RESOURCESBelow you will find professional resources, articles, forms, weblinks, and much more. If you have a resource you would like to share with the surveying community, please drop them below in th…
Added by Skip Farrow at 12:29am on February 13, 2011
It seems to be appropriate in our discussions of "What is Your Position" to write a "Brief History of Position Fixing". This is a very interesting subject (to me, at least) and I hope it will inspire…
I found this paper on Cadastral.com by Jerry L. Wahl which addresses the complexities of double proportion in land surveying. It is very informative.
DOUBLE PROPORTION MADE COMPLEX
Jerry L. Wahl …
Get a Move On: July 30 Deadline for FCC/LightSquared Comments The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will accept public comments on the LightSquared interference with GPS issue until July 30, and…
I just stumbled across a nice resource list for land surveying students and thought I'd share.
The Farmer's Land-Measurer, or Pocket Companion, by James Pedder (page images at MOA)
Trave…
Glossary of RSS Related Terms
Implementing RSS (Really Simple Syndication) can be aided by an understanding of the terms relating to RSS. Learn the ABCs of RSS....
A - AutoDiscovery
Auto Discovery is …
How many land surveyors does it take to design a city? George Washington, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Benjamin Banneker, and Andrew Ellicott, were some that have given their collective professional effo…
2D Drawing – A 2D representation of a CAD model typically complete with
measurements and dimensions for use in many manufacturing processes.
3D Laser Scanner – A 3D scanning device that use…
Added by ⚡Survenator⌁ at 5:40pm on October 11, 2018
Below is a good start for a glossary style definitions list related to GPS Terms. Feel free to add your terms as comments below the post.
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Almanac - the Almanac is a file which c…