The Geoholics

Episode 182 - Women Surveyors Summit 2023 w/Virginia Winberg, LS & Anna Rios, LS

Another can't miss, inspiring episode! The guys (and Peta Cox!) were joined this week by Virginia Winberg, LS who is the President of the Future Surveyors Foundation and Anna Rios, LS the Founder of the Future Surveyors Foundation to discuss this years Women Surveyors Summit. This “for women, by women” event will be hosted by the Future Surveyors Foundation in Stillwater, Minnesota from Thursday, October 19th through Sunday, October 22nd. Listen to find out how you can attend and/or support this event that is literally changing the lives of all those involved. Ava DuVernay is quoted. Music by Pete Townshend!!

Episode 181 - Ruth L. Trujillo-Rodriguez, PS and Ruben Rosado Del Rio

Stick a pin in Puerto Rico! The guys were joined this week by Ruth L. Trujillo-Rodriguez, PS, PLS, PPL, PIC and Ruben Rosado Del Rio. Ruth is the Founder, President & CEO of Ruth L Trujillo Rodriguez Professional Land Surveyors, PSC and Ruben is literally her "right hand man" in every aspect of their lives! This husband and wife team is beyond impressive in addition to being absolutely adorable. If you're like DD, you're going to fall in love with them and want to move to Puerto Rico! These two work closely together navigating the daily challenges of running the first women-owned land surveying firm in PR to offer services to this government/federal agency. Other topics discussed include the history of surveying in PR, the national cadaster, dealing with non-licensed individuals providing professional services, and diversification. Rex Parry was our special co-host. Music by Disturbed!!

Episode 178 - Brian Fisher, LS

Prepare to be mesmerized and befuddled! The guys were joined this week by an OG (Episode 26)...Mr. Brian Fisher! Brian is, among other things, the State Geodetic Coordinator to Arizona for National Geodetic Survey and a Registered Land Surveyor at Central Arizona Project. We referred to this being the "Geodesy for Dummies" episode. Besides Brian's choice of music...this was non-stop quality content from start to finish! He dropped many truth bombs that will make everyone listening take a step back and question their geodetic prowess! Cletus O. Oakley was quoted. Music by APHEX TWIN!

Episode 179 - Lieven Beuckx

Stick a pin in Belgium! Lieven Beuckx is the founder of LSBbvba, a surveyor's office for individuals, architects, engineering offices, public authorities, notaries, and real estate professionals. He is registered on the "Federal Council of Surveyors-Experts". We love talking with land surveyors from around the world to get a better understanding of the global surveying culture. Some of the items discussed include the role of land surveyors in Belgium, unique challenges, historical markers, non-licensed surveyors, the three languages of Belgium and the Manneken Pis!! The "golden rule" was highlighted. Music by Tool!!!

Episode 177 - Tessa Gurley, Integrative Medicine Practitioner

Enjoy this episode recognizing Men's Health Month. Prepare to feel better than you ever thought possible! The guys (DD & Chief Geek) were joined this week by the intelligent and talented Tessa Gurley! Tessa has a great story that I'm certain we all can relate to in way or the other. She has seen rock bottom and dug herself out to become the best human she can be. Tessa is passionate about Integrative Medicine (IM) being the healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. Some of the topics discussed include men's mental health, physical and sexual well-being, stress management, importance of nutrition, midget porn, pole dancing, and the generational decrease of testosterone! Buddha was quoted. Music by The Glorious Sons!

POST RELEASE NOTE: Clarification...SNP is actually "Single Nucleotide Polymorphism".

Episode 176 - Aaron Goldstein, PG @ UES

Classic example of "you never know where your next podcast guest is going to come from"! The guys were joined this week by Aaron Goldstein, PG a regional department manager of UES' Virtual Design Consulting (VDC) department. Aaron is a geophysicist and technology integration expert with specific specialties at evaluating subsurface conditions . His expertise includes leading geophysical campaigns to characterize the subsurface and innovating new approaches to resolving unknown below-grade conditions. He assists and advises clients to avoid potential geological hazards such as buried debris and unknown buried assets. Oh, and he also attended North Carolina State University where the campus dance is apparently the "chicken dance"!  Rob Mooers, LSIT was our guest co-host and did not disappoint! Henry Petroski was quoted. Music by Bad Suns!

 

Episode 175 - Marc Goldman, AEC Industry Leader @ Esri

The guys were joined this week by their good friend Marc Goldman, Director - AEC Industry Solutions @ Esri. Marc was such an intriguing interview during GeoWeek 2023 that he was invited back! Do not miss this deep dive into the ways technology is building a bridge between GIS and the AEC industries. Some of the topics discussed include how GIS is enhancing AEC projects, incorporating real time data, emerging trends and technologies, how this partnership is benefitting specific industries and of course, life at Esri!! Dr. Nik Smilovsky made a guest appearance. Simon Mainwaring was quoted. Music by Pink Floyd!

Episode 174 - Michal Gula ”2D is against his religion!”

Stick a pin in Slovakia!!! The guys were joined this week by Michal Gula, Chief Executive Officer of INGOS 3D. He is a reality capture pro by day and a 3D evangelist, storyteller, and content creator by night. He's a true geospatial superhero!!! Michal's vision is to see the whole world being transformed into 3D. He is doing his part by exploring new software, hardware, and workflows from the world of 3D and sharing it with his 33K+ followers on LinkedIn! Ginni Rometty was quoted. Music by Def Leppard!

 

 

Canadian National Survey Conference 2023

Merci beaucoup pour un grande arpenteur-géomètre conférence (Thank you so much for a great surveyor conference)!!! It was my honour to attend this years Canadian National Surveyors Conference in breathtaking Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, CAN. Professional Surveyors Canada (PSC) and The Association of Canada Land Surveyors (ACLS) are two top notch organizations committed to promoting and growing the land survey profession in Canada and abroad. Please take the time to get to know just a few of the influencers that are making an impact across this great country!

00:38 Mike Thomson - Retired Survey General of BC

18:00 Marie C. Robidoux, CLS - Registrar at Association of Canada Lands Surveyors & Canadian Board of Examiners for Professional Surveyors (part-time)

33:02 Brian Ball, P.Surv - MH Surveys

1:00:30 Claire Masikewich - Director, Marketing and Development at GeoVerra

1:18:30 Jean L. Gagnon, CLS, NBLS, P.Eng. - Director General and Surveyor General, Surveyor General Branch

Music by The Tragically Hip!!!

 

Episode 173 - Drew Meren, GISP & NV5

Drew Meren...come on down! You're the next esteemed guest on The Geoholics! Drew is a GISP and Senior Account Manager - East Coast at NV5 Geospatial. If you're like us, you've been seeing NV5 from coast to coast and are curious about what exactly they've got going on. Well, now is your chance to find out! Drew was an economics major that took a geography class and never looked back. He and his NV5 team recently completed lidar data collection across 5,125 square miles of Eastern Massachusetts! This was done in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) and uncovered over 1,000 primary addresses and over 10,000 structures previously unidentified by imagery alone! Andrew Carnegie was quoted with music by AJR!