Category Archives: Surveying
What Is a Least Squares Adjustment Anyway?
Up to now I have talked about a least squares adjustment as if everyone knows what it involves. In this article, I discuss what a least squares adjustment is and what makes it so valuable in adjusting observational data. Note: Please click on the images below to see them or read our full issue to...
The Future of Surveying: National Image, Recruiting & Education
Forum on the Future of Surveying I’ll admit that I didn’t know what I was agreeing to (or getting myself into) when I accepted the offer to attend the second Forum on the Future of Surveying meeting to represent the NSPS Young Surveyors. I read the summary of the first forum meeting and was extremely...
Full Kit: xyHt Looks at Cutting-Edge Surveying Gear
Topcon releases a complete surveying suite. The release is timely. For forward-thinking firms trying to meet increased demand, two key challenges are staffing up and gearing up. Many firms that have not added crews or upgraded kit for more than a decade are looking to do both in a hurry. xyHt attended several surveying and...
HxGN LIVE 2016 Unscripted
We’re shaking things up By trying a different way to convey the latest news and views from Hexagon Geosystems (aka Leica Geosystems–we’ll get used to the new name); we put some of the experts at HxGN LIVE 2016 in front of a camera for unscripted Q&A. Follow the embedded links to open the videos in...
Dunwoody College of Technology
Surveying and Civil Engineering Technology Located on the edge of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dunwoody College of Technology’s surveying and civil engineering technology program offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science, which provides students a comprehensive, hands-on education that prepares them for successful surveying or civil engineering technician careers. The program has a dual focus on...
Geodesy around the Campfire
Although I thoroughly enjoy what I do for a living as a land surveyor specializing in geodetic control work, I often tell people it makes for really lousy dinner conversation. Rarely does it take more than a sentence or two to generate blank stares, gestures of confusion, and drastic attempts to change the subject. The...
