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CHAIN! The weakest link (in the chain)

Posted by DEWARD BOWLES on November 19, 2014 at 8:00am

CHAIN! The weakest link (in the chain)

by: Deward “Karl” Bowles,

Texas RPLS no. 4966

Certain magazines (trade magazines) have purported to represent the current interests of our profession by exposing Land Surveyors to new technologies and philosophies regarding our industry. These magazines have been around for decades in many cases.

These so called trade magazines have treated us for years and years now to articles where the authors (pundits) of these articles chide us insisting that Land S

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PRM Levelling Processing Report

Posted by Erwin Vasquez on November 18, 2014 at 9:38am

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Free Datumate Live Webinar-DatuGram™3D Case Studies

Posted by Eric Colburn on November 18, 2014 at 8:52am

Free Datumate Live Webinar-DatuGram™3D Case Studies: Surveying & Mapping in the 21st Century Using Regular Cameras

Hi, this is Eric Colburn and for myself, Datumate and Colburn Strategic Partners I invite you to our next free Datumate Live Webinar on DatuGram™3D Case Studies: Please join us Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 2pm EST to learn about real-life case studies of surveying and mapping using digital images of a regular, inexpensive (but high-resolution) camera and the new, revolutionary Datu

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Beyond the Boundary: Why Legal Literacy Is a Surveyor’s Best Tool

Posted by christopher lucas on May 5, 2025 at 5:00pm in Surveying Business, State of the Surveying Market, How Things have Changed

Preserve the Line: Writing Down What the Profession Can’t Afford to Lose

Posted by christopher lucas on May 5, 2025 at 5:00pm in Surveying Business, Survey Business Operations, State of the Surveying Market

Chain!

Posted by DEWARD BOWLES on April 27, 2025 at 10:49am in Surveying Business

The Hidden Role of Surveyors in Earth Day’s Mission

Posted by christopher lucas on April 22, 2025 at 5:30pm in Survey Business Operations, State of the Surveying Market, How Things have Changed

AI’s Blind Spots: Why Cultural and Historic Sites Are Being Erased from Digital Maps

Posted by christopher lucas on April 18, 2025 at 5:00pm in Surveying Business, Survey Business Operations, Questionable Practices

The Coming Liability Crisis: Who Gets Sued When AI Mapping Gets It Wrong?

Posted by christopher lucas on April 15, 2025 at 5:00pm in Surveying Business, Survey Business Operations, State of the Surveying Market

Ghost Deeds and Digital Lies: The Threat of AI-Generated Land Titles and Blockchain ‘Ownership’

Posted by christopher lucas on April 10, 2025 at 5:00pm in Surveying Business, Survey Business Operations, State of the Surveying Market

The Rising Cost of Entry: Barriers for the Next Generation of Surveyors.

Posted by christopher lucas on April 8, 2025 at 5:00pm in Surveying Business, Survey Business Operations, Questionable Practices

The Death of Field Time: How Desk-Centric Surveying Is Eroding Practical Skills

Posted by christopher lucas on April 1, 2025 at 12:00pm in Surveying Business, Survey Business Operations, State of the Surveying Market

Surveyors – The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World

Posted by christopher lucas on March 23, 2025 at 7:00pm in Surveying Business, Survey Business Operations, State of the Surveying Market

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