Category Archives: Surveying
40 Under 40, 2017: Kate Fairlie
LAND ADMINISTRATION SPECIALIST AT LAND EQUITY INTERNATIONAL UK AND AUSTRALIA KATE FAIRLIE HAS A BS IN ENGINEERING (surveying and spatial information systems) and ten years of experience spanning the surveying, mapping, and land administration/land governance fields. She currently works with Land Equity International, an international development consultancy specializing in land administration and policy. Her recent...
Pangaea Looks Back at 2016
Undoubtedly, for me the most notable event of 2016 (in the geospatial world) was the FAA’s Rule 107 allowing sUAS to be used in the NAS for commercial work. No more Section 333 exemptions. (Well, for merely flying, anyway; if you want to go beyond the restrictions of 107, you’ll still need to file for...
What Is That? The FFOS Needs Your Input
The work of the subcommittee on branding opens many possibilities. Imagine a member of the public: someone who may have never met a surveyor. Or maybe they hired one to mark their property so they could see if a neighbor’s fence is encroaching, or maybe they’ve seen “those people with cameras on tripods” along the...
Next Big Thing Contest
We challenge our readership help us identify The Next Big Thing. Do you know of a new geospatial technology or system of operations that you believe will transform the way you work? Tell us about it to win $500! Tech and non-tech ideas will all be considered. Write an abstract of about 200 words (or...
‘Bout Surveyin’, Mate! RADU Remembers
Insights from an Aussie Surveyor Editor’ s note: In listening to peer surveyors from other parts of the world one can experience some rather pronounced revelations – how similar the triumphs and challenges are for the practitioner – often only differing in the lingo of how the tales are told. We are honored to present...
Who Is a Professional Land Surveyor?
A few months ago I wrote a piece titled, “What is a Professional Land Surveyor?” Now I will take a crack at “Who is a professional land surveyor?” I started in this business when I was 17, not even graduated high school yet. I was a hot shot architectural draftsman in high school, or so...
