Category Archives: Surveying

Bridge Watchers

Smart sensors and satellites are being used to actively monitor bridges and large infrastructures. With eyes in the sky and ears on the ground, can this new technology improve public safety? Despite what the lyrics of the popular English nursery rhyme may have our young ones believe, the London Bridge has actually never fallen down.  ...

Why Serving as an Expert Witness Makes You a More Competent Land Surveyor

In my personal experience, many land surveyors that are contacted by attorneys decline the opportunity to serve as an expert witness. The reasons why the surveyor chooses not to accept the expert work are varied, ranging from the concern that their new client will be too demanding on their time to the apprehension that their...

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...

Geospatial Markets 2023

With a declining housing market and a possible recession, where are the opportunities in 2023? If you follow the news at all it’s been hard to escape the media drumbeat of “recession next year.” How deep will it be and how long it will last seem to be the only topics up for discussion. Predictions...

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...

Seth Gulich

23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 20 of 23 Name: Seth GulichCompany: Bowman               Current position: UAS Program ManagerAge: 28               Education: BS in Surveying Engineering, Penn State University Gulich is a young professional with more than eight years of surveying and geospatial experience in the AEC industry. He is a licensed professional surveyor and...