Episodes

  • Great Surveys - Uncover the insights that matter with Griffin Rowe
    Apr 11 2026
    Join host Griffin Rowe as he traces humanity's obsession with measuring the unknown—from surveying the American West to mapping the Grand Canyon's depths and revealing ancient temples hidden beneath jungle canopies using cutting-edge laser technology. Discover the surveyors and explorers who refused to accept blank spaces on the map.

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    1 min
  • Great Surveys - Lasers, Satellites, and Sixty Thousand Hidden Temples
    Apr 11 2026
    Griffin Rowe explores how LiDAR, satellite positioning, and ground-penetrating radar revealed 60,000 hidden Maya structures in Guatemala's jungle. Modern technology sharpens surveying's obsession, exposing what our eyes could never see.

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    25 mins
  • Great Surveys - Into the Canyon
    Apr 11 2026
    Griffin Rowe explores how the Grand Canyon defied accurate mapping for over a century. From 1903's first surveys to helicopter-assisted resurveys, this episode reveals why extreme terrain demanded revolutionary techniques. Discover how surveyors finally captured invisible switchbacks in America's most humbling landscape.

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    22 mins
  • Great Surveys - The Blank Spaces on the Map
    Apr 11 2026
    Griffin Rowe explores how four rival 1860s-70s expeditions—led by Hayden, Wheeler, King, and Powell—transformed America's unmapped West through systematic measurement. From Arrowsmith's honest blank spaces to Yellowstone's preservation, this episode reveals how precision replaced conjecture and competitive bureaucracy produced the accurate maps that defined a nation.

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    25 mins