The Geoholics

Well this was fun! The guys were joined this week by Ms. Jordyn Hjeldness (Jeldness). Jordyn is the epitome of what all young land surveyors should strive to be! She is well educated, has had great mentors, diverse project experiences and is passionate about all things land surveying! To say Jordyn is an adventurer and gets the most out of life would be an understatement. To summarize this dynamic not-to-be-missed conversation..."L...

Another one for the ages! Would you expect anything less with TK?!? The guys were joined during National Surveyors Week and on Global Surveyors Day by the one and only Trent Keenan and his good friend Christian Cernauskas. Trent of course is the President of Diamondback Land Surveying, Creator of Mentoring Mondays, Roundtable Tuesdays and Wisdom Wednesdays, and the driving force behind Get Kids Into Survey - West Coast. Christian, ...

What an honor! The guys (and Dr. Nik) were joined this week by Rick Smith, Executive Director & Philippe Tissot, Chair of Coastal Artificial Intelligence at Conrad Blucher Institute, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. There is so much to glean from this episode...what a "research institute" actual does, history of CBI, current key initiatives as they relate to surveying & mapping, role CBI plays in education & advancing th...

Just another guest that is smarter than DD & PS combined! The guys were joined this week by Sam Hashemi. Sam has not only worked with NASA to develop apps for the International Space Station, he is also the CEO & Co-founder of Felt! What is Felt you ask? Only one of the coolest new mapping products on the planet that you probably haven't heard about yet...you're welcome! Felt is without question a better way to work with ma...

And yet ANOTHER survey "influencer! The guys were joined this week, fittingly on Terminus Day, by none other than Mr. Davey Edwards. Davey is already a legend in the geospatial world and we were humbled to have this conversation with him. We covered everything from working in the family business, being a TAMU-CC professor, growing up on a farm, working on a "patent correcting" survey for the GLO, the "3 E's of Licensure", to the im...

Now back to our regular scheduled programming!!! The guys were joined this week by the one and only Ramon Labrador!! Ramon is a bit of a survey celebrity that is for sure. He is the Deputy Surveyor, DC Department of Buildings – Washington, DC...the FIRST Hispanic Deputy Surveyor, DC! In his free time, Ramon is also the NSPS Director and NGS Coordinator for DC as well as the Get Kids Into Survey Ambassador for Maryland. We covered t...

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

00:10 - Rami Tamimi, Surveying and Geospatial Technology Researcher and Content Creator

14:00 - John "JB" Byrd, Federal Lobbyist on behalf of the National Society of Professional Surveyors 

& Pat Gaylord, Geomatics Service Excellence Leader at David Evans and Associates, Inc.

35:37 - Jay Ure, Senior Customer Success Manager& Mike Melancon, Laser Scanning Account E...

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

00:56 - Ben Williams, Chief Operating Officer at Exyn Technologies Inc

16:28 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & David Lowe, Chief Revenue Officer at Pointerra

31:12 - Patrick Gill, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Imagery and Emerging Markets & Travis Clemens, Senior Product Leader at EagleView

43:40 - Marc Goldman, Director Industry...

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

00:30 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & Matt Isenbarger, CRO at Freefly Systems

13:14 - Stefan Hrabar, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Emesent & Mike Russalesi, Founder SiteScout360

31:39 - Nathan Pugh, CTO and John Chwalibog, CEO & Founder at VTS - Virtual Technology Simplified

52:54 - Mike Falk, President & CEO at Falk PLI En...

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

01:11 - Adam Driggers & Ty McBurnett from Hargrove Engineers & Constructors

14:38 - Dennis Rose, CEO at GIS Surveyors, Inc.

29:04 - Justin Brooks, Applied Geospatial Expert at Trimble Inc.

43:30 - Mario Montagna, Survey Technician & Navy Veteran

56:45 - Kevin Andrews, Director Land Products at Trimble Inc.

1:09:48 - Gavin Schrock, Consulting Editor and Land Su...

We get to meet the coolest people! The guys were joined this week by Mike Lee, Senior Product Manager for Teledyne Integrated Imaging Solutions. Mike is managing the spherical imaging product line, Ladybug, as well as development of their digital platform initiatives. On the surface this may sound boring, but this conversation was nothing but! Just some of the items discussed include how AI is affecting geospatial business strategy...

Overachiever - a person who performs better or achieves more than people are generally expected to. Look up that definition and you will see a picture of this week's guest! The guys were joined by Linda Foster, Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre at Esri. Linda's strong work ethic was formed at a very young age being raised on a cattle ranch in southwest South Dakota. In addition to her responsibilities at Esri, Linda has been an...

One word...wooooowwww! The guys were joined this week for our 200th episode by true influencers. OG Ben Shinabery, PLS, the Land Survey Director at Qk4, Tim Brouillette, EE, and John Dallmann, the Chief Executive Officer at Engineering Ministries International (EMI) took time out of their busy schedules to talk intimately about their recent trip to Zambia and all things EMI. EMI focuses on integrating global teams for their project...

If you've EVER questioned (or thought about) the importance of TRUST in personal or professional relationships, this episode is for you!!! The guys were joined this week by Randy Conley. Randy is Vice President and Trust Practice Leader for Blanchard. He is a co-author of Blanchard’s Building Trust training program and works with leaders and organizations around the globe helping them build and restore trust in the workplace. Randy...

Happy New Year Geoholics!!! The guys were joined this week by Shawn Asher, Integration & Partnership Manager at Allen & Co. Trust us when we say...this guy is smart!!! Allen & Company is a technology-driven surveying, mapping and geospatial services company in Central Florida. Their teams support the needs of architecture, engineering, construction, development, commercial real estate, healthcare, resorts, theme parks, ...

Just one of the perks of being a Geoholics "Friend of the Program" is that you get a dedicated episode to promote your products and/or services! Please enjoy this FOTP show featuring Matthew Stansberry, Wanda Martinez and Safety Apparel!

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Damn this was fun! The guys were joined this week by Russell White, President at Dimensional Geomatics. Russ is a man of the people and scanning expert with years of experience performing scanning for 100s of projects both stateside and abroad...and he's got the stories to prove it!!! Dimensional Geomatics is a company that provides innovative and reliable geospatial solutions for various sectors. Russ uses his skills and expertise...

Enjoy this last minute, completely unscripted episode with one of our favorite land surveyors, Jeff Fields, PLS! Jeff is a third generation surveyor hailing from Indiana and now living in Phoenix. Jeff had owned a successful land survey company for many years and has worked for some of the largest general contractors in AZ. He is a seasoned veteran! Jeff is currently the Construction Services Manager at ALTA Southwest where he is a...