Basic Geodesy and Geodesy for the Layman are publications produced by the United States Government to provide a fundamental background in the form of a short primer. Here are the two documents in PDF format:
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Read more…Safety and Insects is what I am calling the discussion. Here is a link to a discussion about general safety and specific safety requirements mixed with some killer bee dialogue. Please continue posting replies to this discussion here in the Safety
Read more…New Zealand Land Surveyors, This discussion panel is your best friend when it comes to arriving at a solution to a particular problem or issue related to Land Surveying in New Zealand. Which problems or issues are currently at hand with Land Surveyo
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A non-surveyor's guide to finding your property corners – Case 1. The fence builder.
If you want to build a fence, but are not sure of the exact location of your boundaries, remember what your realtor said when he walked around the property with you
What about dangerous dogs? The mailman isn't the only one who looks at a dog as more of a threat than a pet. Land Surveyors have to enter more parts of properties guarded by dogs than any other professional. I have been bit two times by dogs and h
Read more…Safety and Insects is what I am calling the discussion. Here is a link to a discussion about general safety and specific safety requirements mixed with some killer bee dialogue. Please continue posting replies to this discussion here in the Poisono
Read more…Surveying Growth in Brazil is booming due to a recent geo-referencing law. Have any of our members experienced this Surveying Growth in Brazil?
Read more…Israeli Land Surveyors, this discussion panel is the place to begin your voyage into the most successful social support network for Land Surveyors, worldwide. What surveying issues interest you the most?
Read more…Wisconsin State Cartographer Seeking Opinions
Please print and return to the State Cartographer's Office
384 Science Hall
550 N. Park Street
Madison. WI 53706-1491
Or email to [email protected].
Read more…LightSquared: The So-Called "Fix" Source: gpsworld.com by Eric Gakstatter.
LightSquared’s been in the news quite a bit since my last Survey Scene newsletter a month ago, but very little of it has actual consequence. A l
Read more…FIG [International Federation of Surveyors] Definition of the Functions of the Surveyor
As adopted by the General Assembly 23 May 2004
A surveyor is a professional person with the academic qualifications
and technical expertise to conduct one, o
Ghana Surveyors, Land Surveyors United now has many members in Ghana. Please feel free to join your group of professionals here in discussion. What is the status of the profession of surveying in Ghana? What is new? What is unchanged? What thoug
Read more…Surveyors Connect is connecting surveyors with other surveyors. The Land Surveyors United group Surveyors Connect is one of the most active groups in LSU. Thank you all for your contributions of thoughtful comments and meaningful discussions. What
Read more…Manchineel (Hippomane mancinella) is a dangerously poisonous tree reaching up to 15 meters in height with alternate shiny green leaves and spikes of small green flowers. The fruit is greenish to yellow-green at ripeness. In less than an hour, sever
Read more…Terminating Employment.
Has any manager ever had to terminate the employment of a fellow worker? I have had to do this only two times. It hurts me to think about it. I am wondering what your thoughts on this are and what the best way of handling
Read more…LightSquared vs. GPS Equipment Manufacturers?
12 August 2011, 7:28pm
In the latest move between LightSquared, the US start-up carrier which proposes a national 4G terrestrial mobile broadband network, and th
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I have said it before and I will say it again -- Ashjaee Javad is a genius.
From gpsworld.com:
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PORTLAND, Oregon — JAVAD GNSS announced that it is partnering with broadband
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July 27, 2011By: Eric Gakstatter
Okay, folks, this is where the rubber meets the road. The FCC public comment period ends this Saturday (July 30). If you use GPS at all, it woul
Read more…Leica GPS SR530...I need help finding one of the following for a Leica GPS SR530 receiver:
>>>a terminal port for the front connector plate. If not available, then:
>>>a front connector plate. If not available, then:
>>>a used Leica SR530 receiver.
See
Read more…Multiflora Rose is a plant which is not poisonous or deadly, however, I would rather roll around in a coil of barbed-wire fencing than try to walk through a thicket of Multiflora Rose - even with a machete.
This is a life- size photo of the barbs on a
