Construction Surveyor Guide to Solar Storm GPS Risk
When you hire a construction surveyor, you expect accurate measurements. After all, a few inches can make or break a foundation, delay a project, or cause costly rework. What many people don’t realize is that even the best technology has a hidden vulnerability: the sun. Recent news from NOAA about the launch of the SWFO-L1 […]
Boundary Survey Challenges After Site Encampment Clearances
When people think about a boundary survey, they often imagine a simple task: marking property lines so builders or homeowners know where one lot ends and another begins. In most cases, that’s true. But in Minneapolis right now, the job has gotten more complicated. After two recent shootings near Lake Street encampments, the city quickly […]
How Drone Surveying Is Changing Land Redevelopment Projects
If you’ve heard about Graco moving out of their big property along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, you know this opens up a huge chance for new development. The site covers 40 acres of prime riverfront land. But before anything new can be built, surveyors need to take a close look at the land. This […]