topcon - Land Surveyor Blogs - Land Surveyors United - Global Surveying Community2024-03-28T14:05:31Zhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/feed/tag/topconCommunity Needs Your Help | COVID-19 Live Stream Tomorrow | Topcon Free eLearning Courseshttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles/blog/list/community-needs-your-help-covid-19-live-stream-tomorrow-topcon-fr2020-04-01T22:13:46.000Z2020-04-01T22:13:46.000ZJustin Farrowhttps://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/justin<div><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/roadmap" target="_blank"><img src="https://go.srvyr.com/2R4nBB4" alt="Land Surveyors United Community" width="250" /></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>You are ESSENTIAL! </strong> During this time of great universal confusion, Land Surveyors United Community is always here for you. Nevertheless, we come to you today to ask for your help.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">The financial sustainability of the community is undergoing a massive overhaul (as you may have read in the <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/roadmap" target="_blank">Roadmap</a>) but as the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, we need some help paying the bills associated with keeping our grassroots community alive and pushing forward into the future. Our goal is to have all of our paperwork and details worked out for our new organization we are assembling by summer - however, all of that has been temporarily stalled with everything going on. We cannot allow this community to become a casualty of this virus. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">We do not necessarily want to blanket the site with advertisements. We do not want to have to start charging everyone for access and membership because some simply cannot afford it, but I (<a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/surveyors/justin" target="_blank">Justin</a>) personally cannot afford to keep it all afloat without your help. So what we have for you is 3 ways for you to help in a way that ultimately will help you.</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:18pt;"><strong>First Way to Help Community as a Member</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="https://form.jotform.com/1974053263" target="_blank">Donate to the Community "Member Dues" on Honor System $15/year</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/page/donate-to-lsu" target="_blank">Donate in any amount you can afford</a></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:18pt;"><strong>Second Way to Help Community for Vendors</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">If you are a <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/vendors" target="_blank">Vendor</a> who sells products we will set up a <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/marketplace" target="_blank">Marketplace Hub</a> for you and discuss a fair monthly rent to completely control your brand and sell products inside the community.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong><a href="https://go.srvyr.com/vendorsgonewild" target="_blank">Visit Vendor Marketplace Presentation</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong><a href="https://go.srvyr.com/getmarket" target="_blank">Request a Vendor Hub to be set up for your company</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong>* You also now get a dedicated mobile app for managing your hub!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;font-size:18pt;"><strong>Third Way to Help Community</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">If you cannot afford to contribute financially, help us by becoming more involved and assist with recruiting more surveyors to your <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs" target="_blank">Location Based Hubs</a>. Follow the hub for your location if you haven't already and share relevant surveying photos, videos and post local land surveying news for other surveyors in your area. Invite other surveyors in your crew to follow and become active inside your location based hub. You can also <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/xn/detail/6622436:VideoEntry:282186">Become a SURVambassador</a> for your area of the world. Inside the Mobile Apps for Surveyors Page you can find several apps which make it easier to stay connected to your local hub on Land Surveyors United.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Tomorrow Night we will be hosting a Geoholics Anonymous Live Stream on the <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/covid19" target="_blank">Covid-19 page</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Guests for the Live Discussion: </strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Kent Groh, LS - Host of The <a href="https://landsurveyorsunited.com/hubs/geoholics-podcasts" target="_blank">Geoholics</a>, President of the United Surveyors of Arizona and Geomatics Associate at Stantec. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Justin Farrow – Developer, facilitator and manager of the Land Surveyors United community of over 17K surveyors from around the world. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Gavin Schrock – Editor of xyHt </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Michael Thompson, LS – Chair of Professional Surveyors Canada and President and General Manager at Halma Thompson Land Surveys Ltd. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Ryan Swingley, LS – President of the Indiana Society of Professional Surveyors, Adjunct Professor at Vincennes Univ and Geospatial Manager – Midwest for ESP </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Denver Winchester, LS – President of the FIG/Young Surveyors group and Vice President of Surveying at Crafton Tull </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">James Combs, LS - VP of the FIG/National Young Surveyors group and Geomatics Technical Service Director for Souder Miller and Associates </span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Topics of Discussion: </strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Discuss what each of us is seeing as it pertains to how COVID19 is affecting the land surveying profession within their individual networks.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;"> Discuss how this situation differs from what happen after 9/11 and the economic crash of 2008. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Discuss if there is any assistance available for displaced surveyors. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14pt;">Discuss how this may affect the future of the profession and anything that can be done proactively to minimize the damage.</span></li>
</ul>
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<p><span style="font-size:14pt;">Stay vigilant and safe out there. Remember this: Whether or not your government recognizes it, you are essential. This will all pass eventually and when it does, we are hoping to have strengthened the surveying community on the grassroots level. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:18pt;">Be Well,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18pt;">Justin</span></p></div>