Character Spotlight ‘Surveyors Exchange’

Introducing Surveyors Exchange Company Inc, who are involved in one of the upcoming West Coast Get Kids into Survey Posters! Let’s learn some more about them:
1. Company Name –Surveyors Exchange Company Inc.
2. Locations–Anchorage Alaska and Fairbanks Alaska
3. Why is it important for your company to help Get Kids into Survey? There is very little mention of surveying in schools and we need more surveyors. There is so many fun tools surveyors can use now such as drones, ground penetrating radar and robotic total stations.
4. What do you do? We are a retail store that sells surveying and construction equipment and supplies. We also offer instrument repairs and training. We also sell and rent satellite phones for when customers have to go out into remote places.
5. How long have you been in the survey industry? Since 1969
6. How did you end up getting into the geospatial industry? Our retail stores have evolved with our customers needs.
7. State a funny fact about you… Musk oxen have four-chambered stomachs, which allow them to process grasses and roughage. They also have a long, shaggy, double-layered coat for insulation. The outer layer is made up of long guard hairs that are shed in late winter, anc he inner layer is made up of shorter, fuzzier wool. This makes it perfect for living in cold, snowy climates.
8. Favorite piece of kit and why? RTK rover with tilt compensation so I don’t have to use a bubble and it’s faster.

9. Favorite Survey technique and why? Drone surveying, Cutting edge technology with lidar mapping.

10. Your website
11. How did you choose the character and what does he/she/it represent? Mean to you? What’s his/her name? Wilcox is my name and surveying is my game.