When Streets Flood: Check Your Elevation Certificate
Last week, South Florida feeds lit up with jaw-dropping videos: cars half-submerged on Alton Road, seawater bubbling through storm drains, and joggers wading where sidewalks used to be. The cause wasn’t a storm or a water-main break—it was another round of king tides, the high-tide surges that turn parts of Miami into shallow canals each […]
Boundary Line Survey: Fix Flood Insurance on Clipped Lots
If you live in Panama City, you already know flood insurance can feel like a never-ending bill. What makes it worse is when only a corner of your lot is in a FEMA flood zone, yet your lender still demands full flood coverage. Homeowners across Bay County are asking, “How can a small strip of […]
FAA Part 108: What It Means for Drone Land Surveying
Drone land surveying has already changed the way projects get built in Tampa. From construction staking to floodplain mapping, surveyors use drones every day to capture fast and accurate data. Now, the FAA has introduced a new proposal—Part 108—that could reshape how surveyors fly drones, how close they can get to infrastructure, and even which […]