Category Archives: Education

Legal Boundaries: Deed Interpretation

Last time around we discussed the Rules of Construction, court-made rules for the interpretation of written documents when they are confusing, uncertain, ambiguous, or in conflict. Piggybacking that discussion, this time around we will talk about some basic deed interpretation, which often requires application of the rules of construction.   The three primary forms of deeds...

Safety Underground

Prostar and KCI Technologies look beneath the surface to save time and money The devil is in the details of any construction project, but those involving work close to underground utilities can be the most dangerous. Nearly missing or even sometimes striking utility lines is a common occurrence across the nation and was a regular...

Looking Forward: Trying to Predict 2023

Over the course of my decades of participating in the world economy, I have found it useful to not pay too much attention to prognosticators, the so-called (and often self-called) experts. I have come to realize that these folks are about as accurate at forecasting the long-term economy as the weather folks are of forecasting...

Luke Johnson

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 23 of 23 Name: Luke JohnsonCompany: Trimble, Inc.              Current position: Technical Product ManagerAge: 27                Education: BS, Otago University, New Zealand After graduating, Johnson joined Trimble as an application specialist in 2018, testing and working on new features for Trimble Access, a survey field software. Wanting to immerse...

Kwabena Obeng Asiama

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 19 of 23 Name: Kwabena Obeng AsiamaCompany: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana              Current position: LecturerAge: 32              Education: Ph.D and MSc, University of Twente; BS , Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology During his compulsory national service in Ghana, Asiama worked with a mining company...

Adamu Bala

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 5 of 23 Name: Adamu BalaCompany: Department of Geomatics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.Current Position: Lecturer IIAge: 36 Education: Ph.D. Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan; MSc. Geomatics (2018) and B.Eng. Geomatics Engineering (2010) from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria;...