- Editor's Desk: The Wave of the Future? by Marc Cheves, LS
- Application: The Washington Monument Height Modernization Project
Not since 1934 have surveyors occupied the top of one of our most visible national monuments.
- Application: GPS Cleans Up After a Thunderbolt
A crashed Air Force plane prompts an extensive remediation effort, using GPS and other technologies.
- Organizations Adopt New ALTA/ACSM Standards
The chair of the ACSM/NSPS ALTA committee discusses the latest revisions to the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements.
- On the Horizon: ADA: A Personal View
Our Government Affairs contributing editor takes an up-close look at the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- A Visit to SECO by Marc Cheves, LS
The Editor takes a tour of a well-known northern California manufacturing facility.
- Second Thoughts: The Twenty Dollar Survey by Wilhelm A. Schmidt, PLS
Sometimes, it's hard to charge our normal fee.
- Hands On: Ashtech's Locus System
Our New Products editor reviews the Magellan-Ashtech entry-level GPS system.
- Hands On: Visual CADD
Our Software Review editor reviews an architectural drafting package with some interesting features for surveyors and mappers.
- Book Review: The Jefferson Stone
Silvio Bedini's important new book about the establishment of the nation's first meridian.
- Products, People, Places
- History Corner: Augustine Herrman, Denizen of Maryland by Silvio A. Bedini
A famous 17th century surveyor and mapmaker is discussed in this installment.