Author: Joel M. Leininger, LS

Joel M. Leininger, LS

Joel Leininger, Associate Editor of the magazine, is the managing partner of S. J. Martenet & Co., a 154-year-old surveying firm in Baltimore, Maryland. He lectures frequently around the country on surveying-related subjects. Leininger has authored more than thirty articles and essays dealing with surveying and retracement, some of which have been published in Canada and Australia. Prior to his work at S.J. Martenet, he served as department head at Fisher, Collins and Carter, and as project manager with Daft-McCune-Walker, both in Baltimore. Leininger has also served as both Contributing Editor and Associate Editor of Professional Surveyor Magazine. He served five years on the Maryland Board of Registration and is a past-president of the Maryland Society of Surveyors. Contact Joel Article List Below

11.06.2004

The Marketplace of Ideas

In publications, writers inevitably express opinions that offend some readers. Occasionally we receive angry letters responding to one aspect or another of an…

11.06.2004

Least Squares Boundary Analysis

From time to time surveyors argue with me over the use of least squares analysis in boundary retracement. Because the arguments tend to…

11.06.2004

Breaking the Record

At a recent state convention I learned a new surveying term: "Breaking the Record." This refers to publishing boundary dimensions that differ from…

11.06.2004

Our Image as SurveyorsPart 3

In the last issue we examined the impact that oral and written communications have on our image. Surveyors, like other design professionals, leave…

11.06.2004

Our Image As SurveyorsPart 2

To a large extent, image is self-inflicted. Our actions and appearance project indications of our character, if not our expertise. Interestingly, the public…

11.06.2004

Our Image As Surveyors

Subconsciously, others deem all variables under our control as a reflection of our character. There is a near constant complaint that surveyors are…

11.06.2004

Geo-WHAT??

Well, well. And now were told that unless we change the name of the profession, we will sentence our successors to eternal irrelevance…

11.06.2004

The Passage of Rites

What are our teaching obligations to the next generation of surveyors? Once, the education of future surveyors was an important function of surveying…

11.06.2004

Is Responsible Charge Obsolete?

Some have wondered recently whether the historical doctrine of individual responsible charge is outdated in this electronic age. Is it not time to…

11.06.2004

The Uproar Over Encroaching Grass

Robert Frost once wrote, "Good fences make good neighbors." The most benign of nuisances can escalate into major confrontations, where mistrust and suspicion…