Have you switched companies in the past 15 years? How to Get Member Number

Our community will soon turn 15 years old and a question that I am getting more and more is "I no longer work at the company that I worked at when I signed up, so I no longer have that email - what do I do?" Have you switched companies in the past 15 years? If so, you may...

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Find Land Surveying Jobs Anywhere with Surveying Jobs App

Find Land Surveying Jobs Anywhere in the world inside this app built for http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.org by Land...

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Last Call for January Raffle Tickets - WIN WIN WIN!

This is a final call for our Raffle Drawing for January, which happens on Sunday the 31st.  All member numbers are current and up to date.  This means that you just have...

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SurveyingX Pro the best mobile app for land surveying

   SurveyingX is Mobile App For Land Surveyorto accomplish surveying tasks, whether field or office, easily and effectivelyDownload the...

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New App for our Friends at Safety Apparel

A huge hat tip goes out to those who keep us safe, everyday!   The new Safety Apparel App is out!   Inside the app you can not only have quick access to the best and most safe Safety Apparel in...

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Back of Curb Community Digest - July 2021 - Jobs, Tools, Resources

First I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of the new members in the community! We are all stronger as a community when you add your experience and expertise to the pages of our living library of land surveying. Our community is now 15...

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Use The New Resume Generator for Land Surveyors to Find a Job

Check out the new Resume / CV Generator Tool for Land Surveyors to find a job in Surveying.     Editing Your CV Resume This is a sample resume set up just for land surveyors. This will come in handy in a pinch. Click any field to edit/ replace...

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AI’s Blind Spots: Why Cultural and Historic Sites Are Being Erased from Digital Maps

  The Vanishing — How AI Is Mapping History Out of Existence It starts subtly. A parcel map is generated with stunning efficiency. A sleek interface displays terrain data, boundary lines,...

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The Silent Takeover of Surveying Data: How Privatization Threatens the Profession

Introduction: For centuries, surveying has been a public trust—an essential profession that safeguards property rights, ensures infrastructure stability, and...

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The Generational Knowledge Gap: Where Are the Next Surveyors?

The Generational Knowledge Gap: Where Are the Next Surveyors? "If the next generation doesn't step up soon, the only surveyors left will be drones running on...

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The Fight to Save NOAA: How Surveyors Can Advocate for Their Own Future

The Fight to Save NOAA: How Surveyors Can Advocate for Their Own Future “The good news: We can save NOAA. The bad news: We actually have to do something about it.” Surveyors, it’s time for a reality check. The days of quietly going about your work, trusting...

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Chain!

I wrote this article 15 years ago and the code has since changed, however, this is as true today as it was then.  Chain! A recent article in the Journal of the Gulf Coast Surveyor Chain! Written by...

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The Push to Kill Surveying Licensure: Who’s Behind It and Why?

The Push to Kill Surveying Licensure: Who’s Behind It and Why “Deregulation means anyone with a drone and a YouTube tutorial could call themselves a ‘surveyor.’ Think...

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Profile and cross sectional Levelling : Surveying Practical

📐 Welcome to our comprehensive guide on Profile and Cross-Sectional Leveling in Surveying! 🌐 In this practical surveying tutorial, we'll take you through the essential concepts and techniques for creating accurate profiles and cross-sections of land, which are vital in...

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Fundamentals of Surveying (Playlist 17 Video Tutorials)

    1 27:05 Now playing       Lecture 1: Distance Measurement CKV • 11K views • 1 year ago             2 40:01 Now playing...

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Miller High Life surveyors 1979 TV commercial

A 1979 television ad for Miller High Life showing how surveyors unwind after a busy day.

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2025 Tools for Land Surveyors and Surveying Futurists

2025 will be the Year of the Futurist. We will harness the power of our community to introduce positive and long lasting change into the profession. We will...

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Reduced Levels Explained

Surveying process; Levelling techniques using HOC method of booking. Explaining what Reduced Levels are, how they are calculated and why...

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The surveyor hub for Alabama Land Surveyors was featured

The surveyor hub for Alabama Land Surveyors was featured

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The surveyor hub for Alabama Land Surveyors was featured

The surveyor hub for Alabama Land Surveyors was featured

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The surveyor hub for Alaska Land Surveyors was featured

The surveyor hub for Alaska Land Surveyors was featured

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The surveyor hub for California Land Surveyors was featured

The surveyor hub for California Land Surveyors was featured

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The surveyor hub for Arizona Land Surveyors was featured

The surveyor hub for Arizona Land Surveyors was featured

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The surveyor hub for Arkansas Land Surveyors was featured

The surveyor hub for Arkansas Land Surveyors was featured

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FSMS 70th Annual Conference

Jul 30, 2025 at 10:00am to Jul 31, 2025 at...

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sokkia set5f service manuals and cloud algorithms,

I have been trying to find the service manuals for the Sokkia SeT5f and the set5-30r total stations and I could not find them. Can anyone help me.I would like to know if there is a book on the mathematics of cloud point algrithms generation for doing a subroutine for a computer...

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Hello and question about LSIT in Wyoming

Hi everyone, I'm Ziyad and I'm reletively new to land surveying. I've interned at a company in New Mexico that went bankrupt and was helping the chief land surveyor then. I...

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Topcon GR-5s for sale with Carlson Surveyor 2

Topcon GR-5 base and rover.  GPS/GLONASS.  Charging cables and carrying case included.  460mhz radios.  Carlson Surveyor 2...

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GNSS Level against Digital level

Hello everyone, I am facing one issue with the...

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Hello - new to Forum - PLSS bearings/distances

Hi - name is Andy, and whilst not (and never will be) a...

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GNSS Receivers - Dual-frequency versus Multi Constellations

I currently use a Topcon GRS-1 which is Dual-frequency but, as it is older, only supports GPS and Glonass.Would a newer Single-frequency receiver that supports GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galilleo and SBAS give me better results...

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Wisdom Wednesday: Week in History

How Land Surveying Shaped the Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Geopolitical Game-Changer I. Introduction The annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary on October 6, 1908, stands as a pivotal moment in the complex history of the Balkans, a region long characterized...

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Tools For Tuesday: The Magnetic Locator

I. Introduction to the Magnetic Locator The magnetic locator stands as one of the most valuable tools in the land surveyor’s arsenal, providing an efficient means to detect buried ferrous objects, such as iron or steel, that are essential to...

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Wisdom Wednesday - This Week in History: The Partitioning of Korea

I.  Introduction Overview of U.S. and Soviet Occupations of Korea The division of Korea following World War II was...

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Tools For Tuesday: The Alidade

The Alidade: A Comprehensive History, Its Impact, and Its Role in Modern and Future Land Surveying I. Introduction The alidade stands as one of the most enduring and significant tools in the history of land surveying, embodying a legacy that stretches back to some of the...

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Mapping Monday - Surveying to Establish Burkina Faso Independence

Historical Context of Land Surveying and Map...

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Tools For Tuesday: The Level Rod

I. Introduction to Level Rods Definition and Purpose of Level Rods A level rod, also known as a leveling rod or staff, is one of the simplest yet most essential tools in the surveyor's toolkit. It serves a...

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Site Planning Survey

A site planning survey is a type of land surveying required by local governing jurisdictions...

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Topographic Survey

Understanding Topographic Surveys: Purpose, Methods, and Applications in Construction...

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What is Spatial Data?

Spatial data, also known as geospatial data, is a term used to describe any data related to or containing information about a...

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Drone Aerial Mapping

Land surveyors have always produced drawings that show the property as if you were looking at it from above the earth. This shows property lines, outline of buildings, fences, encroachments, and distances and directions of the property lines. With the addition of aerial...

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Construction Staking

  What is Construction Staking? A Comprehensive Guide for Professional Land Surveyors Construction staking is a critical practice in land surveying, involving precise measurements and placement of markers to guide construction projects. This guide is...

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Double Rodding

Double rodding is a form of differential leveling in which a continuous check is maintained on the accuracy of the leveling procedure. It is called double rodding because it can be done most conveniently by two rodmen. However,...

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No bipod No problem 😅🤣🫣😂 — at Quezon Province Philippines.

No bipod No problem 😅🤣🫣😂 — at Quezon Province Philippines.

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