Topographic History

Bill Wilson

Featured in our Spring 2009 Newsletter, Bill Wilson has been one of Topographic's most enduring alliances. Like so many of the people that have crossed paths with Topographic Founder John Keating, Bill's future career choice was sparked by a chance meeting. In this brief visit with Bill, he shares a little of that background.

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Marc Cheves

Marc Cheves's story is similar to Bill Wilson's in that he was another young man whose unexpected encounter with John Keating led to a career in surveying, and eventually in publishing for the surveying industry. Marc is now the editor of The American Surveyor magazine.

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Topographic Founder
John Keating

Early adoption of technology is credited for John Keating's success. From the very beginning, John saw many opportunities to provide extra value to his customers by using the technology of the day. This has been a mainstay for Topographic in the years since 1958.

In this video, John talks about those early days with Topographic VP Ralph Heatly.

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