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Travel safety. It’s a real concern, given the nature of the world today. And yet, we love it, and we continue to transport ourselves around the world for those new experiences.

There are some things we cannot control, no matter where we are. A pickpocket may target us; we might eat in a “questionable” place, drink the water, and end up with some serious intestinal issues; we might even be the victim of a more serious crime. Those of us who travel a lot or for long periods of time to think about s

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Not a Surveyor

Show us yours and we'll show you ours!

We’ll show you ours if you show us yours!

At KPI we know why you already use or really want a Robotic Total Station. The remote operation allows for a one-man operation saving money and increasing efficiency. We can show you how to use any brand to maximize the benefits, we can show you how to take proper care of an RTS, we can even show you how we calibrate them.

What can you show us?

Send us pictures of your RTS operating in the wild, either doing actual survey work or go all Warhol on it. Everyo

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Gun at the Airport

I was at the airport on the way home from a work trip, carrying our survey instrument.

An enthusiastic young man approached me and asked rather loudly, "is that a gun??"

Dude. Be cool. We're at the airport. It's called a "total station".  Haha.

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Vendor

[Get Ready!] We are gearing up now for InterDrone from September 6-8, hosting booth #905. In addition to GNSS RTK & PPK Boards, Receivers, GNSS-aided inertial navigation system, we will be demonstrating software platforms of the latest GNSS RTK system [NeoRTK]. Welcome to drop by.

Contact us, click here.

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Good job, Tersus engineers! Working on setting up the base station...What are included in the base station package of NeoRTK system? GNSS receiver, UHF whip antenna, external data link, transmitting UHF antenna, and others. Datasheet available, click here.

Datasheet_NeoRTK_EN.pdf

Contact us, click here.

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Land Surveyor

Field Books

Can someone recommend the top three brand field books that a person can buy with longevity in the field and the back pocket ? I I'm thinking I'd like to get a robotic Total Station that's simple to use any ideas there folks?
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"According to Gunter" and The Origin

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an early Gunter’s scale
photograph: Museum of the History of Science – Broad Street, Oxford

 

 

MEANING  of according to Gunter: correctly; reliably (synonym: according to Cocker)

 

ORIGIN

 

Edmund Gunter (1581-1626) was an English mathematician who improved or invented several instruments which bear his name:
– Gunter’s chain: a chain of 4 poles’ length used in land-surveying;
– Gunter’s quadrant: an apparatus for finding the hour of the day, the azimuth, etc.;
– Gunter’s scale, also called Gu

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Vendor

Do you still not have an invitation to INTERGEO? From 26-28 September, you will find us in Berlin in the exhibition hall at booth C4-060. We have prepared your personal online voucher code for a day pass that will enable you to visit the trade fair free of charge. Why not send an email to arrange an appointment for a personal discussion?Action Now!

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Contact Us: www.tersus-gnss.com/pages/contact

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Survey Legend

We are SO Pleased to announce that Today we accepted our 12,000th land surveyor to the community!! Just a quick note to express gratitude for all of the wonderful land surveyors who follow and contribute to this page and to Land Surveyors United Community http://landsurveyorsunited.com/profiles

Surveying will NEVER DIE!!

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Land Surveyor

For too many project development managers, the land surveying portion of the construction process is just a necessary evil—something that they must take care of before the real work can begin. However, if you use the right technology, the land surveying process can be a source of real business value for the project as a whole. By getting the project off on the right foot with high-quality land surveying services, you can set the foundation for a project that gets completed on time and within bud

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Introducing America's Building Records

There is a box or drawer full of old plats, blueprints and survey drawings that are collecting dust somewhere at your surveying company.  Why not scan them into a file archive and monetize them?  Imagine being able to sell access to those old surveys, retain the rights and permissions and make money twice with them.  This is exactly what America's Building Records is providing the construction industry- the ability to do just that.  Land Surveyors United recently partnered with ABR and would lik

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Student Surveyor

Not only are land surveyors expected to hold degrees or certificates in Land Surveying Management, Surveying Technology, Geomatics, or other similar disciplines, most states and governing bodies have continuing education requirements as well. This means school is nearly always a concern for land surveyors.

 

Here’s where things can get complicated. Land surveying jobs often involve lots of travel, sometimes to remote locations. It’s difficult for degreed land surveyors and other surveying crew mem

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Vendor

Tersus GNSS Inc. (“Tersus”), a leading GNSS manufacturing company announces its launch of a new generation GNSS RTK system with multi technology integrated for surveyors, the NeoRTK System.

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NeoRTK System is a high-performing GNSS RTK system applied with multi-constellation and multi-frequency GNSS engine and various communication protocols which aim at providing high performance and stable signal reception satisfying surveyors’ demands. With high-end GNSS antenna inside, NeoRTK can speed up the T

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Survey Legend

If you are a surveyor currently seeking employment, you probably already know that we work hard behind the scenes in order to help you find those jobs.   Our previous jobs board at helped over 300 surveyors find work per year, but as things change and software is phased out, so to we must change.  So we've built a new and improved site here at http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org   Notice the only difference is a change from .com to .org  and the jobs board is now FREE to post to.

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The New Glob

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Below is an email thread that happened over the last couple of days related survey pricing and a request that came in from a potential client. I wanted to share it with surveyors and other potential clients for a number of reasons.

One is so that surveyors know they’re not alone out there. We all have gotten calls and comments like this. So, don’t get upset or offended when you do. Unfortunately our profession hasn’t had or developed the professional reputation that we would desire. Folks stil

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Unlike most of the previous years, Survey Earth in a Day happens on a workday this year.  In previous years, surveyors needed to borrow RTK equipment for the weekend, but this year, we hope everyone will participate.

Survey Earth in a Day community

For Those Who Are New To Our Community

What is Survey Earth in a Day?

6th Annual Worldwide Celebration of the Land Surveying Practice, Surveying Industry and Surveyor Culture!

Join us on Tuesday June 20th @ Noon and Occupy a monument or marker and Submit a Point

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This research aimed to analyze double meridian distance for a closed traverse area in developing a land title for a proposed gymnasium in Qassim University. Total station, theodolite, leveling rod and steel tape plays an important role in measuring elevations, bearings, and distances of the boundaries of a lot. A contour map is necessary to determine the traces of level surfaces of successive elevation. This will enable to identify the type of contour map and type of contour lines necessary for

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