Discussion Entry: Steve Haddock Named Surveyor of the Year

Steve Haddock was named Surveyor of the Year for Professional Land Surveyors of OregonAbout Steve Haddock of OregonStephen Haddock is a second generation Land Surveyor. In high school he spent many da…

Added by Skip Farrow at 7:15pm on February 8, 2013

Video Entry: USA Land Surveyors Hub Introductions

United States of America Welcome to the new home for Land Surveyors of the United States of America  This is where you introduce yourself to the global community!!    You will notice that your state'…

Added by Justin Farrow at 3:51pm on December 6, 2019

Discussion Entry: WHAT IS YOUR POSITION?

It is very interesting to notice that today, when we use GPS systems, we think we are finally able to do position fixing, which we were not able to do before!This is entirely wrong. The only differenc…

Added by DAVID C. GARCELON at 2:12pm on February 12, 2013

Blog Entry: North American Surveyors UNITE! Day Two of International Surveyors Week

Yesterday we celebrated…

Added by ⚡Survenator⌁ at 4:32pm on June 17, 2018

Discussion Entry: Press Release from Altus and CDS

Carlson Desktop Solutions becomes first Altus Distributor in the United States. Austin, TX ‐ July 1, 2008 – for immediate release – Carlson Desktop Solutions becomes first Altus Distribut…

Added by Jaybird at 2:34pm on April 7, 2010

Discussion Entry: Land Ordinance of 1785

How has the land ordinance of 1785 shaped the formation of new States?Thomas Jefferson was acutely aware of the potential colonization West of the settlements on the Eastern Coast of “New England”.  A…

Added by Scott D. Warner, PLS at 10:36pm on May 11, 2011

Blog Entry: RIP RPLS Network - The Sad End of an Era

The End of an Era for a Special Land Surveyor Community

We received some genuinely sad news this week as POB begins the shutdown of the…

Added by Jaybird at 3:12pm on November 21, 2018

Photo Entry: BM NO. 1

I found this monument near the main gate to Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan. The writing in japanese, I was told, is the date that the monument was set. Camp Hansen is a United States Marine Corps base …

Added by Ken Shipley at 11:05pm on September 6, 2012

Photo Entry: Wheeler Survey Group

The American West was an unexplored frontier - and as any explorer knows, the most important thing you need when you're heading to a new location… is a map. This group of men were called the Wheeler S…

Added by J Keith Maxwell at 11:04pm on May 26, 2019

Event Entry: ASPLS CONFERENCE

Information on Spring Conference 2019   2019 Summer Conference Join us at the brand new Lodge at Gulf State Park for our summer conference with 15 credit hours of education July 1-2, 2019 …

Added by Justin Farrow at 5:30pm on March 5, 2019