Land Surveyor Blogs

A Few Important Community Announcements

If building a Global Community of Land Surveyors were simple, there would be more than one. We are now in day 6 after moving to new community platform.  Our small team is working around the clock- albeit unpaid- in our goal to get everything from the old site updated and snapped into place inside the new platform.  We want you to be able to find what you are looking for in a much simpler fashion than in the past, but we certainly need your help.  Before go

Hello everyone,

We are finally turning the page for our community and moving to a much better, more organized and user friendly platform. We have outgrown the old platform.  This is a note to let you all know that over the next 3 days, we will be migrating all of the content on the existing platform to the new and improved Land Surveyors United community with much greater functionality, mobile responsiveness and much more. If you experience glitches or bugs between now and Wed. or Thurs. this is

No Youtube Channel?  No Problem!

Use Our New Youtube Uploader for Teams!

Over the years, more than a few Land Surveyors have written in to ask what to do with their videos when they do not have a Youtube Channel.  You can of course upload your videos to the community but if you would like for your videos to be uploaded to Our Youtube Channel, simply use the form below to have your videos appear along with other Land Surveying Videos inside our Land Surveyors United channel.  This will give your

Announced earlier today on the NSPS Newsletter The latest Get Kids Into Survey! Forestry and Civil posters are now available through NSPS! Posters can be ordered at www.getkidsintosurvey.com.

Contact Trish Milburn if you have any questions or would like larger quantities.

Our Excel Group for Land Surveyors is on fire with helpful Excel Spreadsheets shared by your fellow land surveyors from around the planet!  Tell us which one is most helpful for you below in the comments  or tell the group what type of spreadsheet application you need!

https://youtu.be/cLQe000uLyk

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 colleagues.

We are going into the New Year Strong with over 50,000 Land Surveyors following the @landsurveyorsunited page... our potential is limitless!!

You guys are AMAZING for sharing your surveying experiences and enthusiasm with your fellow surveyors and with the next generation. We are just a few sign ups away from reaching our 15,000 member goal on this official platform and everything just keeps getting better!

You may not realize it when you post a question or share a tip, but your advice and kn

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

We have REVERSED the Jobs Board Model! 

10,600+ Land Surveyor Jobs Currently Available on the Jobs Board! http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org/

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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, single status
Duration: 8-12 mont

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.

TIME:

11AM EST

Visit link for live stream http://americaswebradio.com/nsps-radio-hour/

We will be discussing the creation of Land Surveyors United and the past, present and future of land surveying communities online.

Update:  Listen to Recording:

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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.   

About Section 179 Tax Incentive

Section 179 is a tax incentive created by the U.S. Government to encourage businesses to purchase equipment. It gives businesses the opportunity to deduct the FULL purchase price of qualifying new/used e

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 have been saved in the field by thousands of land surveyors over time and thr