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Surveyors – The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World

Our feature Surveyors: The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World made the case for surveying’s critical role; this piece expands on how digital tools must still be grounded in...

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Chain!

I wrote this article 15 years ago and the code has since changed, however, this is as true today as it was then. Chain! A recent article in the Journal of the Gulf Coast Surveyor Chain! Written by Deward Karl Bowles Texas...

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Surveying’s Crossroads: A Constructive Counterpoint to the National Surveyors Week Message

As we explore this counterpoint perspective, it’s important to revisit the original discussions that shaped the narrative around National Surveyors Week. For insights into the impact of emerging technology, see How AI Will Change (Not Replace) the Surveying Profession and...

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The Coming Liability Crisis: Who Gets Sued When AI Mapping Gets It Wrong?

False Precision, Real Consequences — The Lawsuits Are Coming They call it “survey-grade.” It comes with slick visualizations, clean overlays, and...

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Top 5 Causes of Land Boundary Disputes Explored & Explained

Land boundary disputes are a classic headache in our profession. Whether you’ve been surveying for three decades or just three months, you know that property lines don’t always match the neighbor’s fence—or the client’s expectations....

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Never Stop Surveying: 5 GNSS Post-Processing Alternatives to OPUS Downtime

OPUS Is Down. Now What? Five GNSS Post-Processing Options Every Professional Surveyor Should Already Have in Their Back Pocket Introduction: When OPUS Goes Quiet Most of us build OPUS into our daily production workflow...

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Licensure Under Siege – The Quiet War Against Professionalism

Our original piece The Push to Kill Surveying Licensure: Who’s Behind It and Why? examined attacks on licensure; here, we explore whether evolving licensure models might actually strengthen the profession. Section 1: Introduction – The Importance of Licensure Licensure is a...

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Bridging the Gap: Why Surveyors Must Learn to Disagree, Share, and Build Together Before It’s Too Late

I. Introduction: A Profession at War With Itself Surveying has always been a profession that demands precision, attention to detail, and a willingness to stand your ground when the data...

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NOAA’s Critical Role in Surveying – What Happens When It’s Defunded?

While What Happens to Surveying If NOAA Loses Funding? explained the dangers of NOAA’s defunding, this counterpoint considers how surveyors can adapt by building local and private data resilience. Section 1: Introduction – NOAA’s Role and the Risk of...

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Preserve the Line: Writing Down What the Profession Can’t Afford to Lose

We’re Not Just Writing About Surveying—We’re Writing Toward It There’s no shortage of noise in the surveying world these days—automation this, AI that, another software company promising the end of fieldwork as we know it. At the same time, public understanding of what...

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The Silent Takeover of Surveying Data: How Privatization Threatens the Profession

Introduction: For centuries, surveying has been a public trust—an essential profession that safeguards property rights, ensures infrastructure...

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The Rising Cost of Entry: Barriers for the Next Generation of Surveyors.

A Profession at a Crossroads — Too Few Recruits, Too Many Barriers There’s a storm quietly brewing in land surveying—and it has nothing to do with weather. It’s the profession’s slow-burning crisis: a pipeline that’s running dry. Across the country, surveying firms are...

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The Digital Dustbin: How Social Media Platforms Undermine Surveyors, Erase Our Knowledge, and Profit from Our Expertise

I. Introduction: Surveyors, Social Media, and the Illusion of Connection Once upon a time—though not so long ago—social media arrived with a promise that felt revolutionary: connection....

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Pincushion Corners: How They Happen — and How Mentorship Can Stop Them

Introduction If you've ever dug around a corner monument and found three, four, or even ten separate pins all within a couple of feet of each other, congratulations—you've encountered one of the land surveying profession's most persistent and...

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When the Canvas Fights Back: An Introduction to Hard-Way Learned – Terrestrial Friction

Every generation of engineers, planners, and surveyors believes—quietly or openly—that this time we have finally tamed the world. We have better satellites. Cleaner datasets. Higher-resolution models. Faster computation. Deeper capital pools. And yet, despite...

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Behold- A Flat Earth Map

I saw an interesting post about a Flat Earth map today over on Google Maps Mania today and found myself wondering why this has gotten this far. From a...

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The Cartesian Bargain: Survival Protocols for Your First Day in the Geodetic Trenches

Your First Day in the Field: What They Don’t Teach in Surveying School There’s a smell you’ll learn to recognize before you learn to love it—diesel exhaust, wet dirt, curing concrete, and yesterday’s rain trapped in freshly disturbed soil. It’s usually about 5:30 a.m.,...

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AI & Automation – The Delusion of Effortless Accuracy

In our original exploration of How AI Will Change (Not Replace) the Surveying Profession, we highlighted AI’s potential; this counterpoint reminds us that human judgment remains critical no matter how advanced the tools become. Section 1: Introduction – Embracing Technology,...

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The Hidden Role of Surveyors in Earth Day’s Mission

Earth Day at 55 – A Climate Reckoning Earth Day has evolved from protest to policy—but the world’s environmental crisis has only intensified....

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The Vanishing Surveyor – Passing Down Knowledge in an AI-Driven World

In The Generational Knowledge Gap: Where Are the Next Surveyors?, we addressed knowledge loss; this counterpoint suggests blending mentorship with new technologies to future-proof surveying. Section 1:...

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