Category Archives: Surveying
Claire Buxton
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 3 of 23 Name: Claire Buxton Company: Underhill Geomatics Ltd. Current Position: Project Manager Age: 33 Education: Bachelor of Surveying and Surveying Technology, University of Otago Biography: Buxton has a passion for land rights and sustainable community development. She has professional experience in land development in...
Malek Singer
23 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2023 – 2 of 23 Name: Malek SingerCompany: Teledyne Geospatial (Optech & Caris)Current Position: Product Manager, AirborneAge: 27 Education: BS Geomatics, Carleton University Biography: Singer is passionate about challenging traditional development roadmaps which have historically focused on “delivering more data. He has expanded Teledyne’s roadmap towards products that...
FLAIR Act Rides Omnibus to Federal Law
By Nicole Smith Legislation to create a current, accurate inventory or “cadastre” of Federal land owned by the Department of the Interior as well as the U.S. Forest Service, known as the Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform (FLAIR) Act, was enacted into law as part of the Omnibus appropriations bill passed by Congress and signed...
Rules of Construction
Legal Boundaries What are the Rules of Construction, and why do we need to know about them? The Rules of Construction are court-made rules that have been developed over the centuries for the interpretation of legal documents. The courts use them when the interpretation of a document is confusing, uncertain, ambiguous, or in conflict. The...
Podium Position
How the Yas Marina F1 circuit was resurfaced in just two weeks First opened in 2009, the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi is now a key part of the Formula One (F1) season, often holding the final race for the World Constructors’ Championships and World Drivers’ Championships. The inaugural race in 2009 saw F1’s first...
Encoding Geography: Scale Up to Keep Up
America’s foremost community of professional geographers wants all students, especially women and minorities, to have a head start in geocomputational abilities. A revolution in teaching geography is in the offing. Demand for professionals with geospatial skills is on the rise. In 2019, expertise in geospatial technology was listed by Upwork, a global job website, as...
