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Earth Day at 55 – A Climate Reckoning
Earth Day has evolved from protest to policy—but the world’s environmental crisis has only intensified.
In 1970, twenty million Americans took to parks, streets, and campuses for the first Earth...
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False Precision, Real Consequences — The Lawsuits Are Coming
They call it “survey-grade.”...
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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 half-baked algorithms and wishful thinking."
Imagine a future where your decades of hard-earned surveying...
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As we explore this counterpoint perspective, it’s important to revisit the original...
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Surveyors: The Last Guardians of Reality
Surveyors don’t just measure land—they define reality. Every highway, boundary, and piece of infrastructure relies on the precision of...
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Why Education Is Surveying’s Lifeline
Surveying isn’t just a job—it’s a profession that requires a deep understanding of land, law, history, and...
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Why NOAA Is The Most Important Agency You’ve Never Thought About
“Imagine trying to survey without GPS. No, seriously....
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Hello everyone, I am facing one issue with the...
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With Remote ID going into effect on September 16th, it has never been more important to conduct public drone operations responsibly. Part 107 pilots must understand...
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Hi everyone I am looking for land surveying programs for Casio fx 4500 p . If anyone has them I will appreciate posting them for everyone to use. Thank you so much. Sami Barkho
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Please is their anyone who can assist me on how to add codes to my...
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Good day everyone. I recently started working for a small firm after a 6 1/2 year hiatus from surveying and I am currently doing things the old fashioned way by turning angles with an old Sokkia Set4 with nothing more than a field book as a data collector. Needless...
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Hi everyone, I'm Ziyad and I'm reletively new to...
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The purpose of this video is to introduce the viewers to basic...
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Damn this was fun! The guys were joined this week by Russell White, President at Dimensional Geomatics. Russ is a man of the people and scanning expert with years of experience performing scanning for 100s...
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Introduction to materials needed and introduction to the basic elements of any right triangle. Discussion on the Hewlett Packard HP 35s, HP 33s and introduction to the free downloadable app called "Free 42s" This is a...
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Oftentimes the boundary surveying process isn't entirely clear to...
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Welcome to your ultimate guide to Levelling Numericals from the Control Survey subject ! 📐 This video is specially designed for Diploma in Geomatics Engineering
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Jul 30, 2025 at 10:00am to Jul 31, 2025 at 10:00amLocation: 5001 Coconut Rd, Bonita Springs, FL 34134Created by: Justin Farrow...
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https://www.aerotas.com/blog/how-to-unlock-a-dji-geo-zone DJI’s Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) delineates where it is safe to fly, where flight may raise concerns,...
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We just finished adding some major improvements and new features to the Land Surveyor Dictionary App from our ever growing Surveyor App Suite. The new...
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First and foremost, if you are new to the Land Surveyors United family, Welcome! We look forward to all that you have to share with us from your surveying life! Feel free to utilize the resources and tools found this...
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Polosoft technologies, a growing company in the field of GIS web and mobile application...
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A new and different kind of App for those who would like something like a podcast authored by your fellow land surveyors.
Let's try something cool and new that no one has ever tried!...
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https://pels.texas.gov/downloads/enf/da/2025/da-02-13-2025.pdfhttps://pels.texas.gov/disciplinary.htm Here is the one that caught my eye.Xavier Chapa, R.P.L.S. #2568, Melissa, TX; Case...
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I. Introduction to Colton's Illustrated World Map on...
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I. Green Surveying - Bridging Bioengineering with Ecological Sensitivity
Overview of Green Surveying
"Green Surveying"...
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The Relationship of Land Surveying and Mapping to Popple’s A...
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I. Introduction
Overview of the Sextant
The sextant stands as one of the most iconic and enduring tools in the history of navigation and land surveying. Known for its ability to precisely measure the angle between two objects,...
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I. Introduction
Overview of U.S. and Soviet Occupations of Korea
The division of Korea following World War II was a significant moment in the geopolitical history of the 20th century, leading to the formation of two distinct states: North Korea...
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I. Introduction to Echo Sounders
Definition and Purpose:
An echo sounder is a powerful tool used primarily in hydrographic surveying, which measures the depth of water by sending sound pulses from a transducer to the seabed and measuring the time it takes...
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Normally the two sets of corners along a standard parallel; the standard township, section, and quarter-section corners placed at regular intervals of measurement; additionally, the closing corners established on the line at the points of intersection of the guide meridians, range and section...
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Purpose of Construction SurveysBefore construction activities are started, thorough planning and design is carried...
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An affidavit of merit is a requirement in some jurisdictions,...
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Magnetic Declination is the bearing on a given date (reckoned east or west from the north branch of the celestial meridian plane) of magnetic north as determined by the positive pole of...
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You may have read the land surveyor from Newnan's post about what a Boundary Survey is. Today I want to talk about Boundary Disputes. In fact, I want to point out 3...
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Land surveyors have always produced drawings that...
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