community - Land Surveyor Blogs - Land Surveyors United - Global Surveying Community2024-03-28T20:38:23Zhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/feed/tag/communityA Beautiful List of Updates to the Surveyor Communityhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/a-beautiful-list-of-updates-to-the-surveyor-community2021-08-27T19:10:00.000Z2021-08-27T19:10:00.000ZJustin Farrowhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/justin<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1922647898?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>I hope everyone has had a great week of surveying! We are finally back on track with the community and traffic is up over 1100% from this time last month. We just accepted our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles" target="_blank">15,200th member </a>to the community just a couple of days ago! I just wanted to give you all a few important updates about new features and the fulfillment of several requests made by members inside the community. Updates are always posted to our <a href="http://twitter.com/landsurveyorsu" target="_blank">Twitter Page</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/landsurveyorsunited" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> so be sure to follow them.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Updates for Those Looking for Surveying Jobs</strong></span></p>
<p>For those looking for <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/jobs" target="_blank">Surveying Jobs</a>, Version One of the <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps">Surveying Jobs App</a> has been released for free use..updates every hour with new jobs in all locations.</p>
<p>The new <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/gethired" target="_blank">Get Hired section</a> of the site now allows you to record a Video Resume and upload it for recruiters and employers.</p>
<p>And if you truly want a surveying job, <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/seekingjobs" target="_blank">follow the instructions on this page</a> to make your search easier and make yourself simpler to find by an employer.</p>
<p>If you are Seeking Employment, make sure you set your Member Status as <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors" target="_blank">seeking employment to show up here</a>.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" src="{{#staticFileLink}}1922706309,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="302" alt="1922706309?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a>New Apps to Help Everyone Get Better Connected</strong></span></p>
<p>We've developed <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps" target="_blank">several new apps</a> for helping everyone easily post photos and discussions from the field inside their local hubs. These apps are free anc can be added to your phones home screen for quick access. I imagine the <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps">Surveyor Dictionary app</a> may be one that everyone will like to use and contribute to.</p>
<p>A new app is currently in development to make it easy to find <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/epalmetto" target="_blank">available deals on Survey Equipment and software</a> and should be available next week. <a href="http://equipment.srvyr.com" target="_blank">Equipment Hunter</a> presently has close to 3500 deals to check out.</p>
<p>You can now answer <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/forum/topics/" target="_blank">Forum Posts</a> as yourself or your Facebook Page. We are considering adding FB commenting to <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/video">videos</a> and <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/photo">photos</a> if everyone thinks this may be beneficial.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Getting To Know the Community and Who's With Us</strong></span></p>
<p>Our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/start" target="_blank">Getting Started</a> section has a growing collection of tutorials for how to do things on the site based on member feedback.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles" target="_blank">Community profiles section</a> gives you an overview of members, self categorized.</p>
<p><strong><em>Are you the Administrator of a Hub?</em></strong> Look inside <a href="https://surveyearth.ning.com/hubs/list/myGroups" target="_blank">Your Hubs</a> to see if there is one that you started. If you started a group or were an admin of a group inside the old site you have control! <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/start/hub-owners-how-to-edit-pages-inside-your-hub" target="_blank">Check out this video</a> to learn how to make changes and add pages to your hub. Take a look at the new <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/landmentor" target="_blank">Land Mentor hu</a>b and take a look at what this innovative software company is doing with their hub. Another great hub to check out is <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/sss" target="_blank">Superior Surveyor Services</a>, where you can find deals on all sorts of equipment and gear.</p>
<p>You may have noticed the <strong>My Community Awards</strong> section on your profile. What this does is calculate and attach points to your community profile for contributions you have made to the community in the form of commenting, posts, photos, blogs, inviting members, etc. You will soon be able to trade points for real gear, software and perks. So post often and get your points up! </p>
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<p>The Best is Yet to Come! Thanks for all of your contributions and participation inside the community. </p>
<p>Have a great weekend everyone!</p>
<p> </p></div>Huge Surveyor Community Updates - Surveyor App Suite Additions - Student Classroomshttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/community-updates-new-apps-and-app-updates2019-09-13T20:05:23.000Z2019-09-13T20:05:23.000Z⚡Survenator⌁https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/Survenator<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3554985120?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Welcome to (<em>almost the middle of</em>) September Everyone!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">First, a warm welcome to all of our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors" target="_blank">newest members</a>! We are happy you joined us and look forward to learning from your experiences! Our <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/start" target="_blank">Getting Started Page</a> has been updated and upgraded in a major way for both new members and those who have been here for years. It is packed with ways to increase your visibility (<em>if that's your thing</em>) or simply build up your legacy in surveying for future surveyors to learn from. Creating a well rounded and impressive surveyor profile takes only a few minutes per week -just share photos and videos of what land surveying is like in your area of the world. If you have not updated your Profile information in a while, tell us what is new with you by <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/main/profilesettings/edit" target="_blank">editing your profile here</a>. In the coming weeks we will be releasing a <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps">major new app</a> which puts the entire community controls in your hands. For those of you who are SURVambassadors and Hub Admins (including <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/vendors" target="_blank">Marketplace Vendors</a>), you will be able to manage and update your hubs from anywhere!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/main/profilesettings/edit" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" src="https://go.srvyr.com/2kxQqJ4" alt="2kxQqJ4" width="185" /></a><strong>We have a hand full of cool updates and news to share this week but we'll start with the latest Community Stats:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Our community growth is strong and that is because of YOU! We are steadily approaching <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors" target="_blank">15,800 Members Worldwide</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/landsurveyorsunited/" target="_blank">52,500 Land Surveyors on the Facebook Page</a> Don't think of this as merely numbers - think of it as <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>collective years of land surveying experience</strong></span> that you can tap into while <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/forum/topics" target="_blank">sharing your tips,tricks, insights</a> and finding help with your surveying issues from the field.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">We send a big thanks to all of you who upload and embed helpful and relevant, <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/video/list/tag/tutorial" target="_blank">surveying related tutorials</a> for future generations, our community now has <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/video" target="_blank">2072 Land Surveying Video Tutorials</a> and close to <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/photo" target="_blank">8000 surveyor submitted photos</a> contributed by members of the community. Our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/photo-categories" target="_blank">Photos Categories Page</a> has been updated. Our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/page/video-categories" target="_blank">Video Categories page</a> has been updated.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/marketplace" target="_blank">Marketplace</a> is steadily growing with <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/vendors" target="_blank">Hubs sponsored by Vendors</a> inside the community. Our marketplace is in a way like a<strong><em> mall for land surveyors</em></strong>. Each <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Marketplace" target="_blank">Marketplace Hub</a> is owned and controlled by either a Vendor of surveying equipment or software, a developer of innovative surveying software, authors of helpful surveying books or provider of unique land surveyor services. Each hub not only provides ways to purchase goods and services, the owners of the hubs also support their products inside the hubs.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/invertboot/purchase-invertboot" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3550097664,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3550097664?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="710" /></a></p>
<hr /><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:18pt;"><strong>Updates to Mobile Apps for Land Surveyors</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">We also send out a HUGE thanks to all of you who have written in suggesting App ideas! We've got so many little app projects going on that <a href="http://apps.landsurveyorsunited.com" target="_blank">we set up a subdomain</a> to hold it all. You can find it at <strong><a href="https://apps.landsurveyorsunited.com" target="_blank">https://apps.landsurveyorsunited.com</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">If you happen to be just tuning in, there are a growing number of <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps">Mobile apps being developed for Land Surveyors United members</a>. These apps do not have to be "installed" into your device. They are <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps">web apps which work inside your mobile browser</a>...both Apple and Android devices are supported and yes, they <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/notes/new-try-surveyor-app-suite-on-your-data-collector" target="_blank">work on data collectors</a> which have a browser.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Each app is actually a self updating web application driven by a sophisticated databaseof community content, meaning <strong>it will load in any mobile web browser without any need to install software</strong>. Simply add the shortcut to your homescreen of your phone and open when you have something to share or need to find community assistance in the field or otherwise. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:18pt;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#dictionary">Surveying Dictionary</a> | <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#usa">United States Surveyors</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:18pt;">| <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#world">Global Surveyor Hubs</a> | <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#jobs">Surveying Jobs</a> | <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#sheets">Spreadsheets for Surveyors</a> | <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#equipment">Survey Equipment Deals</a>| <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#videos">Survey Videos</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:18pt;"><strong>TIP:</strong> Try any of the apps on <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/notes/new-try-surveyor-app-suite-on-your-data-collector" target="_blank">your internet enabled data collectors</a> as well as phones and tablets.</span></p>
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<h4>Apps for All Land Surveyors</h4>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#dictionary" target="_blank">Surveyor Dictionary App</a></p>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#videos" target="_blank">Surveying Videos App</a></p>
<h4>Apps for Employment Seekers</h4>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#jobs" target="_blank">Surveying Jobs Search App</a></p>
<p><a href="https://go.srvyr.com/4recruiters" target="_blank">Surveyor Resume Pool For Recruiters</a></p>
<h4>Apps for Surveying Equipment</h4>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#equipment" target="_blank">Equipment Hunter App</a></p>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/notes/survey-equipment-support-app-helps-surveyors-target-advice" target="_blank">Survey Equipment Support App</a></p>
<h4>Apps for Connecting with Surveyors Locally</h4>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#usa" target="_blank">United States Land Surveyors Hubs</a></p>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#world" target="_blank">International Surveyors Hubs</a></p>
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<hr /><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:18pt;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/geoeducators/request-classroom" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" style="padding:3px;" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3549889639,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3549889639?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="423" /></a><span style="font-size:24pt;"><strong>Introducing Classroom Hubs for Educators</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Some recent studies have shown that education is more effective when delivered in a social context. Our community has always been driven by the mission of removing barriers to education for land surveyors and providing a more welcoming environment for students to become interested in surveying and geomatics. Several <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/geoeducators/home" target="_blank">GeoEducators</a> have inquired about possibility of hosting their Surveying Classrooms as Private Hubs inside the community. Our new Classroom Hubs are coming packaged with their own forum, classroom blog, podcasting, events, photos and videos, etc. You can now <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/geoeducators/request-classroom" target="_blank">Request Your Classroom Hub here</a>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/geoeducators/home" target="_blank">GeoEducators</a> Hub for Connecting Teachers</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/studentsurveyors=join" target="_blank">Student Surveyors Hub</a> </span></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StudentSurveyors/" target="_blank">Student Surveyors Page on Facebook</a></span></p>
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<hr /><p><span style="font-size:18pt;"><strong>Land Surveying Jobs Update</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://go.srvyr.com/cvpooladd" target="_blank"><img class="align-right" style="padding:3px;" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3553448860,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="3553448860?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="193" /></a>For those of you who have recently joined because you are looking for <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/jobs">employment in Surveying</a>, here are a few things to know that will help you find work much quicker. New jobs are aggregated into the <a href="http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org" target="_blank">Surveyor Jobs Board</a> (<a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/jobs">and this page</a>) and <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps#jobs">this App</a> every hour from most all locations around the world - we currently have a little over 17k jobs in the board. Having the app added to your phone homescreen will ensure you see the latest jobs. If you are like me and would like to be more proactive about finding employment and would like for recruiters to find you, make your community profile set to "Seeking Employment" so you will <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors?categoryId=6622436%3AMemberCategory%3A21982" target="_blank">show up here for recruiters</a>. This tip works really well when you come back to the community and regularly add content such as photos, videos and forum posts which demonstrate that you know what you are doing when it comes to land surveying. <strong>BONUS:</strong> Add <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/cvpooladd" target="_blank">your resume here</a> to show up inside <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/4recruiters" target="_blank">this app for recruiters and employers</a>.</span></p>
<hr /><p><span style="font-size:14pt;">I bet Mr. Skip Farrow is smiling down from Heaven on us, so proud of what we are accomplishing together. I am pleased to say that we are officially done with all of our migrations and now moving on to perfecting our apps, helping surveyors find jobs and a few other exciting upcoming releases that we'll just keep under our hats for the time being. Thank you all for being an integral part of the greatest land surveying community on the planet! Please remember that our community is currently and has always been <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/page/donate-to-lsu" target="_blank">powered by Member Donations</a> so if you can contribute any amount, it is much appreciated.</span></p>
<p> </p></div>300+ Land Surveyor Hub Communities to Get Involvedhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/300-land-surveyor-hub-communities-to-get-involved2019-07-31T21:54:01.000Z2019-07-31T21:54:01.000ZJustin Farrowhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/justin<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3399296934?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx">
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<ul class="subnav expanded"><li class="subnav-current"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs">ALL LAND SURVEYOR HUBS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/list/myGroups">MY NETWORK HUBS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/list/featured">FEATURED SURVEYING HUBS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Locations">LOCATIONS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Introductions">INTRODUCTIONS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/USA">USA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/N+America">N AMERICA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Africa">AFRICA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Asia">ASIA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Europe">EUROPE</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Caribbean">CARIBBEAN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Middle+East">MIDDLE EAST</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Oceania">OCEANIA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/S+America">S AMERICA</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/History">HISTORY</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Students">STUDENTS</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Beginners">BEGINNERS</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Business">BUSINESS</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Beta-Testing">BETA-TESTING</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Documents">DOCUMENTS</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Classrooms">CLASSROOMS</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Surveying+Topics">SURVEYING TOPICS</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Employment">EMPLOYMENT</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Surveying+Software">SURVEYING SOFTWARE</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Equipment">EQUIPMENT</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Government">GOVERNMENT</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Mapping">MAPPING</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Marketplace">MARKETPLACE</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Shop">SHOP</a></li>
<li class="subnav-overflow"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Tools">TOOLS</a></li>
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</div></div>Monday June17th is North American & Caribbean Land Surveyors Day: 2nd Day of International Surveyors Week 2019https://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/monday-june17th-is-north-american-caribbean-land-surveyors-day-2n2019-06-17T00:21:05.000Z2019-06-17T00:21:05.000ZJustin Farrowhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/justin<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2967518068?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Were off to a great start!  Today (Sunday) has been Africa Land Surveyors Day and the start of <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveying" target="_self">International Surveyors Week is</a> off to a decent start. We've had some great photos and content shared today however I realized today that we need to recruit more translators for the site. If you are based in Africa, you still have time to submit your photos and stories to <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/africahubs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Africa Local Chapters</a>.</p>
<p>Monday is an entirely different story as the primary language of the site is English and our community is 53% land surveyors in North America!  <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/namericasurveyors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North American Land Surveyors</a> today is your time to shine.   Use the <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/map" target="_self">Map Page</a> to introduce yourself locally inside the forum for your location- share photos and videos to your Local Hubs in <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/usasurveyors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State Hubs for USA</a>, <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/caribbeansurveyors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caribbean Island Hubs</a>, <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/surveyorscanada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian</a> and <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/mexicolandsurveyors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mexican Land Surveyors</a> hubs.   Let's inspire the next generation with a showcase of our similarities and differences shared in surveying.</p>
<p>Hopefully you have already added the <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/isw2019app" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ISW2019 App</a> shortcut to your phone homescreen for quick sharing from the field and have already followed your Local Chapter Hub.   Tomorrow (<em>Monday June 17th</em>) - <strong>The entire day is dedicated to North America and Caribbean Island Land Surveyors!  <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/isw19days" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See all the days of the week here</a></strong></p>
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<p>For those just learning about #ISW2019, our primary objective is to bring the community together by sharing perspectives on Land Surveying locally and globally.  We hope to inspire future generations to persue land surveying by sharing photos and videos of survey life in different areas of the world and we ultimately hope to build public awareness regarding the important role land surveyors play in society and civilization.  But we cannot do this without you. </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><a href="https://go.srvyr.com/namericasurveyors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Find and Follow Your North American Surveyors Hub to Participate</a></strong></span></p>
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Please use this day to post local land surveying photos, introductions and videos to your Local Chapter Hub inside the community. You can find your local hub in the following ways:<br />
Via the ISW App: <a href="https://isw2019.glideapp.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://isw2019.glideapp.io</a><br />
Via the Hub Page for All Country Hubs: <br />
Via the Community Map Page with quick links to introduction forums:<br />
<a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://landsurveyorsunited.com/map</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>AGENDA FOR NORTH AMERICA LAND SURVEYORS DAY</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>10:30 am:</strong></span> Share a surveying photo and describe it<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>12:30 pm:</strong></span> Introduce yourself inside your local hub forum and tell us why you love surveying and something unique about being a land surveyor in your area<br />
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">3:00 pm:</span></strong> Film a short video about surveying<br />
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>6:30 pm</strong></span> Make connections, comment on other's posts from the day..</p>
<p>*Remember that you earn points to your profile for engagements and contributions and you will soon be able to trade points and awards for real gear and prizes</p>
<p> * Tuesday is Asia Land Surveyors Day and we may need translators to help with this as well  <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/photo/international-surveyors-week-2019-schedule" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see full schedule here</a></p>
<p>* Earn prizes from <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/invertboot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Invertboot</a> and <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/schonstedt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Schonstedt</a> for sharing the best photo or video during International Surveyors Week!</p>
<p>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/landsurveyorsu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/landsurveyorsunited" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> and <em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">share your posts with us after you add them to community</span></em> using #ISW2019 hashtag</p>
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<li><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/usa-surveyors/hawaii" rel="ajaxpanel">Hawaii</a></li>
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</div>Surveyor Community Digest: Surveyor Apps, International Surveyors Week, Vendors and Job Seekershttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/surveyor-community-digest-surveyor-apps-international-surveyors-w2019-05-13T18:25:25.000Z2019-05-13T18:25:25.000ZJustin Farrowhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/justin<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1876822227?profile=RESIZE_192X&width=183"></div><div><p>Welcome to all of our newest members of the community! By tomorrow we will have <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">over 15,400 members worldwide</a>!  I just want to bring you all up to speed on a few improvements, enhancements and additions to the community over the past week.   Our traffic is up over 400% from this time last month and the community is starting to explode with connectedness.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>International Surveyors Week 2019</strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveying" target="_self">International Surveyors Week 2019</a> is just a month away (June 16th-23rd) with days dedicated to all countries and states of the world.  <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/events/international-surveyors-week-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RSVP</a> and <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/internationalsurveyorsweek2019=join" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow the Hub</a>.  This is an entire week of celebration of the Land Surveying Profession, worldwide.  Use your day to share local surveying photos, videos and stories inside your Local Chapter Hub.  We also have this week as an opportunity to introduce ourselves to one another while at the same time promoting public awareness regarding the importance of Land Surveyors to Society.   We have made it simple for you to find your local forum and introduce yourself on the Community page.</p>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/community" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://go.srvyr.com/30e5vzD" alt="introductions for surveyors" width="675" /></a></p>
<p>Of course <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/SEIAD" target="_self">Survey Earth in a Day 8</a> happens on Friday of International Surveyors Week 2019 and the longest day of the year-the summer solstice.  At noon local time, submit a point in representation of land surveyors in your region.  Classrooms and organizations are encouraged to participate as well.  Share photos and videos from the day inside the SEIAD Hub.</p>
<p>I'm just going to drop a few more important mentions and some links to explore so you can see the improvements for yourself.</p>
<p>First, based on member feedback and requests, your community profile layout has been redesigned and optimized.  If you have an empty profile that means you have a lot you haven't shared with us yet.  Try to get in the habit of adding a discussion, some videos, photos and blog posts often to fill up your profile with surveying experiences from others to learn from.</p>
<p>Second, we have added a few new <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/apps" target="_self">Surveyor Community Apps</a> to the site to help everyone get better connected and more productive in the field.  You can also now add <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/surveyorapps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the entire Surveyor App Suite</a> to your phone and then add only the apps that you want to use.  We now have 7 multifunctional apps built to help you do things from the field like share photos to your local hub,find helpful spreadsheets and tools, participate in Survey Earth in a Day and International Surveyors week, find jobs, promote yourself to recruiters and soon, our marketplace app will be completed <a href="https://form.jotform.com/72207212497151" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showcasing vendors who offer services and products to surveyors</a>.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Job Seekers Unite!</strong></span></p>
<p>We have officially made it as simple as it can be for you to find a Job in Surveying.  Simply visit <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/cvpooladd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this page to Create your Resume/CV</a> and you'll be added to <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/4recruiters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this new app for recruiters to find you</a>.  We also have over 15k surveying jobs inside our surveying jobs board.</p>
<p>We also added the resume pool form to <a href="https://go.srvyr.com/gethiredfb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this tab on our Surveying Jobs page on Facebook</a>.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Vendors Unite!</strong></span></p>
<p>With International Surveyors Week on the way, we have been working round the clock helping vendors set up their Marketplace Hubs.  ISW is a perfect time to show off your products and services so if you'd like to have your own Hub to completely control, <a href="https://form.jotform.com/72207212497151" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tell us about your company here</a>.</p>
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<p>Enjoy, explore and contribute to our community....a living library of land surveying which is not controlled by 3rd party interests- it is controlled by you, the surveyor.  No one else in the world aside from our community members catalogs changes in the surveying industry.  No one else collects, curates and showcases the importance of land surveyors to society for future generations to learn from and to promote public awareness of this importance.  It takes just a few moments per week to curate a rock solid legacy in surveying but every minute you spend sharing your experience will breathe ten years of life into the profession.</p>
<p>Have a great week everyone.  Feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions.</p>
<p>Justin</p>
</div>Notes from Day 6 of Community Migrationhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/notes-from-day-6-of-community-migration2019-03-12T20:24:50.000Z2019-03-12T20:24:50.000Z⚡Survenator⌁https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/Survenator<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1392255018?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>A Few Important Community Announcements</strong></span></p>
<p>If building a Global Community of Land Surveyors were simple, there would be more than one. We are now in day 6 after moving <a href="http://landsurveyorsunited.com/" target="_self">to new community platform</a>.  Our small team is working around the clock- albeit <em>unpaid</em>- in our goal to get everything from the old site updated and snapped into place inside the new platform.  We want you to be able to find what you are looking for in a much simpler fashion than in the past, but we certainly need your help.  Before going further we also just wanted you to know that we appreciate those of you who have reached out helping us identify and fix abnormalities.</p>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/community" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://go.srvyr.com/2NYLJCo" width="133" /></a></p>
<p>  Our long game is as follows:</p>
<p><strong>1)</strong> We still have close to 300 pages which are being systematically worked through, updated or deleted.  This is dramatically lower than the 2,285,000+ pages we started with.   We should have all of these pages sorted before weeks end.</p>
<p><strong>2)</strong> If you have been trying to enter the community from the previous location of our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/m" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mobile Rover at https://landsurveyorsunited.com/m</a> you will have reached a missing page until now.  Several are still using bookmarks on their phone to enter the community.  By June we hope to release an app for Android and Apple in order to have quick access on your phones and tablets.   Subsequently, we are having great success with accessing the community from all devices including TVs and even several Internet enabled Data Collectors from the field.</p>
<p><strong>3)</strong> You may have pages that you have bookmarked which have moved and if they are important to you and presently missing, please let us know <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here in Feedback about Site</a>.  If you are having trouble logging in because you used a hotmail, outlook or windowsmail, please let Justin know at landsurveyorsunited@gmail.com     Most members do not have this problem but we have had 2 who had this problem.   When you log in please make sure your profile is up to date and change your cover profile on your profile to something which represents surveying in your location.</p>
<p><strong>4)</strong> The organization of all of our <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Employment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hubs</a> into categorical navigation for quick access is a task that we are approximately 70% finished with.  We do not want you to lose anything you have contributed over the years and so far, we are missing less than 0.5%.  A detailed introduction to Hubs will be released once everything is in place.  At the moment you will see the vast majority of Hubs have been updated and arranged in a fashion best for all devices but there are still several which have yet to be sorted out.  You'll also notice that Hubs have all previous forum discussions and comments but now have other features and pages that give you more control.</p>
<p><strong>5)</strong> In April we will begin announcing <strong>SURVambassadors for Location Based Hubs</strong>, putting the control of those hubs in the capable hands of Local Surveyors In those Countries and States.  In order to best identify the highest contributors in each country we are asking every member to <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visit the About Page</a> and Finding your location's forum and simply introduce yourself in a new discussion inside your local forum.  In fact, you can also find your country or state forum inside <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/Introductions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hubs categorized for Introductions</a>.  '</p>
<p><strong>6)</strong> You may have noticed that your profile now has Awards section called <strong>My Community Awards</strong>.   What this is and will become is a points system which allows members to earn achievements for sharing content inside the community, supporting other surveyors with issues and contributing to discussions.   In the future these points will be capable of being traded for Equipment, Software, Community Swag and more.  You earn points everytime you engage with the community, upload photos, videos, start discussions, ect.  so they add up quickly when you are active. You also earn points by <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/main/invitation/new" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inviting your crew to the community</a>.</p>
<p>This may be enough for us all to digest for the moment but rest assure that the community is on a constant state of upgrade and we need your help finding things which need attention.  In the end, this is your community and we want you to have more control over every aspect of its existence.  If you would like to volunteer to help, send <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/Justin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Justin a message</a> to his profile and he be in touch very soon.   </p>
<p><strong><em>It takes a Village...</em></strong>Ultimately, we need to all work together to make this community as interesting and sustainable as possible.  This is a task that we can all accomplish together.  We are all each other's missing link!   A collection of <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/start" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Helpful videos for Getting Started</a> have been added here for your convenience.</p>
<p>There are a <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/new-site" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lot of new features to try out</a> on the platform and we are excited to see Land Surveyors in action all around this great planet of ours.  Best of luck to all of you out there and we'll see you inside.</p>
</div>About Upcoming Changes to Land Surveyors United Communityhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/about-upcoming-changes-to-land-surveyors-united-community2019-02-24T22:00:00.000Z2019-02-24T22:00:00.000Z⚡Survenator⌁https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/Survenator<div><p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>We are finally turning the page for our community and moving to a much better, more organized and user friendly platform. <em><strong>We have outgrown the old platform.</strong></em>  This is a note to let you all know that over the next 3 days, we will be migrating all of the content on the existing platform to the new and improved Land Surveyors United community with much greater functionality, mobile responsiveness and much more. If you experience glitches or bugs between now and Wed. or Thurs. this is why.... we are moving 2 million+ pages to the new platform and server. Luckily, Justin has been building the new platform for over 3 years and we finally have the opportunity to move.</p>
<p>       Follow us on Twitter  <a href="http://twitter.com/landsurveyorsu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@landsurveyorsU</a></p>
<p>       Follow us on Facebook  <a href="http://facebook.com/landsurveyorsunited" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@landsurveyorsunited</a></p>
<p>You should not worry about your content such as photos, videos, discussions, blog posts and groups as they will be migrated for you and should still be connected to your profile with the exception of just a few things.</p>
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<p>Content you have liked or saved to your profile will not migrate to new platform. Photo albums will not migrate but the photos themselves will. Comments you have left on other surveyor's profiles will not migrate. Virtual gifts you have given to other members on their profiles will not migrate.</p>
<p><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-center" src="https://go.srvyr.com/2T4mfsh?profile=RESIZE_710x" alt="New Land Surveyors United Community Platform- visit your profile" width="80%" /></a></p>
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<p>If you would like to download or archive your content to your computer as a personal copy, you can do so here:</p>
<p>Click to view your favorite sections you have <strong><span style="color: blue;">Liked</span></strong> on landsurveyorsunited..com:</p>
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<li><strong><a href="http://landsurveyorsunited..com/profiles/like/list?" target="_self">My Likes</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://landsurveyorsunited..com/forum/topic/listForContributor?" target="_self">My Comments</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://landsurveyorsunited..com/groups/group/listForContributor?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">My Interests/ Groups</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://landsurveyorsunited..com/photo/photo/listForContributor?" target="_self">My Photos</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="http://landsurveyorsunited..com/photo/album/listForOwner?" target="_self">My Photo Albums</a></strong></li>
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<p>Click to view your favorite sections you have Liked on landsurveyorsunited.com:</p>
<p>When the migration process has finished, we will shut down the old site and you'll be able to sign into the new community with your existing credentials.</p>
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<p>Please contact Justin with any questions at landsurveyorsunited-AT-gmail.com.</p>
<p>Note: Land Surveyors United current platform should function as normal during the entire process.</p>
<p>We look forward to seeing you all on the other side.</p>
<p>Land Surveyors United Community!</p>
</div>On This Day in 2007, Our Community Was Bornhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/on-this-day-in-2007-our-community-was-born2016-03-07T18:39:59.000Z2016-03-07T18:39:59.000ZJaybirdhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/Jaybird<div><p><span class="font-size-5">Happy Birthday Land Surveyors United</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">9 Years ago today,during the absolute worst of times, my dad and I started <a href="https://www.facebook.com/landsurveyorsunited/">Land Surveyors United</a> in order to change the ways that land surveyors communicated, how they found support and the public perception of what a land surveyor does. With just 5 members and a hard drive full of knowledge base documents, we began doing what we believed to be impossible- creating a social support network for professionals who spend 90% of their time outdoors. Today, we have close to 9000 members worldwide, over 40,000 followers and most importantly, a community of surveyors who take time to help one another out, despite language and cultural barriers. Last year alone, the site helped over 300 surveyors find work. Although my dad left us last year, it is my duty to keep the community going and that is exactly what i have been doing. In just 3 weeks we launch a new and improved platform. I am excited to unveil to the world of surveyors all that the memory of my father has inspired. RIP Skip Farrow (1953-2015) You will forever be illuminated through the pages of surveying history..</span></p>
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<p><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Read More About the Story in Happy Birthday Posts From The Past</span></p>
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