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Article: Made to measure? Mike Bedford assesses the impact of technology on the changing role of the land surveyor.(surveying)
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- December 1, 2004
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Few land surveyors will take issue with the statement that GPS has revolutionised their profession over the past twenty years. Where they are more divided is on how these technical changes will impact their future role.
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Those with a more pessimistic view of the future will point to the relative simplicity of the GPS approach compared to the classical optical alternative. This, they argue, will de-skill the process to the point where surveying becomes the domain of the technician rather than the professional. Others, while still recognising the enormity of the technical revolution that's taking place, paint a rather different ...
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