Ancient Surveying
From the Nile to the Roman Grid: Surveying in Ancient Egypt and Rome
Cubit rods, stretched cords, the Roman groma, and the administrative systems that connected ancient measurement to land, construction, and…
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The New NSRS Is Coming
An entry-level, field-to-office guide to NATRF2022, NAPGD2022, SPCS2022, epochs, height modernization, and preparing survey workflows for the modernized National Spatial Reference System.
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Maps & Plats
Lewis and Clark: Mapping a Continent One Observation at a Time
How compass traverses, celestial observations, Indigenous geographic knowledge, and disciplined field notes shaped the maps of the Corps of…
People of Surveying
From Compass to White House: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as Surveyors
A factual look at the real surveying work of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the records they left, and…
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