| Surveyors on a Busman’s Holiday In their time off, a group of surveyors investigate an interesting jog in a state boundary. By Paul Hoinowski 1,545kb |
| The Elevation Certificate Translated (Part 2 of 2) Our flood plain experts continue with their instructions for filling out the form. By C. Barton Crattie, LS, CFM and Wendy Lathrop, LS, CFM 1,963kb |
| The Javad GNSS Triumph V.S. Our Nashville correspondent examines the latest offering from Javad Ashjaee. By Clifton Ogden, EI, LSIT 1,787kb |
| Conference Review: The Second Optech Innovative LiDAR Solutions Conference LiDAR technology continues to boldly move forward. By Gene Roe, LS, PE, PhD 1,099kb |
| How Precise is OPUS? (Part 2 of 3) Experts from NGS examine available precision estimates. By Richard Snay, Kevin Choi, Gerald Mader, Charles Schwarz, Tomás Soler and Neil Weston 523kb |
| Reconnaissance: Developments and Questions Regarding the New 2011 ALTA/ACSM Standards Our ALTA expert shines more light on the new Standards. By Gary Kent, LS 883kb |
| Earthquake in Christchurch A land surveyor shares his eyewitness account of the unexpected quake that struck Christchurch during his visit to New Zealand. By Malcolm Anderson, FRICS, FCInstCES (ret.) 1,243kb |
| Surveyors Report: The Face of Surveying A Louisiana surveyor provides a history of the national organizations and a possible way forward for the future. J. Anthony Cavell, LS, CFedS By J. Anthony Cavell, LS, CFedS 534kb |