.
View ArticleSpecial Report Preview: 2020 Surveying & Mapping Industry Equipment
Categories studied include total stations, data collector/controllers, geodetic survey-grade carrier-phase GPS receivers, mapping-grade code-phase receivers, 3D laser scanners, UAVs, and wireless cloud...
View ArticleDon't Tread On My Survey Gear
In sharing some tragic instrument memories, I hope to encourage those people who use surveying instruments on a daily basis along with the occasional user.
View Article3D Model of 150-Year-Old Building Overcomes Challenges
For the past two years, Svein Ivar Vestbø, a survey engineer with Norway’s Geomatikk Survey, has been scanning and producing 3D point clouds of relatively small structures. That all changed in December...
View Article2020 Equipment Report Reveals Newer Tech Taking Hold for Surveyors
Spending is increasing and lasers are among tools being added.
View ArticleTrimble's New SX12 Scanning Total Station
Enhancements open up the total station to new applications in tunneling and underground mining.
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