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SURVEYING in the cold ,,,, we love it

Posted by steve on December 23, 2008 at 12:02pm

Hello to all the survey familys

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Civil 3D Volumes

Posted by Darren Noble on December 22, 2008 at 7:42pm

Does anybody out there know how to get a comprehensive volume report out of AutoCAD Civil 3D.So far I have only been able to get a three line report showing cut, fill and nett but I would really like something a little more intensive.Heres hoping someone out there knows more than me.Thanks for your helpDarrenNoble Consulting SurveyorsSurveying Western Australia

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I ran across something unusual the other day.

Posted by Gary on December 20, 2008 at 10:30pm

I'm by no means a computer geek so I will try to explain this the best I can. I was working on an AutoCAD drawing and had the drawing minimized so it was using half of the monitor's screen area. On the other half of the screen I was viewing a survey of record available online from the County Surveyor's office as a .tiff file which is made available by way of a Java application or platform (not sure of the correct terminology here). Well anyway I walked away from my computer for a while and when

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You know...Any of you can post Here

Posted by Skip Farrow on December 16, 2008 at 1:00am

Just in case it isn't as self-evident as I think it is, this space is for any of you to post your breaking news or interesting anything you deem newsworthy, as long as it has to do with the fantastic world of surveying of course...In other words, this blog is your blog to the community! Use it with authority and share...

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Land Surveyors United Featured on Ning Blog

Posted by Skip Farrow on December 3, 2008 at 7:03pm

Its true...and exciting! Check out the blog post here on the ning blog! We also did a post on our blog as well. Find it here.

This is a perfect opportunity to get those profiles up to date and invite your surveying buddies to the group! Way to go surveyors!

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Principals of Surveying v. Principals of Law

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When the Canvas Fights Back: An Introduction to Hard-Way Learned – Terrestrial Friction

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The Cartesian Bargain: Survival Protocols for Your First Day in the Geodetic Trenches

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Behold- A Flat Earth Map

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Never Stop Surveying: 5 GNSS Post-Processing Alternatives to OPUS Downtime

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Harmonizing Discrepancies: US Land Surveying Laws & Guidelines Compared

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Top 7 AI-Powered Tools Land Surveyors Can't Afford to Ignore in the Next Decade

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First Day Fails: 7 Land Surveying Mistakes Newbies Must Avoid

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Principals of Surveying v. Principals of Law

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