Rudy Stricklan, a lecturer in the Masters of Science in Geographic Information Systems Technology program and the principal consultant with Mapping Automation, LLC, has not only been on the editorial board of Professional Surveyor Magazine, but also have been a contributing author.  Check out some of Rudy's articles (try reading the oldest first as some stories are connected).

Stricklan, R. 2013. OpenGeo: Open-source Web Mapping, Professional Surveyor magazine, January, 2013

Stricklan, R. 2012. Adding Data to Your Web Map, Professional Surveyor magazine, August, 2012

Stricklan, R. 2012 Web Mapping: Changing How We Work with Maps, Professional Surveyor magazine, June, 2012

Stricklan, R. 2011. The GeoWeb Mindset, Professional Surveyor magazine, December, 2011