Category Archives: Surveying
NSPS Candidates 2016
This year’s upcoming NSPS elections feature four eminently qualified candidates running for national vice president. To encourage participation by surveyors in both the NSPS and the election of national officers, xyHt reached out to all candidates and offered space in this month’s Field Notes for a bio and candidate statement. Their statements reflect their respective...
The Essential Carlson
A new pair of reference and self-study books gives the self-starter everything you need to know to get up to speed in Carlson software. Even if you’re not a current Carlson user, you’re probably familiar with the name and company. Founded by Bruce Carlson, a civil engineer, his namesake company has produced civil engineering and...
Cross-Pacific Ties and A Disturbed Monument
Above: The surveyor who set the original stake in Hyu-ga, Japan shows the spot in the Zenrin map book of the Miyazaki Prefecture. Located 28,280,841 feet +/- from original location. Editorуs note: A chance discovery by an Oregon beachcomber has forged cross-Pacific ties between two coastal cities–and their respective surveying communities. A few months ago,...
Surveying Merit Badge
Surveying students jump into recruiting by hosting a surveying merit badge day. There are few challenges facing the profession of land surveying today that are as great as the need to revitalize our ranks with young and technologically savvy individuals. We all recognize the aging of our colleagues but cannot seem to identify the reasons...
November Editorial: Cue Team Building
For five days last week, I was dreading coming to work on Friday. It was the day most of my staff was excited about, but definitely not me. Let me backtrack. We at xyHt provide you, our readers, with lots of solid information about new technologies, skills, and ideas on operating your geospatial businesses. What...
Mars Colonization: Mars Need Surveyors, Part Two
This is Part 2 of our Mars Needs Surveyors series from the Pangaea newsletter. Part 1 is here. As the dream of Mars colonization comes to fruition, what would surveyors be tasked with? Habitat construction SpaceX’s Elon Musk’s vision is to build a city on Mars (appropriately named SpaceX City) that would eventually be inhabited...
