Category Archives: Surveying
Fill out the Future of Surveying Questionnaire
Invest some time in the future of the profession – fill out the questionnaire! A monthly column in xyHt continues provide coverage of the Forum on the Future or Surveying (FFOS); a national initiative with representatives from 15 key surveying related associations to examine paths forward for the profession. See the first installment in our...
Book Review of Dr. Herbert Stoughton’s Journeys
Book Review Journeys: One Individual’s Excursions into the Surveying and Mapping Professions by Dr. Herbert Stoughton I have the honor and a pleasure to review the book referenced above, which I am going to call Journeys, and which was authored (at the request of the Professional Land Surveyors of Wyoming West Chapter) by Herbert W....
“Sea Level Datum of 1929” — Did You Know?
I recently was consulted about the use of the term “Sea Level Datum of 1929” on plans and in engineering reports dating from the 1940-60s. The inquirer was concerned that this possibly meant that the work was based on something other than the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29). As is often the...
Where The Future Is Now
Notes from the second FIG Young Surveyors North America Meeting We came from six countries and 23 states because we were told that we are the future. We traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota in frigid February to meet each other and figure out what that means. After attending the 2nd FIG Young Surveyors North America Meeting,...
Treasure Hunting and the Treasure Hunt
Editor’s note: The following newspaper article is a view of surveying from the outside that highlights one of the many appealing aspects of surveying that the public might not be aware of. Since its first publication, links to this article rapidly made the rounds of surveying social media; many cite it as a example of...
The Future of Surveying Forum
A broad coalition forms to chart paths forward for the profession. On January 12 in San Diego, California, a taskforce of representatives from the major surveying-affiliated professional associations and end-use constituencies met for the first phase of an ambitious initiative focused on the future of surveying. This is a wonderful opportunity that could yield profound...
