Welcoming our latest Brand Sponsor- Washington State Department of Transportation! Let’s learn some more about them:
Company Name – Washington State Department of Transportation – South Central Region (WSDOT-SCR)- Location – Union Gap, WA
- Why is it important for your company to help Get Kids into Survey? Land Survey is the foundation to civil engineering, roadway preservation and being multi-modal.
- What do you do? The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of transportation infrastructure in the U.S. state of Washington 1. Established in 1905, it is led by a secretary and overseen by the governor 2. WSDOT is responsible for projects and improvements focused on creating safe and reliable ways to move people and goods around Washington.
- How long have you been in the survey industry? 1905
- How did you end up getting into the geospatial industry? Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers have been working together for the department since 1905.
- Favorite Survey technique and why? Establishing project control. It’s sets the stage and foundation for design and construction projects.
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- How did you choose the character and what does he/she/it represent? Mean to you? What’s his/her name? We named him “Digit” to emphasis and align with mathematical digits in the survey profession. Like Surveyors, Owls have outstanding sensory abilities which play a crucial role in their lifestyle. Their exceptional vision, hearing and spatial awareness set them apart in the crowd. We added the eye glass to resemble the eye piece of a total station….and nothing goes better with a surveyor than a warm, comfy flannel.