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!Ā Tell us which one is most helpful for you below in the commentsĀ or tell the group what type of spreadsheet application you need!
On this day in 1998, my life changed. While working as a land surveyor out in the Charleston Tea Farm (then overgrown for over 30 years and not surveyed since the 50s).Ā
Ravenel, South CarolinaI can remember the day as if it were yesterday... I had on chest waders and snake boots carrying a machete and a prism pole. After having already killed one water moccasin that morning with my bushaxe, I was asked to take center-line shots from the middle of a long canal once used as a track for carti
It has been another great year spent with all of you..Ā 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.Ā 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!Ā
10,600+ Land Surveyor Jobs Currently Available on the Jobs Board!Ā http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org/
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Job Posting ā 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 ofĀ 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 streamĀ 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.
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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.Ā Ā
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..Ā We can look to blogs authored by land surveyors to help guide us through those changes.Ā
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.Ā 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.Ā Countless hours have been saved in the field by thousands of land surveyors over time and thr
Surveyor Community Update
Follow us on Twitter @LandsurveyorsU Ā and on FacebookĀ @Landsurveyorsunited Ā |Ā Update your profile!
Many if not most land surveyors are constantly on the run.Ā That is why we try to constantly improve our community resources to help solve problems many of you are having in the field.Ā Ā This is an update on our efforts towards making Community Activities, Sourcing Surveying Equipment and Finding Jobs easier from where ever you may be.
Next week we are going to try something new on the SurveyingJobs page for Land Surveyors who are looking for employment. We will allow a select few to broadcast live to this page and tell recruiters and companies their qualifications, places they would like to work and their experiences with land surveying.Ā This may be your ticket to a new employment opportunity!Ā Think of it as a Live Resume or Live Cover letter.
Dear David c. Garcelon,
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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 Ā the satellite signals to determine position.
Aloha! If you ever wanted to know what its like to survey in Hawaii...THIS is the episode for YOU! The guys were joined this week by Meyer Cummins, Land Boundary Surveyor V in the Land Survey Division for the State of Hawaii and Craig Clouet,ā¦
