SSMC participates in Build Putt Give event

This year SSMC participated in the 6th annual Build Putt Give event at the University of North Florida, hosted by Peters and Yaffee, Inc. This competition challenges industry professionals to build a complete miniature golf course out of non-perishable food items. Donations benefit Feeding Northeast Florida, and this year’s event received a total of 12,872 pounds of donated food. That amounts to 10,726 meals! It’s not all about the food, however. Thanks to generous sponsors, Build Putt Give was able to make a $1,000 donation to the University of North Florida and another $1,000 to the Kate Amato Foundation.

SSMC was represented by a team of four consisting of Mike Brown, Ian O’Gorman, Justin Backs, and Brooks Davis. The hole was designed and built by Brooks and Justin, with final assembly by Mike and Ian at the event. In attendance were Rob Gardner and Joe Gore from the SSMC Jacksonville office. Out of the 20 companies that built putt-putt holes, SSMC’s hole won the award for Most Industry Related, and our golfers received 1st (Justin), 2nd (Brooks), and 3rd place (Ian) out of 80 golfers for the Master Putter Award. We plan to return next year with even more food to donate and to defend our Master Putter titles!

Multi-tasking in Jacksonville, FL with a UAV and an RC survey catamaran

SSMC is multi-tasking in Jacksonville, FL using a BathyCat RC ASV survey catamaran boat by Bathylogger to accurately map pond contours. At the same time, a UAV with terrestrial LiDAR scanning capability collects control photos with a mounted 360° camera, all while being tied to ground control.

Thank you to SSMC employees Mike Brown, Paul Jones, Patrick McCarthy, and Brooks Davis, CST for creating the video.

SSMC Management Announcement

Early in 2018 Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corporation (SSMC) announced changes to its ownership structure. Previously a partnership between Gary Krick, SSMC President, and Jim Petersen, SSMC Senior Vice President, the firm was sold to its employees via stock ownership and is now a 100% employee-owned company.

Following 22+ years of dedicated leadership, Gary will be retiring from his role and moving to an advisory capacity on the SSMC Board of Directors. After succeeding Roger Lonsway, the company's founder, Gary and Jim worked tirelessly to move the company forward and help it remain competitive in the changing business landscape. Their vision and commitment grew SSMC from a single office in Orlando into the largest surveying firm in Florida, with nine offices and ever-expanding clientele. Gary and Jim were also instrumental in moving the company from a single-service surveying and mapping provider to a diversified firm providing surveying and mapping, subsurface utility engineering, and GIS services.

Gary began his career with SSMC in 1973, just one year after the company’s inception. Originally a surveying rodman, Gary moved up quickly, becoming an invaluable member of the team and helping change the future of the company. In 1996, when Roger Lonsway retired, he sold the firm to Gary and Jim, and now, SSMC moves into the next chapter of its ownership.

Acting on behalf of the employee owners are Thom Mead, Darryll DeMarsh, and Brian Garvey (30, 19, and 18 years with SSMC, respectively), who will serve as the executive leadership team. During the current transition Thom will split his time between the Chipley regional office and Orlando corporate headquarters, thereby allowing him to integrate into corporate operations while assuming director duties of the Survey division. To help with this realignment, Lee Anderson and Tony Syfrett have assumed management of the Chipley office and will start assuming more of Thom’s project management and leadership responsibilities.

Given the new company structure, SSMC will be performing a detailed review to evaluate current workflow processes and adjust organizational responsibilities, with the ultimate goal of modernizing how we do business. However, our company’s objective remains the same now as it was in 1972: To meet our clients’ needs on time and within budget while maintaining our commitment to delivering outstanding quality service.

SSMC Hurricane Michael AIDE

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SSMC Mobile Imaging Vehicle

To better support our Asset Inventory Projects including signs, sidewalks, guardrails and pavement condition assessment, SSMC has recently added another tool to our extensive toolbox: Mobile Imaging.

Mobile Imaging allows the SSMC team to rapidly and efficiently move throughout the transportation network at posted speed limits and collect geo-referenced imagery which can be used to locate and assess the condition of infrastructure back in the office.

Check out this video for a demonstration of a proposed geo-referenced spherical panoramic imagery for measuring the location and dimension of roadway features for FDOT's Roadway Characteristics Inventory.

In the video, you can learn about the history of SSMC’s mobile imaging program to support transportation asset inventories, and see our latest photogrammetric tools that we have developed for measuring and locating features on the map.

https://youtu.be/YcqadYHTZGY 

JOB OPENINGS - CHIPLEY

SSMC is looking for Self-Motivated, Energetic, Teamwork Driven, Goal Oriented Individuals to join our exceptional staff. SSMC has challenging and rewarding opportunities available for career minded individuals in our Chipley, Florida location for:

Instrument Operator

Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corp. (SSMC) a Multi- Discipline Surveying and Mapping, Subsurface Utility, and Geographic Information Firm has a career opportunity for a Survey Instrument Operator in their Chipley location. 

Experience preferred but not required.

Rodman

Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corp. (SSMC) a Multi- Discipline Surveying and Mapping, Subsurface Utility, and Geographic Information Firm has a career opportunity for a Rodman in their Chipley location. 

Experience preferred but not required.

All positions require Drug Screening and Background Check. All positions will be competitive compensation packages based on experience with full benefit packages. SSMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Pinellas County - Right of Way Transfer

For the past few months, SSMC's Thomas Young has been spending 2-3 days per week with Pinellas County, assisting them in the transfer of Right of Way from the County to municipalities. To date, they have completed over 300 roadway segments in 17 municipalities. The purpose of this effort is to have the mandated paperwork to show the transfer of Right of Way between municipalities. The benefit of these maps is that the maintenance easements and other support Right of Way documentation will transfer together.

These maps are needed as previous annexations did not include right of ways, and other approved transfers were not completely documented or the supporting documents were lost. Thomas and the County are currently working on 4 municipalities and 3 more municipalities are anticipated.