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How Blogging is Like Land Surveying

Posted by Jaybird on October 19, 2010 at 5:39pm

I originally wrote this post on my father's blog back in June of 2008- now look and see how far we have come since then.

An update:

Through close to three years of experience creating LSU, I have come to understand how much blogging may not seem very useful to the common land surveyor. For that very reason, all blogs on LSU are referred to as "articles."Nevertheless, by now all of us have at least heard about what a blog is. Today I am going to explain to you how blogging is a lot like land sur

If Your Calculator Sucks, Try These

Posted by Jaybird on October 16, 2010 at 6:30pm

As surveyors, we all know when its time to get a new calculator...right about the time it starts to suck! I found these great calculator alternatives for use online (via). Try them out!

The Architect Calculator

For DIY, designers, contractors, estimators, and architects. Calculate lengths, areas, volumes, and hypotenuses, in Feet & Inches. Keyboard input with SmartDot: to enter 1'6 5/8", just type 1..6.5/8. The dot cycles through [dot] [ft mrk] [space] [inch mrk]. With very little practic

September Fieldnotes

Posted by Michael on October 16, 2010 at 11:02am

Ceaser Features

Posted by Michael on October 16, 2010 at 11:00am

AllegroCX with SDR+, at 50% off for The Older Surveyors Out There

Posted by Skip Farrow on October 6, 2010 at 10:00pm

The upgrade for the older surveyors that used or still use the SDR33, the AllegroCX with SDR+, at 50% off

If you have ever ran the SDR33 data collector, and used the SDR Expert software then you can upgrade your system to have bluetooth, the ability to use one of the BEST data collectors available by Juniper Systems. The Allegro CX has all the upgrades as far as processingspeed, a full color touch screen monitor, wireless connection bluetooth, full
keypad, and known for it's rugged nature.PLUS wi

The Museum of Measurement and Time

Posted by Johnny on October 6, 2010 at 2:51am

The Museum Of Measurement and Time will open October 28, 2010

Our location is: 301 North Polk Street, Jefferson, Texas 75657.

The museum will sponsor a "Surveyor's Special Opening " later this year, stay posted for details.

Thanks for your interest,

Johnny Ingram

[email protected]

www.museumofmeasurementandtime.org

903-665-8802

Field Assets Iphone App for Land Surveyors

Posted by Jaybird on October 1, 2010 at 10:51am

Field Assets V2.0

$16.99
Category: Utilities
Updated:Mar 23, 2010
Current Version:2.0
2.0
2.0 MB
Language:English
Seller:LBS Wireless Pty Ltd
© LBS Wireless Pty Ltd

Description

Field Assets is the ultimate field data collection application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The application enables the user to record the location of assets and to enter information on attributes of assets in the field. The user also has the option of taking geo referenced photos and recording voice memos

GNSS Capability Under Heavy Foliage

Posted by Arnel M. Domag on September 28, 2010 at 9:18am

GPS L1/L2 position fixing incapability under heavy foliage is a thing of the past with the advent of GPS L5. This is according to GPS/GNSS sales people. With my very limited knowledge in telecommunication, I shall say without any degree of certainty that this is not true.

To my opinion, the only advantage of GNSS over GPS is the speed of position fixing. This is I guess due to greater number of navigation systems and channels supported. Greater number of satellites, channels, and frequencies prov

Land Survey Field Procedures

Posted by Michael Carris on September 13, 2010 at 9:14am

Just released - Survey Field Procedures vBook -

In this vBook there are training videos which provide instruction on theproper collection process for most software "field to finish"procedures. There is a searchable feature description library withimages and collection instructions along with information on basic FirstAid. Supporting files for survey controllers are also included. ThisvBook has also been optimized for use on a Mobile device such as a smartphone. Ask us about customizing this vBoo

Direct IP with the Ashtech ProMark3

Posted by Scott Taylor on September 13, 2010 at 1:07am

As you may know in 2008 I conducted research into developing a portable GNSS solution using the Magellan ( now Ashtech ) ProMark3 with Direct IP.

The full 105 page report is available on request.

Visit our Place a Post section on Global Surveyors www.globalsurveyors.com.au

Promote your surveying business or product for FREE and request a copy of the report.

You can view a really short video showing the initialization procedure and how I got a fixed solution at 17km with Single Frequency!!!

How To: Make LSU a Desktop Application

Posted by Jaybird on September 12, 2010 at 8:24pm

Your Very Own Land Surveying Desktop

Here is a cool and quick time-saving tip for the surveyor on the run. If you are using Google Chrome (which you should be-hint hint), turn Land Surveyors United into a desktop application in 2 simple steps:

1) Load http://landsurveyorsunited.com in your browser and Click on the wrench icon on the top right side of browser, hover over Tools

2) Click the option for Create Application Shortcut and press save and you're done!

Now all of the Land Surveyors Un

How To Use RSS on LSU

Posted by Jaybird on September 10, 2010 at 9:29pm

Here's a quick and dirty tutorial for how to use RSS feeds on Land Surveyors United to share discussions with one click. Do you have Gmail? (if not you can do this with any RSS reader). When you're logged into your gmail account, look up in the top left of page and you'll see Reader (you already have it if you have gmail). Google Reader allows you to subscribe to changes and updates on a website without actually visiting the site itself. All you have to do is "subscribe" to a website's feed (RSS

New Iphone Version of Land Surveyors United

Posted by Jaybird on September 5, 2010 at 4:06pm

I hope you are all of you hard working surveyors are having a great Labor day weekend! How have I been spending mine? I've been developing an alternative version of Land Surveyors United for iphones and ipads.

Now, when you visit LSU from your iphone or android, you will be automatically be redirected to the Iphone application/ mobile version of the network. I suspect in the up and coming months, this will be a useful feature to the network as many surveyors are beginning to use iphones in the

Civil 3D Crib Notes

Posted by Michael Carris on September 2, 2010 at 9:34pm

New vBook provides quick step guides to common Civil 3D processes. Click here to learn more

Permanent marking paint from Survey Crew: Why is it better and cheaper?

Posted by omar lozada on August 23, 2010 at 9:25pm

A Land Surveyor is used to buying a cheap spray paint for $3.75 a can, but he has to spray 2 or 3 times to coat the same mark. So it takes at least 2 cans to do or mark what thisprefabricated permanent paint does and lasts longer, 2 cans x $3.75 = $7.50 and2 times longer in labor, compared at $1.30 per unit of prefabricated paint,also each time the Surveyor has to use the mark he has to coat it with spraypaint again and again.

What Does An Effective Profile on LSU Look Like?

Posted by jbirds.co for Surveyors on August 19, 2010 at 8:30pm

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

HOW TO MAKE CONTENT IN LSU PROFILE PAGE "TEXT BOX" STAND OUT

Posted by Jaybird on August 19, 2010 at 8:19pm

Have you ever noticed when you add content to the main "Text Box", on your LSU Profile Pages, it tends to
get lost in the other page content?

Typically, most people place important information like "About Me", in the main text box. So, we don't want it to get lost on the Profile Page. The best way to make your Profile Page "calling card" content stand out, is by adding one of the following:

1. Add a background image.
Note: This method is unique for each case, depending on the type of backgroun

Land Surveyors Store, LSU Updates and Getting Involved

Posted by Jaybird on August 14, 2010 at 9:27pm

Hello Friends, Surveyors and GeoSpatial Professionals
Last week we gave you the Official Land Surveyors Toolbar so that you can install it into your browser and stay connected with the discussions and activity on Land Surveyors United anywhere you go. This week we bring you something even more exciting! If you take a look at the sitewide toolbar up at the top of the network (click to expand it), you'll see that there have been some excellent new tools and enhancements added to better your experi

Official Land Surveyors Toolbar makes LSU Even MORE Portable

Posted by Skip Farrow on August 10, 2010 at 9:00pm

As you can see by looking at the network, a lot of new improvements have been made over the past week. One of the exciting new additions is the Official Land Surveyors United Community Toolbar, which can be added to your browser by visiting this page on LSU. This toolbar sits at the top of your browser and will allow you to handle all sorts of tasks and keep up with discussions on the network without having to even visit the site!

Ok...So What Does this Toolbar Do?
I've been thinking long and har

Application video for permanent marking paint for Land Surveyors

Posted by omar lozada on August 8, 2010 at 9:39pm

We at Survey Crew published a video on youtube (URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8-3epV6Dd4) and at our site: surveycrewpr.com, to show how easy is to apply our permanent paint for Land Surveyors.

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