Tag Archives: surveyor

Embracing the Drone Revolution

Surveyor business models changing in the BVLOS era Over the past few months, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), working with the drone industry, academia, and general aviation membership organizations such as AOPA (www.aopa.org) and NBAA (www.nbaa.org), has been able to advance the cause of uncrewed flights beyond visual line of sight of the operator (BVLOS). ...

xyHt Weekly News Recap: 10/15/2021

URISA Leaders Recognized at GIS-Pro 2021 Aero-Graphics Hires Daryl Southard as Director of Business Development Dewberry Acquires the Latest RIEGL VQ-1560 II-S Airborne LiDAR System Seamless, Automatic Thermal Imagery Based Inspection Available now for Remote Digital Inspections AI Surveyor is First Intelligence Platform for Large Infrastructure Projects Septentrio, ArduSimple Bringing Reliable GPS/GNSS to Emerging Applications North...

It’s Hard to Find Good Help

It seems that “Help Wanted” is posted everywhere these days; from billboards to hand-written signs and everywhere on websites seeking to help employers who are hiring. We hear it discussed at surveying society meetings, around the office, and in casual conversations on the street. Some people try to place blame on the government for handing...

What’s the Buzz?

While I was employed at Rettew Associates, Inc. in the late 1990s, I worked with a great survey technician by the name of Craig West. Craig and I got the opportunity to work together on a big boundary survey for the National Park Service along the Appalachian Trail in Maryland. The boss sent me because...

These Boots Were Made for Walking …

It sure seems like there is a lot of talk about feet these days. United States Survey Feet, International Feet, and 6 feet, but nobody is talking about the most important feet. As surveyors, we like to talk about our equipment and tools. Whether it be the old school steel tapes and top mount EDMs...