Introduce Yourself to the Community

Surveyors, there are lots of ways that we can benefit as a community by simply knowing more about each other. Use this space to introduce yourself to the group. Posting an introduction in this category is a terrific way to express what you would like to get out of your membership with Land Surveyors United. Where do you live? Have you ever really messed up a survey? Who would you like to meet? What is your area of expertise? What was the most exciting project you've worked on? The sky is the limit...This is what Surveyor 2 Surveyor Support is all about!

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For Sale / Barter / Trade

If you have surveying equipment, software or field gear for sale, this is the category to post it in. Be sure to post photos and complete descriptions with your items. View Discussions ↷

Location Based Surveying Practices

Land Surveyors United is the world's FIRST Global Social Network for geospatial professionals.  We have dedicated, geolocated support groups for practically every country, continent and state on earth, for you to utilize for building your personal network.  We are all essentially concerned with the same issues, no matter where we are located on earth.  However, surveying practices and methods vary depending on the geographic location where we work.  If you have noticed similarities and differences between the conditions, laws and practices between two or more areas of the world, discuss it in this forum.  Build your reputation online by posting relevant discussions in your local group below.

Join and Introduce Yourself in Your Local Geosocial Forum:

Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California
Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	Florida	Georgia
Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa
Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri
Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey
New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio
Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont
Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming

Not based in the US? Here are other groups for surveyors around the worldto join and contribute knowledge and experiences as a land surveyor:

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Surveying Documents

Surveying Documents Category is where surveyors Share their typical surveying related documents such as surveying checklists, surveying job forms,background checks, common field documents etc. for use in the field. We also have a documents library for help files and support documentation for surveying equipment.

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Professional Advice for New Surveyors

Everyone must start somewhere. In this forum topic, professional land surveyors can offer advice to those new to the industry and new surveyors can ask questions to the pros! If you're just starting out, ask questions and get answers from those experienced in surveying. Don't be afraid... you will not be put down for asking the questions on your mind.

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LSU Features and Q&A

Discussions related to the Land Surveyors United community website and anything related to membership, features, feature wishlist and feedback related to this beautiful and blossoming community... Share and discuss using Land Surveyors United here!

Post Discussions Related to The Following:

☞Land Surveyors United Mobile (go to mobile version here)

☞Questions about features of the network

☞How to Customize Your Profile

☞Global Surveyors Directory (directory)

☞Land Surveyors University (learn more)

☞Survey Earth in a Day (learn more)

☞Surveying Jobs Board (go to Jobs Board)

☞Surveying Documents Library (go to library)

 

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Geospatial Industry Types

All members of Land Surveyors United belong to a specific or several specific geospatial categories. In this forum discuss the similarities and differences between the various types of surveying in the geospatial industry.

Related Group Forums by Type:

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Surveying Best Practices

Bring the surveying field to the LSU forum! On Land Surveyors United we have been actively bridging the gap between the old ways of land surveying and the new. Share discussions with other land surveyors around the globe related to best practices when surveying in your area. Use your expertise to teach students and those new to the industry methods that they will not learn in school.

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Land Surveying Jobs

Land Surveying Jobs category is for discussing employment and job opportunities. In this category, start discussions related to jobs in land surveying, share resources and discuss tips and tricks of the job hunt for land surveying employment. Also keep a close eye on our Surveying Jobs Board and two useful group forums:

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Land Surveying Industry Talk

The land surveying industry is at point of many crossroads. Use this category to voice your opinions both nationally and internationally. Share any news related to state based organizations that you think may benefit the group. Tell us what the surveying industry is like in your country or state. Discuss rumors you may have heard in the field and let's hammer out their validity.

TIP: Join the local geosocial forum for your location and start a discussion in that group to connect with local area surveyors in your area of the world.

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Surveying Field Tips and Tricks

Surveyors, share discussions related to tips and tricks of the trade. DO you know something that may be helpful in the surveying field? Share and discuss here! What you think is a trade secret, may very well be known all around the world. In this category, "what you know" will get you everywhere...

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Surveying Equipment and Software Talk

Discussions related to land surveying equipment, surveying software, best practices in surveying, etc. Have a question for the community? Share and discuss your troubles here!

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Surveying Jobs and Jobless

Let's talk about the surveying jobs situation where you live. Share discussions related to land surveying employment and the global job market. Need a job? fish for it here..Have a position open? Share it and discuss here!  This forum topic is slightly different than this one because if you need a job, post your credentials and market yourself in this category.

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Surveying Related Links

Discussions related to land surveying links and resources. Know of surveying-related link or a resource that would be helpful to the Land Surveyors United community? Have a question for the community? Share and discuss here!

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Not Surveying | Off Topic

There are just times when you want to leave the surveying jobsite behind...do that here. Sports, Babes, Hunks, birds, bees,politics, ninjas...you name it! Talk about anything with is Note Surveying related here.  Keep it clean!

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"The Craziest Thing I ever Saw While Surveying"

Surveyors, we have all seen things while surveying that most people in society would never run across in daily life. Gators, snakes, bears, planes hitting buildings, dogs catching birds...the sky is the limit. Tell us about it!

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Inside the Surveying Work Truck

If you have stuff on your mind that you usually discuss with your survey crew, inside the work truck (as opposed to inside the office), go ahead and discuss it here too. Don't worry, we won't tell anybody. 

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Land Surveying Websites

Help with Land Surveying Websites can be found here. For discussions related to website design and building websites. Discuss HTML, CSS, javascript, best practices, images, maps,designing surveying websites, etc.  Let's help each other get our websites built and performing well in local search engines!

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