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The U.S. Survey Foot is Getting the Boot

10/29/2021

The U.S. Survey Foot is set to retire by January 1, 2023. How will the change affect borders, boundaries, and large-scale projects? CEC’s survey experts explain why the U.S. had a different unit of measure and what the retirement means going forward.

Featuring:

Don Groesser

Don Groesser

Todd Babcock

Todd Babcock

Rob Sinclair

Rob Sinclair

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