It’s been a busy year, and a very good year for the US economy. In fact, according to RSM, over the past eight quarters, the American economy has grown at an annualized 2.9%.  This performance is striking in comparison to other countries. For example, the EU’s growth during this same period was just 1.9%. The biggest economy in the EU is Germany, and its economy shrunk by 2% during the same period.

Surveyors tend to be rugged, outdoorsy folk with an interest in geography and a passion for precision. Three of our presidents and many of the nation’s founders were surveyors; scores of America’s first explorers were surveyors. It’s part of our national story, and of course surveying has played a role in many of the stories told by Hollywood. According to licensed Australian surveyor and movie buff John Brock, 428 movies include surveying content — and that doesn’t include documentaries.