April 2025 Archives
Hardwired to Build
This cybernetics engineer is laying the groundwork for robust automated systems that will help us construct our future spaces. Her spider-crane robots are already showing how it’s done. Dr. Anja Lauer is on a mission to help the construction industry build better. As the founder of the Department of Construction Robotics at the University of […]
From Meters to Centimeters
Understanding correction services for GNSS By Towfique Ahmed Real-time correction services were created to enhance the accuracy of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), reducing errors from tens of meters to precise, centimeter-level measurements. While some applications can function with sub-meter accuracy—such as those supported by regional Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) solutions—surveying requires far greater precision. […]
Advancements in Parcel Mapping Tools- Part 2
Whether a parcel map is created for an engineering project, land development, valuation, tax assessment, land administration and management, for a subdivision, city, county, or whole country, the tools to create and manage them have dramatically improved. In the past, a key sticking point for surveyors was the lack of solid COGO tools within legacy […]
The Surveyor and the “Geodesy Crisis”
Surveyor’s Corner By Tim Burch To the average professional surveyor, the term “geodesy” does not exist in their everyday conversations about the business. While the use of state plane coordinates has expanded greatly with the development of GPS/GNSS receivers and RTK/RTN connectivity, the mathematics and “black magic” of geodesy remains an enigma to most of […]
How to Win a Boundary Dispute Case
Legal Boundaries There are many players in a boundary dispute case, the judge, perhaps a jury, the parties, the attorneys, and maybe some witnesses. When a surveyor is hired as an expert in such a case, it is not the surveyor’s responsibility to win a boundary dispute case, but the surveyor can play a significant […]
Located: April 2025
Compiled by Jeff Salmon Europe Kickstarts its Own Sat-Com The European Union will soon boast its own secure communication satellites system similar to Starlink with the signing of a new space contract in Brussels, Belgium, in December. IRIS², short for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellites, will be composed a multi-orbital constellation of 290 […]