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Justin Farrow published an article
Questionable Practices in Land Surveying: A Call for Modernization
Intuition starts to kick in for a land surveyor after 20 years of surveying. For some, it never kicks in. I'm no expert, but I've been paying attention. As the community curator for Land Surveyors United, I've had the unique opportunity to support and interact with land surveyors for over 17 years. Throughout this time, Iā€™ve seen many practices evolve, while others, even those outdated or inefficient, continue to persist. Thisā€¦
40 minutes ago
Justin Farrowā€™s photo was featured in Surveyors Online Toolbox
GlobeZilla User Guide
Welcome to GlobeZilla, an interactive tool that lets you project custom equirectangular maps onto a 3D globe, adjust settings like rotation speed, background, and size, and even create GIFs of your globe in action. This guide will walk you through each feature, helping you make the most of GlobeZilla.


Table of Contents

Getting Started
Main Components Overview
Using GlobeZilla

Uploading a Map
Setting a Background
Adjusting Globe Settings
Interacting with the Globeā€¦
Wednesday
Justin Farrowā€™s photo was featured in Surveyors Online Toolbox
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Overview of the Historic Land Surveyor Locations from a Land Surveyor's Perspective
The Historic Land Surveyor Locations page provides an interactive map of significant landmarks related to surveying history across the world. By integrating Leaflet with OpenStreetMap, the page allows surveyors to explore and learn about various historic surveying points, such as the Mason-Dixon Line, Great Pyramid of Giza, and many more. Each location includes historical context, latitude, and longitude,ā€¦
Wednesday
Jennifer Reeder is now a member of Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
Wednesday
Chris Wall and Sabinus Chinenye Ugwuanyi joined Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
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Tuesday
Joshua Parker and Frederic Cann joined Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
Land Surveyor Not a Surveyor
Nov 17
Episode 235 - Dr. Tony Nettleman, Attorney, Educator, Author, Speaker & Mentor via GeoRadio- All Land Surveyor Podcasts in One

Such an interesting conversation! The guys were joined this week by the one and only Dr. Tony Nettleman. Tony is a Land Surveyor, Real Property Attorney, Author, Speaker, and Educator, who has been practicing for over 25 years. Dr. Nettleman holds a BS, MS, and PhD in land surveying as well as a law degree. He is the President/Owner of Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc., and NLC Test Prep. Tony is licensed as a surveyor in ten states and as an attorney in Florida. He regularly testifies inā€¦

Nov 17
Justin Farrowā€™s discussion was featured in Continuing Education
Ethics courses, while commonly required as part of the Continuing Education (CE) for Professional Land Surveyors, differ in terms of the specific requirements, the number of hours, and how these courses are integrated into the overall CE requirements. Here's a summary of how ethics courses differ by state:
1. Texas

Requirement: 3 CE hours in ethics or Act/Rules must be completed every year.
Annual Renewal: These hours must be completed annually and cannot be carried over to the next year.ā€¦
Nov 12
Justin Farrow favorited Justin Farrow's discussion Exploring How US States Differences for Ethics in Continuing Education in Continuing Education
Nov 12
Fred Flintstone PLS replied to Mary Jo Reiboldt's discussion What is your favorite Survey Nail and why?
"PKĀ  -Ā  PARKER KALONS ...they are the original survey nailĀ  ...Ā  everything else is a cheap knockoff...."
Nov 12
Jaybird published an article
For land surveyors who grew up in an era of beloved, yet now obsolete, surveying software, the idea of running these applications again brings a touch of nostalgia. Thanks to advancements in emulation technology, surveyors can now revive these classic tools and revisit once-indispensable software in a modern context. This article will explore how emulation tools can help surveyors run legacy surveying software, discuss popular applications from the past, and provide practical steps to set upā€¦
Nov 10
Thomas McWilliams and Stephan Espindola joined Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
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Nov 10
Alliance Land Surveyors updated their profile
Nov 9
Alliance Land Surveyors and Koren Losack joined Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
Land Surveyor Recruiter
Nov 9
Horizons 2024 by DroneDeploy via GeoRadio- All Land Surveyor Podcasts in One

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

02:29 - David Fischl, Owner at O'Fischl Inclusion Consulting LTDĀ 

12:45 - Tyler Stewart, Solutions Manager at Swinerton

21:45 - Daniel Tabar, Co-Founder & President at Atomontage Inc.

34:30 - Mike Winn, CEO at DroneDeploy

50:48 - Joaquin Flores, VDC Manager, Vaughn Construction

1:03:21 - Zachary Stoner, Regional Manager and Drone Program Administrator at Sunrun

1:19:40 - Jaresiahā€¦

Nov 8
craig Jenkins is now a member of Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community
Nov 7
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