May 11, 2012
The star Polaris is located at the tip of the handle of Ursa Minor (the little dipper). Polaris is the brightest star in Ursa … Read More
May 4, 2012
John Wayne a surveyor? No, but he played one in the 1949 movie The Fighting Kentuckian. Things have changed a lot since then. Surveyors … Read More
April 26, 2012
Daniel Boone (11-2-1734 9-26-1820) Daniel Boone – Hunter. Trapper. Militia officer during the Revolutionary War. Captured by Shawnedd warriors and later adopted into their … Read More
April 14, 2012
Although you can learn Paionian in 60 seconds (monapos, tilon and paprax are the only remaining words of Paionian) it will take you a … Read More
April 11, 2012
Thomas Jefferson – Minister to France, Secretary of State, President and surveyor. Born April 13, 1743. Thomas Jefferson is one of the three surveyors … Read More
March 17, 2012
Jedi Planner – vegetarian Survey Ninja – vegetables are what food eats Jedi Planner – one dog – WB Wells mascot Survey Ninja – … Read More
March 8, 2012
This year National Surveyors Week is from March 18 to March 24. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Survey Ninja are all famous … Read More
February 29, 2012
The Willamette Stone marked the intersection of the Willamette Meridian and the Willamette Baseline. In the 1980s the stone was vandalized and was replaced … Read More
February 8, 2012
Gunter’s chain was a measuring device used for land surveying. It was designed in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter. Gunter’s chain … Read More
January 24, 2012
Surveying has been an essential element in the development of the human environment since the beginning or recorded history, about 5,000 years ago. Surveying … Read More
