Quote of the Day “Go and make a survey of the land and write a description of it.” — Joshua 18:8 NIV As National Surveyors Week comes to an end, Baseline thanks our surveyors and their teams for braving the elements and sequestered public! Stay well and safe! Surveyor Joke of the Day Q –… Read more »
Baseline Celebrates National Surveyors Week-Day 4!
Survey Story of the Day “In 2018, I helped set aerial control in the Gila National Forest, New Mexico. Camping out for three days, we traveled by foot and ATV to several mountain tops and laid out panel points and recorded our observations to send into OPUS for a solution. After control was established, the… Read more »
Baseline Celebrates National Surveyors Week-Day 3!
Survey Story of the Day “While surveying in New York City, the only parking space we were able to find was in the elevated parking garages they had there. This meant we needed to get all equipment and supplies needed for the day out of the truck when we park. We were not able to… Read more »
BASELINE CELEBRATES NATIONAL SURVEYORS WEEK – DAY 2!
Women in Surveying According to the latest statistics, there are only 13% of women working in the surveying field and 27% of land surveying students are female. Compared to 1980s that showed a 3% female participation, the progress made in diversifying the profession in nearly three decades is clear, we are seeing an increase in… Read more »
Baseline Celebrates National Surveyors Week!
Survey Story of the Day “I got to survey the URS terminal at McCarran Airport, specifically the “Janet Airlines” terminal, i.e. Area 51 employees. This project included an extensive background check, under armed guard, no cameras and no phones. As far as aliens go, that’s classified.“— Danny Tucker, Survey Crew Chief NOTE: Janet Airlines, also… Read more »
Surveyors Complete UAV Pilot Licensing
In January, Aaron Demo, Doug Lancaster, Jayme Hobin, and Danielle Bustos braved the cold to complete drone flight school each earning their Part 107 certification which allows them to legally pilot an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) for commercial use under FAA regulation. The flight school our team participated in was administered by an… Read more »
Celebrating National Surveyors Week-Day 4!
Survey Stories of the Day “In August of 2017, I was performing a topographic survey. This job was located near Broomfield, Colorado. One of the great aspects of being a field surveyor is that you never know what you will find, see, or experience. On this day, I found a bag with stolen guns, jewelry,… Read more »
Celebrating National Surveyors Week – Day 3!
Survey Stories of the Day “I was waiting along the side of US Highway 82 for our field crew to show up so we could continue our survey at the Pitkin County Airport (Aspen, CO). Sitting on the tailgate of the truck, I noticed something flapping in the breeze down in the borrow ditch. I… Read more »
Celebrating National Surveyors Week – Day 2!
Survey Stories of the Day “Favorite story: Working on a ballfield/rec center construction staking job, we had some interesting clients. They were stern and stubborn, but one time, the project leads were driving around the site on a gator. Eventually, they started messing around and crashed into a ditch. It took forever to get them out,… Read more »
Baseline Celebrates National Surveyors Week
Survey Story of the Day “While surveying on the coast of Washington state, I was cutting line with a brush axe and carrying equipment in a large pack slung over my back. I emerged from the woods onto the beach just as a Trident submarine was traveling back to base, along with its security escort.… Read more »
