Category Archives: Surveying
GNSS rover developments give surveyors a new edge
Chris Trevillian describes the Trimble R12i GNSS receiver with ProPoint engine with tilt compensation and calibration-free operation for flexibility, traceability and robustness
Preventing Damage to Underground Utility Lines
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, today published a Report to the Industry as part of its Next Practices Initiative. The Next Practices Initiative launched in 2020 with the goal of driving innovative solutions to the damage prevention industry’s biggest challenges,...
ReachView 3: Native App for Reach Receivers
ReachView 3 is the new mobile app by Emlid for working with Reach RTK receivers. Familiar point collection and stakeout tools are now powered with the new user interface, coordinate system support, and ability to manage big projects. It is a free app available for Android and iOS devices. Coordinate Systems on Board In ReachView...
Yost: The Host with the Most
When I was a young party chief with a firm in Hagerstown, Maryland, in 1982, we were contracted to survey a tract of mountain land for a man named Yost. He was convinced that he owned much more land than his deed specified. When my co-worker and I visited the site and met with the...
2021 NSPS Student Competition
The 2021 NSPS Student Competition will be held in conjunction with the Spring meetings of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. This year’s competition will not include field exercises in order to accommodate official health and safety advice. The Competition will begin with an online briefing event on February 16, 2021 with a presentation by NSPS of...
The Challenges of Near-shore Hydrographic Surveys
Near-shore hydrographic surveying can be a challenging task, especially if the conditions are not ideal to collect the required data.