Tag: surveyor
It Takes a Village
A surveyor helps bring fresh water to a remote community in the Andes
By John Stenmark
High in the Andes mountains of Ecuador, the village of...
Buoyed by Success
An aspiring surveyor launches his own business scanning ships
By Mary Jo Wagner
After more than a decade working for a South African survey company, engineering...
New Surveying Field App Makes Staking Workflows Quick and Easy
An app that app does all the work while you maintain all the control? That’s what you’ll find in the new Captivate Quick Stake app.
Working...
Lighting the Way
By Mary Jo Wagner
When professional surveyor Sylvia De Vuyst arrived in the northern edges of Norway in March 2021 for a significant tunnelling project,...
Alaskan Cruise
A determined surveyor lays out two new cruise ship docks during brutal Juneau winters.
By John Stenmark
When the Port of Juneau expanded its facilities to...
Sustainable Shipping gets new Berth
Centuries-old maritime craftwork and advanced technology help carbon-free seaborne trade.
By Gavin Schrock, PLS
It was a chance meeting that changed two lives. It may also change...
RQAW Surveyors Use GNSS Innovation to Maximize Productivity and Data Capture
When full-service engineering and architectural firm RQAW created a new in-house Land Survey department, technology was a significant consideration. The Fishers, Ind.-based company knew...
Real-Time Monitoring Advances Landslide Risk Management
By Angus W. Stocking
On September 30, 2018, the 200 or so residents of British Columbia’s Old Fort (not far from Fort St. John) were...