On this day in 1998, my life changed. While working as a land surveyor out in the Charleston Tea Farm (then overgrown for over 30 years and not surveyed since the 50s).
Ravenel, South CarolinaI can remember the day as if it were…
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It has been another great year spent with all of you.. 2019 is sure to be our most exciting year yet as we will be finally migrating to our new and improved platform, we will be hosting Survey Earth in a Day twice per year (on both solstices) and we will be hosting a new podcast /interview platform for all of you to be involved with. we hope that you will invite your crew members and…
We are going into the New Year Strong with over 50,000 Land Surveyors following the @landsurveyorsunited page... our potential is limitless!!…
During the course of 2018, we have added quite a few new tools & mini communities for you to utilize for making your Land Surveying Company better for the coming year. All you have to do is use them.
Our goal is to help you dramatically and dynamically improve your company for the new year!
For Finding Talent - The International Surveying Jobs Board…
Job Posting – GIS Network Mapping, December 2018
WNL Development Solutions (WNL) is a Canadian-based consulting firm focused on internationally funded development projects in West Africa, with expertise in infrastructure development and institutional reform.
We are currently recruiting a Team Leader/GIS Water Network Mapping Expert for an internationally funded project in Nigeria.
Title: Team Leader/GIS Water Network Mapping Expert
Location: Nigeria
Status: Full-time,…
What to have in the work truck- we need your feedback!
This is a globally crowdsourced compendium of gadgets for the land surveyor to be published after first of the year.
Let's work together to compile a comprehensive list of stuff surveyors carry around…
A webinar recording of SmarterCAD capabilities
Tune into Today to America's Web Radio for a special NSPS Radio Hour with Executive Director of NSPS - The National Society of Professional Surveyors, Curt Sumner with guest Justin Farrow, Creator of Land Surveyors United community.…
Take Advantage of SECTION 179 TAX BENEFITS
Advanced Geodetic Surveys has put together a handy equipment cost calculator for you in order to help educate land surveyors on the tremendous savings that are available by purchasing equipment before December 31st. …
Some things relevant to land surveying change very quickly, such as technology, shortages in the workforce, etc.. We can look to blogs authored by land surveyors to help guide us through those changes.
Here are the current Top 100 Land Surveying blogs based on Search Engine Ranking and Social Shares..…
The End of an Era for a Special Land Surveyor Community
We received some genuinely sad news this week as POB begins the shutdown of the original RPLS network, started by pre-social media pioneer Mark Deal. The RPLS Network began in the 1990's with Deal's vision of a land surveyor community meant to bring together land surveyors across the nation in order to share tips and insights into land surveying. Countless hours…
Surveyor Community Update
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Many if not most land surveyors are…
Next week we are going to try something new on the SurveyingJobs page for Land Surveyors who are looking for employment. We will allow a select few to broadcast live to this page and tell recruiters and companies their…
Dear David c. Garcelon,
What you have written about Mr. Henry david thoreau,s biography, is absolutely correct.Good surveyor is unsung hero.We are the surveyor not getting respect that much even though we are the back bone of project.I think your written highly appreciate by all of us member.
Thank you for valuable writing.
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Selective Availability: the intentional degradation of the timing and position information transmitted by a GPS satellite
PDOP: (the position dilution of precision); describes the amount of error due to the geographic position of the GPS satellites.…
Hi Yall, I'm doing a surveying presentation at my sons school .. What are some good questions that i can keep them involved with? I have a short video and slide show for them , i am going to run through a digital level and the gun along with pipe locator out in the campus but i will be doing 3, 45 min presentations and need to keep 3-6 graders occupied :) TYIA
Kris
Hi Everyone,
I completed a Stockpile Volume Survey about a month or so ago and I thought I'd also make a 3d model that would be viewable, both online, but also in VR.
It can be viewed in VR most smartphones if you use cheap eg. $20 goggles, or with an Occulus Go headset.
Check it out and let me know your thoughts or any questions.…
Yesterday, we got our first batch of Land Surveyors United Polo shirts and they are SO AWESOME! Big Thanks to our partners at Patricks Florida for providing such awesome service!
We shared this photo on our facebook page and everyone seems to want one so we have made…
Education both on and off the field is an integral part of being a land surveyor- you can't stop learning. Everyday presents a new opportunity to both share your experiences and learn from examples left by others -become better surveyors, together. We hope the next generation will improve the surveying profession but first we must help them understand what it is and its history. Technical training and Scholarships might just be the key to gaining the attention of the next…
