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Mr.CAD^®Drafting & Design Tools

It is an integrated application for AutoCAD ® making it a powerful tool forSurveyors, Engineers and Architects. It contains facilities for the development of the construction plan from concept to the final plan.

Mr.CAD^® Professional Edition

It is a facilitating tool that lets you create construction documents in a simple and fast. It covers a wide range of disciplines in the plane, ranging from Civil Engineering to Architecture. It is a coordinated set of menus, icons

An attractive social networking Business Profile has all of the components that one might consider putting into a printed flyer. The idea is to make your brand "sharable" across the web and the goal is to have other members or businesses share your profile in ways similar to "word of mouth." So lets look at some of the most important aspects of an attractive business profile for Land Surveyors United.

Official Logo
The most important feature of your profile, by far. You should upload an official l

About GeoEye

GeoEye is a leading source of geospatial information and insight for decision makers and analysts who need a clear understanding of our changing world to protect lives, manage risk and optimize resources. Each day, organizations in defense and intelligence, public safety, critical infrastructure, energy and online media rely on GeoEye's imagery, tools and expertise to support important missions around the globe. Widely recognized as a pioneer in high-resolution satellite imagery, Geo

Proof the you CAN find a Job in Land Surveying

Today I am going to prove to you that it is possible to find a land surveying job. I have heard too many out-of-work surveyors say that they cannot find employment in their state, despite the fact that they have years of experience, a license and have searched "everywhere."

Today I will show you something that I made to prove this very statement wrong. Hopefully, there will be many out of work land surveyors out there who will use this resource and

Today, LSU Justin added something to the network (down in the Surveyor Apps bar on site) which may seriously change the game a little bit.  It is a Virtual Surveyors Conference/ Chat Room that can be used anytime for discussing anything you like with your friends and associates here on Land Surveyors United.

How Does the Surveyors Conference Chat Room Work?

Basically, the more connections (friend/associates) you have on Land Surveyors United, the more people you will have available to chat wit

Interesting article about GPS stations - CORS.

Even underground nuclear tests leave their mark on the part of the upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere, the researchers discovered, when they examined GPS data recorded the same day as a North Korean nuclear test in 2009. Within minutes on that day, GPS stations in nearby countries registered a change in ionospheric electron density, as a bubble of disturbed particles spread out from the test site and across the planet.

Read the complete note: h

Had an interview last week with DEI in Phoenix.  It was a good  meeting, one of the best I've had since 2008.  However, its still another case of being too expensive - they can't afford much in benefits, no healthcare coverage, and cannot guarantee 40 hrs/wk.  Since I have a regular steady job (which I cannot stand), its a huge risk to go back into surveying to support my family.

I'm growing weary of the wait for the recovery to happen in Arizona.

I see new houses under construction, commercial bu

By now, most of us are aware that we do not need to have a video on our computer to upload it to Land Surveyors United.  You can simply find a video on Youtube, Dailymotion, Hulu or any video site which gives you an embed code and simply share it with your fellow surveyors by embedding it here.  You may have also noticed that inside every post on the network there is a little button for including a video. When you click that you are given the option to embed a video from any video service on the

I recently was making a new friend on Land Surveyors United and he sent me an email with a quick note implying that the economy wasn’t too good where he worked and jokingly made reference to going “mining” if things don’t pick up. What caught my attention is when he mentioned that 2 months ago he was “flat out” and now has very little work. This didn’t surprise me and I now know, from experience, that this is just the beginning for him, and things may get worse.

If you look at the timeline listed

Are you using Google Chrome browser yet?  If not, you should be-especially if you have been using Internet Explorer browser which is being phased out of development.  If so, I have a gift for you today.  Behold I give you the first ever Google Chrome Browser theme for Land Surveyors.   

"Land Surveyor Theme" for Google Chrome

Made from a combination of traditional surveying related colors and a brilliant photo taken and submitted by a fellow Land Surveyors United member Domingo Palnac of Dubai