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There is (as predicted) a LOT of talk surrounding the need for land surveyors to attend all sorts of seminars on Social Networking and how social media is changing the landscape for PLS and the ways in which business is changing worldwide. I know, I know. Groan-Sigh-Hiss. Sounds downright painful for those of us that consider the internet to be free and fun. The fact of the matter is, those who tell you this sort of stuff have made it a business to recruit you to do suc
Survey Says: SRX is the Cadillac of Total Stations
You might be surprised at how many similarities are shared between the powerhouse robotic station from Sokkia, the SRX and that ultra-luxury vehicle version, the Cadillac SRX. Of course, we've talked about the SRX (Sokkia version) before and reviewed many aspects of its utility in the surveying field. But when you search (on say Google), you see that the Cadillac version may be even a tad bit less popular than the Sokkia total station. Upon a lit
You might like to bookmark these on your mobile phone. I did and it saves a lot of time.... I now use this extra time i have to goof off haha
Fifteen (15)+ search tips from Google
- Weather
- Local Businesses
- Unit Conversion
- Movie Times
- Sports Scores
- Flight Tracker
- Dictionary
- Time
- Stock Quotes
- Calculator
- Earthquakes
- Currency Conversion
- Fill in the Blank
- Package Tracking
- Area Codes
- Public Data
Check out official Google search tips and tricks page.
Long time since I have been on-line here. I salute LSU on growing a large base, and I have witnessed a growth in the content and number of members. This is a great all encomplassing surveying site. Have been working on a blog site, and a learning site that for land surveyors and GIS folks "who want to know about land surveying, GIS and people who I have been able to video. Lot's of short videos,interviews, tutorials, articles and papers on the historyl of Texas Land (Darrell Shine's collection)
SURVEY CREW’S Land Monument Marks –Surveyor’s New Marking Paint Tired of wasting time and money because your marking paint have been erased and you could not find your PK station.
Have you been in the situation that you have to go back to farther stations in your traverse and redo work?
The most durable marking paints are too expensive and don’t even last more than a few weeks.
Have you ever needed to go back to the field to take data, and waste more time staking out stations than the time it takes
For surveyors out there who like to goof off (I can't imagine there are any, but what the hey), I have an exciting announcement. Among us is a member by the name of Clay Ostrom, animator, artist and the creator of a new animated series called "Surveyors of Land." This show is centered around the lives of two land surveyors who get in all sorts of adventures and troubles, while doing practically anything they can to get out of actually doing work. I had a chance to c
Updating progress on The "The Museum of Measurement and Time"
July 10, 2010:
We are closer to the grand opening. We have acquired a building and are making improvements. We plan to have things ready for opening by October 2010.
The museum will feature Land Surveying and Horology. The collection of surveying equipment and clocks are being prepared for display. Visit our web site for additional details.
Suggestions and comments from the Surveying community are always appreciated. I will post progress
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How To Embed Any Document Type into Land Surveyors United
This requires no knowledge of HTML and can be accomplished in less than 30 seconds
This trick will be enormously useful for all of you surveyors out there who have PDF doc
DID I see that some one in the LSU community had an IPHONE App. that was measurement related such as an EDM or it do survey method calculations instead?
UPDATE:
The new Land Surveyors United app for iPhone is finally ready for download for free on the iTunes App Store. Enjoy mobile support for land surveying from anywhere using the new and improved interface, connecting you with groups, forums, latest activity, photos and videos. Download Now
NOTE: We will soon be releasing the Android version of
What Qualifies as a Trick?
I once saw a surveyor plum a prism rod using a doorway. An
All you do is go to that URL and erased what i wrote, change the URL at the bottom to anything you like...then you can share it here on LSU if you like or just access it from your cell phone or computer from the field at the URL you
The past couple of weeks have been more active than ever on LSU and I want to fist thank you all for taking time out of your hectic schedules to help one another in the field. It sure makes a difference at work when you know you have support, right? In the spirit of excitement for all of this participation, i redesigned much of the front page and several of the other tool related pages for you. Also, the site wide search on the left hand side of the front page is DYNAMITE a
We have all seen things while surveying that most people in society would never run across in daily life. Gators, snakes, bears, planes hitting buildings, dogs catching birds...the sky is the limit. Tell us about it!
What do surveyors talk about at work? If
With the level of competition that exists for land surveyors and geomatics professionals, being successful as a company owner or working independently requires a combination of technical and creative skills, as well as business skills. Naturally, most land surveyors are more comfortable with the technical and creative aspects and less comfortable with running a business. While you do need to have some capability to run the business, you do not need to be a business guru to be an effective and ef
How Do I get to Google Maps Labs?
Glad you asked...just go HERE when logged in to your Google or Gmail account.
Here are a Few More Features you may be interested in:
And for those surveyors out there who use Google Chrome Browser, here is a nice extension called Select to Get Maps which allows you to sele
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Community Cartography: The Evolution of Mapping through Crowdsourcing and Its Impact on the Land Surveying Profession
Let’s venture into the rapidly evolving realm of collaborative and crowdsourced mapping shall we. This innovative approach reshapes…
Let’s venture into the rapidly evolving realm of collaborative and crowdsourced mapping shall we. This innovative approach reshapes…
The Great Seattle Fire of 1889 and the Role of Land Surveying in Urban Reconstruction
On June 6, 1889, Seattle was struck by a disaster of monumental proportions—a fire that started in a modest woodworking shop and swiftly engulfed the city. The…
On June 6, 1889, Seattle was struck by a disaster of monumental proportions—a fire that started in a modest woodworking shop and swiftly engulfed the city. The…
We begin a series of episodes featuring conversations with Young Surveyors from around the world as captured at the recent FIG Working Week 2024 in Accra, Ghana. Firas Fahoum is a second generation surveyor from Nazareth, Israel with an…