We take it for granted that you can look at your phone and tell exactly where you are. At least, as exact as the GPS satellites will allow. But throughout human history, there has been a tremendous ...

Modern surveying technology has come a long way from the stand-alone theodolites. Now there is a wide variety of equipment available to suit just about every timeframe and budge. Not that long ago, ...

The Cooke, Troughton & Simms surveyor's level at Whangārei Museum. Most of us are used to seeing the odd surveyor out with their high-vis jackets and bright-yellow tripods, even if we don't really ...