Drone Surveying Risks During This Week’s Solar Storm
If you use drone surveying to map land or collect site data, this week’s forecast comes with an unusual warning — a geomagnetic storm is coming. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has issued an alert for November 10–13, warning that magnetic activity could mess with GPS signals around the world. That might sound like […]
Can an Earthquake Change Your ALTA Land Title Survey?
Even a small shake can make a big difference when it comes to land. After the recent Nevada earthquake near Tonopah, many homeowners and property investors started wondering if they should check their property boundaries. It’s a fair question—because while earthquakes might not rewrite legal documents, they can shift the markers and measurements that define […]
Post-Quake Checks for Construction Staking Survey
When most people in Las Vegas think of earthquakes, they picture California shaking, not the desert valley. But on October 25, a small microquake near Kingston, Nevada, sent tiny vibrations across the region. It wasn’t a big one—barely noticeable for most residents—but for builders and surveyors, it was enough to raise a red flag. Those […]