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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.

Multipath: an error caused by a delay in the signal due to reflections from the surfaces before reaching the receiver.

DGPS: (differential GPS); a method of using a ground based correction in addition to  the satellite signals to determine position.

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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

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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.

https://sketchfab.com/models/82ec5cf8b07f47d0a222b12ea7c9c8e6

Kind regards,

James Wallace

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 arrangements for you to be able to order your own in an assortment of colors.   If you don't see the color you need in the order form below, please tell us.

We have a way created 2 ways to get your Official Land Surveyors Unite

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 generation. We'll se

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Yesterday we celebrated Middle Eastern Land Surveyors Day and with great success, a lot of content has been shared from your fellow surveyors! Today we traverse to Oceania, where our fellow surveyors will be sharing surveying stories and photos/videos inside group forums for countries and islands in Oceania.

Welcome to day 8 and the last day of International Surveyors Week which is also Oceania Land Surveyors Day! Let’s ignite the profession of Land Surveying in countries of Oceania by introdu

Yesterday we celebrated South American Land Surveyors Day and with great success, a lot of content has been shared from your fellow surveyors! Today we traverse to Middle East, where our fellow surveyors will be sharing surveying stories and photos/videos inside group forums for countries in Middle East.

Welcome to day 7 of International Surveyors Week and Middle Eastern Land Surveyors Day! Let’s ignite the profession of Land Surveying in countries of Middle East by introducing yourself inside

Yesterday we celebrated Survey Earth in a Day 7 and submissions are still coming in!

Welcome to day 6 of International Surveyors Week and South American Land Surveyors Day! Let’s ignite the profession of Land Surveying in countries in South America by introducing yourself inside the forum of your local hub. Each group hub has a forum. Start a discussion and tell us why you love land surveying so much....share photos and videos and we’ll share your posts!

Yesterday we celebrated European Land Surveyors Day and a LOT of posts are coming in that we will share with you all next week in compilation.

Today is an exciting day for surveyors worldwide because it is Survey Earth in a Day 7 and our 7th time measuring the entire planet in a single day as a community.  For your convenience, we have added the point logger to the home page of the Land Surveyors United Mobile Rover.

Here are the instructions for Logging a Point on Survey Earth in a Day 7

Tomorrow (June 21st) is the BIG DAY for Land Surveyors, worldwide.  Not only is it Day 5 of International Surveyors Week, it is Survey Earth in a Day 7 and an ideal opportunity for surveyors of the world to UNITE in order to inspire the next generation and promote a better public understanding of how important land surveyors are to society and civilization.  We only hold SEIAD once per year on the solstice - the longest day of the year.  Collect your data at noon when the sun is the highest loca

Yesterday we celebrated Asian Surveyors Day and submissions are still coming in!

Welcome to day 4 of International Surveyors Week and European Land Surveyors Day! Let’s ignite the profession of Land Surveying in countries of Europe by introducing yourself inside the forum of your local hub. Each group hub has a forum. Start a discussion and tell us why you love land surveying so much....share photos and videos and we’ll share your posts! Celebrate the Land Surveying Profession in countries of

Yesterday we celebrated North American Surveyors Day and submissions are still coming in!

Welcome to day 3 of International Surveyors Week and Asian Land Surveyors Day! Let’s ignite the profession of Land Surveying in countries of Asia by introducing yourself inside the forum of your local hub. Each group hub has a forum. Start a discussion and tell us why you love land surveying so much....share photos and videos and we’ll share your posts! Celebrate the Land Surveying Profession in countries

Yesterday we celebrated Africa Surveyors Day and submissions are still coming in!

Welcome to day 2 of International Surveyors Week and North American Land Surveyors Day! Let’s ignite the profession of Land Surveying in countries and US States in North America by introducing yourself inside the forum of your local hub. Each group hub has a forum. Start a discussion and tell us why you love land surveying so much....share photos and videos and we’ll share your posts!

Welcome to Africa Land Surveyors Day! Let’s ignite the profession of Land Surveying in countries of Africa by introducing yourself inside the forum of your local hub.
Each group hub has a forum. Start a discussion and tell us why you love land surveying so much....share photos and videos and we’ll share your posts!

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Hi Everyone,

For years, there has been a lot of talk about 2 looming problems in the surveying profession;  Age Gap and Knowledge Gap

What is being done about it? 

Although these are monumentally important discussion topics, we need to do something about it rather than just talking about it.  We must inspire new surveyors to enter the field.  We can do this by openly sharing experiences and telling a new generation about the excitement that can be found in surveying.   In just 3 weeks we will

Looking for information on Portugal land descriptions/mapping.

Any help on Portugal's land system would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Howard

GeoMap Society (GEMS) established in 1990 has been conducting programmes forcreating awareness about importance of Surveying & Mapping. 

On 10 April 2018, National Survey Day in India,seminar and Survey Quiz was held at JNT University Hyderabad. National Survey Day is celebrated every year in India to commemorate the measurement of the first Baseline of Great Trigonometric Survey (GTS) on 10^th April 1802 near Chennai, Tamilnadu

For more details, send email to Maj Siva Kiran, Secretary GEMS at 

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