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One of the typical survey method for determining station's points and survey details has been the traverse method. There have been considerable discussions on the way to "adjust" angles and distances and lot of rules of thumb while rigorous Least Squares Adjustment softwares are available anywhere.

I would say "too much" talks and controversial exchanges for a method that is simply not appropriated anymore considering modern instruments. Long traverses (geodetic) have been anyway replaced by usin

Hi Everyone,

For years, there has been a lot of talk about 2 looming problems in the surveying profession;  Age Gap and Knowledge Gap

What is being done about it? 

Although these are monumentally important discussion topics, we need to do something about it rather than just talking about it.  We must inspire new surveyors to enter the field.  We can do this by openly sharing experiences and telling a new generation about the excitement that can be found in surveying.   In just 3 weeks we will

Tired of trying to find a reliable company to order custom shirts, hats, safety vests and company gear? Here is Something New and Special for all of you Land Surveyors United members out there. We now have our own dedicated store for custom #surveyor swag! Thank you Patricks FL for all of your support on this! Visit this link to upload your logo and get a special discount for community members! They ship anywhere and turn around is quick!

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Over the years, we have tried to make note of important milestones and markers in our community development.  But as one surveyor who recently wrote in points out "It would be great if we could view all of the milestones at a glance."  Well, of course you could view them all inside the about page on our Facebook Page but if you are not on facebook this would be difficult.  So today I decided to collect them for us here on the network.

I would first like to say that I am so dang proud of this com

Our good friends at Superior Surveyor Services in Tampa are extending a terrific discount to Land Surveyors United Members for the month of April! 

Give them a call and tell them you are a member of Land Surveyors United to receive this amazing discount!

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Hi All,

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Below are a few special deals bundled for Land Surveyors United members for the end of February from our friends at Superior Surveyor Services in Tampa, Florida.   When you call, be sure to let Stan know that you are a member of Land Surveyors United for these specials..

Call 

813-999-8998: Office

813-512-8924: Fax

Superior Surveyor Services can now handle all of your Surveying Supplies needs as well. Just download the form and send it to them for special Land Surveyors United pricing!

With Survey Earth in a Day just around the corner again, knowing where your local markers are will come in handy when deciding where to submit a point from. Aside from our growing collection of Survey Marker Photos (photos tagged 'marker' inside the community), occasionally we will share marker photos on our Facebook Page which surveyors around the world respond to with, of course, their own marker photos.  Take a look at this post for example and the comments which followed.

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Most of the GNSS Network RTK projects have been developed by the economical justification that an active geodetic network would reduce the cost of maintaining a traditional geodetic network where the maintenance of the benchmarks and the control survey were a significant part of the ownerís budget.

A GNSS Network RTK can also be justified where there was no geodetic network to assist the creation and the maintenance of a Spatial Data Infrastructure to support land governance and cadastre operatio

Here is a typical Surveyor's Report attached to many of the jobs that I do. This particular Land Survey was extremely complex and difficult but I thought you might get a kick out of seeing how this is done. The names and other information have been altered to protect the innocent.

SURVEYOR S REPORT

DISCUSSION

The parent tract of the subject tract was originally described by Deed to Weldon L. Wells August 31, 1955 recorded in Volume 3014, Page 724 of the Deed Records of Harris County, Texas. The sub

Plotting while measuring saves time and make the drawing accurate with no ambiguities. Creating accurate drawings is painless with a Bluetooth enabled DISTO device. If you paired the Distometer with AutoCAD mobile app, the Plotting can be done simultaneously.

First turn on Bluetooth in both devices and pair them. See the image below.

http://www.gpslandsurveying.com/modern-data-collection-plot-distometer-measurements-measuring-autocad/CAD

A New Vendor Group Hub for Posting Deals, Special Promotions and Discounts has been added just for you!  Share Your Specials and We'll Share Your Post!

This new hub for vendors will allow you to run special promotions just for Land Surveyors United members.  Use this hub to post your specials and discounts by CREATING A NEW DISCUSSION inside this group.  The more information you include the higher your chance of having your post FEATURED and shared to other social media sites.

NOTE: We are beg

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Please contact us to discuss all of your wants and needs 
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As a global community with absolutely no budget, we have created quite a few milestones this year and that is all because of you and your undying commitment to your industry!  But don't take my word for it...check out our annual report!

A short video about our 2017 year together

2017 SURVEYOR COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT

This year we grew by over 3500 members, now well over 13,000 surveyors worldwide

Our Facebook page grew by over 6000 followers- now with over 47,000 followers!

Every single month

2017 has been an amazing year in the world of land surveying. Jaybird just finished compiling a report for the 2017 Annual Report for our Facebook Page and coming soon for the Surveying Jobs Page, Survey Earth in a Day and of course the entire community.  I just wanted to share this report and thank you all for your continued participation across platforms.  Together, we are truly making a difference in the surveying industry, despite the fact that the magazines and large media outlets are afrai

Just wanted to take a moment to tell you all how thankful we are for this community and for you. I hope you are all enjoying time with your family.

ONLY 28 DAYS REMAINING 

For those of you who do not know what Section 179 is, let me give you my simple definition:  Section 179 allows companies to deduct full purchase price of qualifying equipment or software that was financed or purchased during the tax year.  What this means in layman’s terms (which is the only way I know how to communicate effectively) is that if you bought, financed, or leased qualifying equipment in 2017, you are able to deduct the full purchase price from your gross inco

If you are a surveyor currently seeking employment, you probably already know that we work hard behind the scenes in order to help you find those jobs.   Our previous jobs board at helped over 300 surveyors find work per year, but as things change and software is phased out, so to we must change.  So we've built a new and improved site here at http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org   Notice the only difference is a change from .com to .org  and the jobs board is now FREE to post to.

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