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Orange County Chapter - California Land Surveyors Association - CA LS Exam Review Class

Good afternoon everyone, Trying to get licensed in California or just want to brush up on topics not encountered everyday? Sign up for our 2021 OC-CLSA LS Review Class! This opportunity only comes around once a year. These excellent instructors have taken time out of their busy day to share the wealth of knowledge they have acquired over a lifetime of surveying. This year we've moved the entire course online and all meetings will be held virtually via Zoom. No need to add another drive to…

Started by Bryan in Surveying Best Practices and Professional Advice for New Surveyors

Views: 15

Trimble RTX CenterPoint

Hello everybody!Does anyone have an experience of RTX used for landsurvey purpose? This technologie makes me really curious but it's hard to find comeback online...Have a great day! Simon, Surveyor for aeronautical purpose.

Started by Al in Professional Advice for New Surveyors, Surveying Related Links, and Surveying Equipment and Software Talk

Views: 47

Finding Jobs in File System on CC80 smart tablet

Hi all, Im trying to locate a job that was deleted from a project. Does anyone know where jobs and their measurements are stored on the local machine? iCON / Leica / cc80 / smart tablet

Started by Charles Pettis in Introduce Yourself to the Community, Surveying Best Practices, and Surveying Field Tips and Tricks

2 Replies · Reply by Augie Goldman Jun 24, 2020

Views: 119

Student Surveyor

Seeking Professional Surveying Relationships to Earn NCEES/Board Referrals

I would like to apply for licensure as a professional land surveyor in Nevad and California.Recently, I received a BAS degree in geomatics/land surveying (this is my second undergraduate degree), passed the FS exam, passed the PS exam, and became registered as a Land Surveyor Intern (LSI) in Nevada and a Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) in California.My land surveying experience spans well beyond four years, but is with one firm that has one licensed professional.To apply for licensure, I need…

Started by Keith Pagan in Professional Advice for New Surveyors and Surveying Jobs and Jobless

1 Reply · Reply by Justin Farrow Jun 24, 2020

Views: 103

Phishing, Scams, Cyber Security, & Robocalls

I just posted an article about this on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wth-why-heck-am-i-getting-phishing-scam-emails-maxwell-pe-pls

Started by J Keith Maxwell in Surveying Best Practices and Professional Advice for New Surveyors

Views: 108

Introduction to Roads, Road Law Expert

Paul J. Alfano is a recognized authority on New Hampshire road law, including paper streets, discontinuances and ownership disputes. He has written leading articles on the subject and delivered numerous lectures over the past thirty years, and maintains a steady stream of blogs and shorter articles on these topics. Alfano Law Office's website is a rich source of information on public and private roads, including a free guide to New Hampshire public and private road law. Paul also represents…

Started by Paul Alfano in Introduce Yourself to the Community, Professional Advice for New Surveyors, and Surveying Related Links

1 Reply · Reply by J Keith Maxwell Jan 6, 2020

Views: 140

Legal Issues for Texas Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors

Please join me Thursday, April 15, 2021 for a live, interactive webinar on "Legal Issues for Texas Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors." This is good for 8.0 continuing education hours, including 1.0 hours of ethics/rules hours. I will speak for two hours on the topic of "Locating Land Boundaries on Paper (And on the Ground). " This subject has generated a lot of discussion in the past seminars I have spoken at and it should be a hoot. Don't miss…

Started by DEWARD BOWLES in Surveying Best Practices

1 Reply · Reply by DEWARD BOWLES Feb 16

Views: 12

Orange County Chapter - California Land Surveyors Association - CA LS Exam Review Class

Good afternoon everyone, Trying to get licensed in California or just want to brush up on topics not encountered everyday? Sign up for our 2021 OC-CLSA LS Review Class! This opportunity only comes around once a year. These excellent instructors have taken time out of their busy day to share the wealth of knowledge they have acquired over a lifetime of surveying. This year we've moved the entire course online and all meetings will be held virtually via Zoom. No need to add another drive to…

Started by Bryan in Surveying Best Practices and Professional Advice for New Surveyors

Views: 15

CAD construction from disto measurements....how to?

Heya, It's been a long time since I posted here, but here goes. I've been a surveyor for a number of years now and I'm very technical adept. I'm not the quickest surveyor but I always manage to come home with everything I need, in the required quality. Except when it comes to constructing up a CAD-drawing from disto-measurements! For some reason this simple task eludes me and I don't know why... It seems like a simple enough job, right? When I'm met with a room with perpendicular walls, it's…

Started by Jacob Collstrup in Surveying Best Practices and Surveying Field Tips and Tricks

2 Replies · Reply by Mazen El Halaby Jan 21

Views: 99

Point Layout via TOTAL STATION in the high rise buildings (Tall Buildings)

Hello All, Kindly I need your advice on how I can layout the points on the building(high rise) by using the total station in case the building height is 100m tall. my point is whats the procedures for setting up the device on the 10th or 15th floor in case my BM's located on the ground. Thanks...

Started by Rawand Khoshnaw in Surveying Best Practices

Views: 73

InSAR

Hello all, InSAR technology could be an enhancement to land surveyors work. Wonder how many know and use InSAR data and analysis. Please find 3 minutes to answer a short survey. https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/QGpfDT Cheers!

Started by Pavel Pavlovsky in Surveying Best Practices

Views: 54

Time to recruit

It's been forever (if ever) I have posted on this site. There is an old "dream" of mine which I just might bring back to the forefront. That is the dream of actually having a pool of individuals working in the field who actually "care" about what we are doing. I must admit I have been out of touch on this subject for some time. I simply know that in my area, the pool is dry. The pool disapeared when we implemented the education requirement. No No No, I am not against the requirement, I am…

Started by James Michael Duty in Surveying Best Practices

0 Replies · Reply by Wholio Sep 23, 2020

Views: 89

GPS DATA QUALITY

HOW CAN ONE CHECK THE QUALITY OF GPS DATA.

Started by MOOMIN in Location Based Surveying Practices

1 Reply · Reply by ⚡Survenator⌁ Jul 15, 2020

Views: 111

NSPS COVID-19 Statement

The NSPS has issued an official statement regarding Corona Virus / COVID-19 as it relates to Land Surveying in the United States of America

Started by ⚡Survenator⌁ in Location Based Surveying Practices

Views: 296

Quiz for Surveyors New to the Field

Rob Migliore‎ shared this with us.... let's see how well you do... I sometimes give an easy quiz to potential field and CAD people during their interview, just to get an understanding of their experience.I wonder how many of you can answer these questions:What does it mean to “Buck In” or “Trick In”?What is the standard temperature correction for a steel tape?What is “Double Centering”?What does it mean to “Kick a Leg”?What does the anagram “SOHCAHTOA” stand for?How many hundredths of a foot…

Started by ⚡Survenator⌁ in Introduce Yourself to the Community, Geospatial Industry Types, and Surveying Best Practices

4 Replies · Reply by Ted Jun 6, 2020

Views: 1306

Promark3 and WNRO

Hi,Our group has been taking DiffGPS readings with Ashteck Promark3 DiffGPS equipment for about 9 years with very few problems. However, shortly after April 6 2019 - the date of the Week Number Roll Over - the data our units collected would no longer process in the GNSS software. I could load the rover data files and they would load but if I included the base station data the program would choke during the file loading stage. I could also load the base station data and correct it using the…

Started by Wojtek Jakubowski in Location Based Surveying Practices

1 Reply · Reply by Wojtek Jakubowski Jun 7, 2019

Views: 163

Grading Permit Plans in Pennsylvania: Can a surveyor calculate and sign off on Infiltration Beds and trenches?

I am a licensed surveyor in Pennsylvania and work for a full service Civil Engineering Company. I have been getting a lot of requests for grading permit plans. More and more townships are requiring Infiltration beds for roof drainage discharge. Also, Infiltration trenches along driveways. The calculations are pretty straight forward. Can a PA licensed land surveyor sign off on a house permit plan containing these drainage features? I have always had an in house licensed engineer perform…

Started by trout in Location Based Surveying Practices

Views: 210

BEING THE BEST

Lately I have become intrigued by the word "Best".When I was beginning in my surveying career, I told my father that I wanted to be the best surveyor there was. His response was: "Remember, David, being best is a matter of opinion, either yours or someone else's, and neither matters."Now, after 54 years of being in the profession, I have realized the wisdom of his response to me.If you think you are the best, you are looking "down" on others. If others think you are the best, they are looking…

Started by DAVID C. GARCELON in Location Based Surveying Practices

7 Replies · Reply by Justin Farrow Apr 10, 2019

Views: 128

Survey Business

Survey Documents
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SDRMap manual

HiI have started using SDRMap software through Dosbox but could really do with a manual. Can anybody point me in the right directions please?

Started by Cliff Hart in Surveying Documents

Views: 50

Area Calculation for Road Works Spreadsheet

Common shapes Area calculation with tabname &Trunc Function.xlsm Common shapes areas that can be used in road works to calculate the area of executed works. Don't hesitate to contact for update. Thanks

Started by Salama Shurrab in Surveying Documents

Views: 145

Road Alignment in Excel

Road Alignment in Excel, ANy Advice?

Started by THOMAS CROWE in Surveying Documents

1 Reply · Reply by ⚡Survenator⌁ Feb 10, 2020

Views: 208

Quiz for Surveyors New to the Field

Rob Migliore‎ shared this with us.... let's see how well you do... I sometimes give an easy quiz to potential field and CAD people during their interview, just to get an understanding of their experience.I wonder how many of you can answer these questions:What does it mean to “Buck In” or “Trick In”?What is the standard temperature correction for a steel tape?What is “Double Centering”?What does it mean to “Kick a Leg”?What does the anagram “SOHCAHTOA” stand for?How many hundredths of a foot…

Started by ⚡Survenator⌁ in Introduce Yourself to the Community, Geospatial Industry Types, and Surveying Best Practices

4 Replies · Reply by Ted Jun 6, 2020

Views: 1306

modern method of stereo model

hi everyonehope you all help me out with the modern methods of viewing stereo model used in present days

Started by shree ram bhandari in Surveying Documents

Views: 70

Student Surveyor

Seeking Professional Surveying Relationships to Earn NCEES/Board Referrals

I would like to apply for licensure as a professional land surveyor in Nevad and California.Recently, I received a BAS degree in geomatics/land surveying (this is my second undergraduate degree), passed the FS exam, passed the PS exam, and became registered as a Land Surveyor Intern (LSI) in Nevada and a Land Surveyor in Training (LSIT) in California.My land surveying experience spans well beyond four years, but is with one firm that has one licensed professional.To apply for licensure, I need…

Started by Keith Pagan in Professional Advice for New Surveyors and Surveying Jobs and Jobless

1 Reply · Reply by Justin Farrow Jun 24, 2020

Views: 103

Quiz for Surveyors New to the Field

Rob Migliore‎ shared this with us.... let's see how well you do... I sometimes give an easy quiz to potential field and CAD people during their interview, just to get an understanding of their experience.I wonder how many of you can answer these questions:What does it mean to “Buck In” or “Trick In”?What is the standard temperature correction for a steel tape?What is “Double Centering”?What does it mean to “Kick a Leg”?What does the anagram “SOHCAHTOA” stand for?How many hundredths of a foot…

Started by ⚡Survenator⌁ in Introduce Yourself to the Community, Geospatial Industry Types, and Surveying Best Practices

4 Replies · Reply by Ted Jun 6, 2020

Views: 1306

Contract Work Heavy Overtime

When I first started Land Surveying I would get offers to work on these massive jobs that offered outrageous overtime. I can't seem to find them anymore.I'm an extremely well rounded crew chief that knows the office and field from boundary surveys to laser scanning and construction layout.I'm at a really good company right now, but I'm looking for a year or two of crazy paychecks to get my wife's business off the ground. Does anyone know who's doing things like this right now?

Started by William Kenter in Surveying Jobs and Jobless

Views: 68

Seeking Employment

Help regarding Job

Hi everybody,i am a surveyor from India,currently i am working with company but on temporary base.i am expert in 3D laser scanning. and i am having a good knowledge about GPS and total station.i am really in need of urgent job.please guys help me to get out of this situation.Thank you .

Started by Sibgatullah ahamd najar in Surveying Jobs and Jobless

Views: 79

Help Finding a JOb in Surveying

Hello! Please help i am searching jobs. In all countries. 10 years experience. Please help me to find job

Started by Ruslan in Surveying Jobs and Jobless

Views: 42

Instructions for Seeking Employment on New Jobs Board

Instructions for adding yourself to the List of Surveying Jobs Wanted The new and improved International Surveyor Jobs Board is in full effect, currently with over 1550 available employment opportunities for land surveyors. If you are seeking a Job or happen to be one of our members Seeking Employment, we have added some extra functionality for you. To add yourself to this list of Survey Jobs Wanted, or the Hire Me category, join the site and fill out your profile. Then click [+SUBMIT…

Started by ⚡Survenator⌁ in Surveying Jobs and Jobless

Views: 125

Open Instrumentman Position in Illinois?

I have an ex colleague who is a hard working, budding, survey Instrumentman looking to relocate the the Decatur area of Illinois. Does anyone have any advice on companies to look into or know of any open positions? This individual currently lives in Alaska and is not to do the traditional research of "word of mouth". Any information or help would be greatly appreciated.

Started by Jesse White, PLS in Surveying Jobs and Jobless

Views: 42

Land/Measured Building surveyor Job vacancy

We are an expanding Land and Measured Building Surveying company based in South Yorkshire and are looking to appoint a full time experienced Land & Measured Building Surveyor.Job DescriptionThe role involves visiting various sites and properties throughout Yorkshire and the UK to carry out topographic and measured building surveys (Floor Plans, Elevations, sections etc.), downloading, initial checking and final transmitting of field data to office for subsequent Cad processing will be…

Started by Brian Meggitt in Surveying Jobs and Jobless

Views: 74

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Emlid RS2 Live Virtual Demonstration

Hi Everyone! E38 Survey Solutions will be hosting a live virtual demo of the Emlid RS2 this coming Thursday at 11AM EST. If you're curious on how to set up and use the device, we'll show you in real time and screen share so you can see exactly what's on our tablet. Sign up for a spot here: https://63pv0xw3.sibpages.com/

Started by Kali Fencl in Surveying Equipment and Software Talk

Views: 13

CSV To AutoCAD 6.1.0

CSV To AutoCAD 6.1.0CSV to AutoCAD is the land surveyor’s PC tools use for import & export coordinates from AutoCAD. Also there are more land surveyor related program tool for AutoCAD. AutoCAD to Excel and vice versa. This new excel sheet program allows the user to export and import the data between Autocad drawings and excel or CSV data with own layer name, color and text size by this program you can save time and effort. This program export excel coordinates to AutoCAD saftware also import…

Started by RAJASEKARAN in Surveying Equipment and Software Talk

1 Reply · Reply by RAJASEKARAN Feb 20

Views: 38

Legal Issues for Texas Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors

Please join me Thursday, April 15, 2021 for a live, interactive webinar on "Legal Issues for Texas Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors." This is good for 8.0 continuing education hours, including 1.0 hours of ethics/rules hours. I will speak for two hours on the topic of "Locating Land Boundaries on Paper (And on the Ground). " This subject has generated a lot of discussion in the past seminars I have spoken at and it should be a hoot. Don't miss…

Started by DEWARD BOWLES in Surveying Best Practices

1 Reply · Reply by DEWARD BOWLES Feb 16

Views: 12

software

Would anyone have the install software for the SDR Level 5? Mine got corrupted. text me. 774-487-7440

Started by MikeF in Not Surveying | Off Topic

Views: 26

E38 Webinar Recording Available

We've been holding our Getting Started With Emlid's RS2 Webinar bi-weekly, but if you haven't been able to attend, the recording is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCBjSl7QFuM&t=231s We'll be holding another live webinar event next Thursday, February 18 at 10AM EST. If you'd like to sign up, you can do so here: https://63pv0xw3.sibpages.com/Thanks!

Started by Kali Fencl in Surveying Equipment and Software Talk

Views: 20

Orange County Chapter - California Land Surveyors Association - CA LS Exam Review Class

Good afternoon everyone, Trying to get licensed in California or just want to brush up on topics not encountered everyday? Sign up for our 2021 OC-CLSA LS Review Class! This opportunity only comes around once a year. These excellent instructors have taken time out of their busy day to share the wealth of knowledge they have acquired over a lifetime of surveying. This year we've moved the entire course online and all meetings will be held virtually via Zoom. No need to add another drive to…

Started by Bryan in Surveying Best Practices and Professional Advice for New Surveyors

Views: 15

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