The American Surveyor Vol 8 No 4

Table of Contents 247kb

Editors Corner: Angular Accuracy By Marc Cheves, LS 194kb

Mr. Bilby’s Elegant Assembly, Being both Elegant and Sublime Long before GNSS, triangulation angle-turners had to take to the air. By C. Barton Crattie, LS, CFM 2,146kb

Star Crossing & Stone Monuments The USGS releases a circular about early-day control surveying in Colorado. By J. B. Guyton, LS 782kb

The Story of a Stone Metes and bounds Colonial states still depend on stone monuments set long ago. By Timothy S. Guisewhite, LS 3,513kb

Mapping Interior Spaces with Speed, Ease & Accuracy A growing market—with opportunities for surveyors—is served by the Applanix TIMMS. By Peter Canter and Andrew Stott 701kb

Vantage Point: Signs of the Times By Wendy Lathrop, LS, CFM 480kb

GIS Matters: Point Data as GIS Features—ASCII Continuing with our series on how surveyors can become involved in GIS. By Rj Zimmer, LS 592kb

Footsteps: Claudino v. Pereira This 2008 California case may have application across the country. By Landon Blake, LS 662kb

Broadband vs. GPS Do not panic, but be prepared to panic. By Gavin Schrock, LS 503kb