Why GPS Glitches Are Testing Land Surveying Accuracy

Land surveying professional using a GPS receiver on a tripod to collect accurate site data under a bright sky

If you’ve ever wondered how land surveying works, imagine trying to hit a target you can’t see—using signals bouncing from satellites thousands of miles away. Usually, that’s easy for today’s high-tech survey gear. But this week, things got tricky. A solar storm disrupted GPS accuracy across several parts of the U.S., and while Oklahoma City […]