Transportation Surveying & Mapping

Surveyors are vital in road and railroad projects and increasingly use BIM for infrastructure projects.

ARTICLES

POINT & SHOOT

A Heli-Good Photo From A Land Surveying Job

May 18, 2021

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A land surveyor shares a photo from the field at Wales Airport in Wales, Alaska.

POINT & SHOOT

What Does A Land Surveyor Do? These Photos Show A Lot

A photo gallery showing land surveyors in action in the field.

Emell Derra Adolphus

March 12, 2021

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From cows to chaotic scenes, land surveyors from around the world share photos from the field.

TINY BUT MIGHTY

TinySurveyor's Big Impact On Land Surveying

An interview with CEO Jens Peder Kristensen on the future of the technology

Emell Derra Adolphus

December 14, 2020

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TinyMobileRobots is the maker of the TinySurveyor, a mobile robot that land surveyors can use for layouts and road building, equipped with GNSS integration and total station compatible.

VALUE

HELP WANTED: Antique Surveyors Transit Appraisal

A surveyor received the antique after retiring from the Canadian National Railway, and now his family is looking to find the value of the equipment.

Emell Derra Adolphus

September 23, 2020

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A surveyor received the antique surveyors transit after retiring from the Canadian National Railway, and now his family is looking to find the value of the equipment.

FIELD NOTES

Land Surveyor Recounts Being Stuck In the Field

Eric B. Gladhill

September 11, 2020

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Eric B. Gladhill, PLS, on the problems every land survey crew faces in the field.

TOOLBOX

Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys Could Save Transportation Departments Money

The Maine Department of Transportation uses PaveScan RDM ground penetrating radar technology to improve road pavement quality and service life.

Rob Sommerfeldt

August 4, 2020

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The Maine Department of Transportation uses PaveScan ground penetrating radar technology to improve road pavement quality and service life.

TECH TALK

Business Case for Surveyors to Offer Monitoring Services

Boris Skopljak

July 15, 2020

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By investing in real-time monitoring, surveyors can help to ensure construction site workers and assets are safe, while also reducing the risk of injury for their survey crew.