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The Hidden Role of Surveyors in Earth Day’s Mission

The Hidden Role of Surveyors in Earth Day’s Mission 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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The Coming Liability Crisis: Who Gets Sued When AI Mapping Gets It Wrong?

The Coming Liability Crisis: Who Gets Sued When AI Mapping Gets It Wrong?   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?

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 half-baked algorithms and wishful thinking." Imagine a future where your decades of hard-earned surveying...
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Surveying’s Crossroads: A Constructive Counterpoint to the National Surveyors Week Message

Surveying’s Crossroads: A Constructive Counterpoint to the National Surveyors Week Message As we explore this counterpoint perspective, it’s important to revisit the original...
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Surveyors: The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World

Surveyors: The Last Defenders of Ground Truth in a Virtual World 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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How to Build the Future of Surveying Through Education

How to Build the Future of Surveying Through Education 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

Why NOAA Is The Most Important Agency You’ve Never Thought About Why NOAA Is The Most Important Agency You’ve Never Thought About “Imagine trying to survey without GPS. No, seriously....
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GNSS Level against Digital level

Hello everyone, I am facing one issue with the...
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Best Practices: Public Drone Operations

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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Casio fx 4500p programs

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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Code with Leica total station

Please is their anyone who can assist me on how to add codes to my...
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Help with communication between a Leica TCRP1203 and an AllegroCX

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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Hello and question about LSIT in Wyoming

Hi everyone, I'm Ziyad and I'm reletively new to...
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How to Pace in Land Surveying

How to Pace in Land Surveying The purpose of this video is to introduce the viewers to basic...
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Fundamentals of Surveying (Playlist 17 Video Tutorials)

Fundamentals of Surveying (Playlist 17 Video Tutorials)     1 27:05 Now playing       Lecture 1: Distance Measurement...
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Episode 197 - Russell White

Episode 197 - Russell White 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 lesson materials and elements of right triangles.

Introduction to lesson materials and elements of right triangles. 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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About Land Surveying: Boundary Surveying Basics

About Land Surveying: Boundary Surveying Basics Oftentimes the boundary surveying process isn't entirely clear to...
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Levelling Numerical #2 | Height of Instrument Method| 3rd Semester Diploma in Geomatics Engineering|

Levelling Numerical #2 | Height of Instrument Method| 3rd Semester Diploma in Geomatics Engineering| 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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FSMS 70th Annual Conference

FSMS 70th Annual Conference 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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Unlocking DJI Geo-fencing

Unlocking DJI Geo-fencing 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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Major Upgrade to Land Surveyor Dictionary App - New Features

Major Upgrade to Land Surveyor Dictionary App - New Features 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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Goodbye 2022 and Hello New Year 2023!

Goodbye 2022 and Hello New Year 2023!   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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GIS Surveyor App for Surveyors and GIS Professionals

GIS Surveyor App for Surveyors and GIS Professionals Polosoft technologies, a growing company in the field of GIS web and mobile application...
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Land Surveyor Sound Off App is the Prelude to Savvy Surveyors Show

Land Surveyor Sound Off App is the Prelude to Savvy Surveyors Show 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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Latest disciplinary actions of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

Latest disciplinary actions of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 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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Mapping Monday: Colton's Illustrated and Embellished Steel Plate Map of the World

Mapping Monday: Colton's Illustrated and Embellished Steel Plate Map of the World I. Introduction to Colton's Illustrated World Map on...
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Topic Thunder Thursday: Green Surveying

Topic Thunder Thursday:  Green Surveying I. Green Surveying - Bridging Bioengineering with Ecological Sensitivity Overview of Green Surveying "Green Surveying"...
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Mapping Monday: Popple's Map of the British Empire in America

Mapping Monday: Popple's Map of the British Empire in America The Relationship of Land Surveying and Mapping to Popple’s A...
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Tools For Tuesday - The Sextant

Tools For Tuesday - The Sextant 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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Wisdom Wednesday - This Week in History: The Partitioning of Korea

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 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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Tools For Tuesday: The Echo Sounder

Tools For Tuesday: The Echo Sounder 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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Double Corner (RLS, PLS, RPLS, PLSS)

Double Corner (RLS, PLS, RPLS, PLSS) 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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Construction Survey

Construction Survey Purpose of Construction SurveysBefore construction activities are started, thorough planning and design is carried...
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Affidavit of Merit

Affidavit of Merit An affidavit of merit is a requirement in some jurisdictions,...
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Magnetic Declination

Magnetic Declination 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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Boundary Dispute

Boundary Dispute 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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Drone Aerial Mapping

Drone Aerial Mapping Land surveyors have always produced drawings that...
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