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Hello Amerisurv user...
I hope this newsletter finds you well! Our April/May edition is packed with more great content, all of which can be reached below. Of particular note is a new feature we're starting called The Wow Factor. Since the late 1970s electronic surveying technology has always fascinated and challenged me. Not only did it enable our crews to perform faster, better quality work, it always appealed to me as being more fun.
At the annual Virginia show, I attended a reception hosted by Loyola Spatial Systems where they showed a new web app they had developed. The app uses Google Maps to show where GPS rovers are working. My first thought was, "Wow, that's cool." Since most of the work we do is routine, more fun is good, yes? You can read more about it below, both in my editorial and in the actual Wow Factor article.
Again, please don't hesitate to contact me if you've got a project or story you'd like to share. Starting with our June issue, we're increasing the size of the magazine just to accomodate all the great content that's poured in.
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Editorial: The Wow Factor
I recently attended a reception hosted by Loyola Spatial Systems at the annual Virginia Association of Surveyors' conference. Loyola is a great example of a well-run entrepreneurial company that has capitalized on the RTN boom ....
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Reconnaissance: The Stories They Tell
Over the years of traveling to most of these United States and talking to or otherwise corresponding with hundreds of surveyors in virtually every state, I have come across a wide variety of interesting and humorous documents. Some of them I share off and on in ....
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The Wow Factor: Loyola's RTK-Net Management Portal
As part of its newly-released Management Portal and GPS Work Day Planning Center, Loyola now provides Real Time Connection Logs to their customers. A map function is included that uses Google Maps to plot the location of GPS rovers that have been connected to ...
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Bad Pass Archaeology
The Bad Pass Trail runs for miles along the western side of rugged Bighorn Canyon in southern Montana and northern Wyoming. Today it consists of numerous rock piles or cairns, which once helped ...
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Rapid Surveyor: Mapping the built environment and beyond
Today, we live in a world where the trend is to have the latest or the best currently available gadget, be that a humble MP3 player, a digital camera or a cell phone. While this trend is most likely quite obvious to users of ....
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RTN101: Network GeometryDesign Meets Reality (Part 12)
" We will never be an advanced civilization as long as rain showers can delay the launching of a space rocket."--George Carlin
The best design principles and best intentions may initially drive RTN design, but certain realities rule in the end. Ultimately the test of ...
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Equipment Review: Leica System 1200 (Part 2 of 2)
The Smart Antenna is a lightweight device that includes a GPS/GLONASS (GG models) or GPS-only antenna and receiver. For connectivity, it includes a wireless Bluetooth port, a LEMO port, and a clip port for attaching to the TPS1200+ Smart Station handle. It is powered by the ...
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Software Review: Prefiniti from Center Line Services
Bob Stevenson, a well-known and respected New Mexico surveyor*, once told me that a surveyor could make good money doing lot and block surveys for title companies. I thought he was probably right, but at the time survey inspection reports, or whatever they are called in ...
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Vantage Point: Just Say "No"
Early December 2007 newspapers carried an article entitled, "Scotsman Says `No' to Trump". It seems "The Donald" had approached Michael Forbes to buy his 23-acre farm and was told that the land was not for sale at any price. Apparently the offer of ...
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Day, night, week-end, holiday, you name it... Amerisurv is updated 24/7 with the latest news and announcements affecting today's Land Surveying professional. Below are some of the latest items of interest.
Silver Anniversary Carlson Software User Conference -
I attended this event recently (the only survey magazine Editor to do so), and I must say I was quite impressed. More than 350 attendees, and more than 80 educational sessions, most of which carried CEU credit. I learned more about Carlson's products in two days than in all the years I've been writing about the company! This is a company that really believes in customer feeback. I'll do a recap of the conference in my June editorial. Meanwhile, you can read Carlson's release about the event
HERE,
and I've posted my photographs of the keynote speakers
HERE.
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Each week in this section we'll update you about Surveying and other Geospatial conferences, training, seminars, webinars, and relevant events. Feel free to make a suggestion for future consideration.
2008 ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit
Join more than 400 surveyors and engineers in exploring the possibilities of GIS technology. See how GIS software integrates with surveying and engineering tools to provide more complete business solutions and field processes.
San Diego, California
August 2-5, 2008
Surveyors Review Course, Campus of Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T)
Rolla, Missouri
August 19-22, 2008
Send your event info to editor[at]amerisurv.com
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NEW Amerisurv Career Opportunity...
Survey Department Manager Carlton Engineering, Inc. The ideal candidate will have a Professional Land Survey license in the state of California, a minimum of 8 years of experience in surveying and mapping, a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory capacity (including direction of workload, developing staff and completing performance assessments), strong project management skills, exceptional business development and client maintenance skills. A Bachelors degree in Geomatics, Engineering, or a related field is desirable. Required skills for this position include, boundary surveying, topographic mapping, construction staking, AutoCAD, GPS boundary calculations, Professional Land Surveyor, GIS/Mapping and construction project management....
NEW Amerisurv Career Opportunity...
Registered Land Surveyor/Project Manager John Chance Land Surveys Inc. Using professional theories and procedures, manage projects from inception to completion including written documentation; perform on-site management of project work interfacing with client throughout project*; provide quality control for accuracy of field data collection and office deliverables; prepare and submit reports to client, including professional certification of the work performed; monitor project costs; initiate and ensure correct invoicing; research and investigate new techniques; assist in other departmental planning and projects. Some travel required....
NEW Amerisurv Career Opportunity...
Land Surveyor PLS-Department Manager Sequence Systems The ideal individual would have 5+ years experience working in the industry with at least 2 years experience licensed as a Professional land Surveyor in either New Mexico and/or Texas. Must have in-depth project management experience to include developing client relationships, managing survey crews, setting-up projects and performing/preparing boundary determinations, legal descriptions, topographic / design / construction / aerial and GPS surveys, construction calculations, ALTA’s, and route surveys. Responsibilities will include full land survey department oversight and supervision of staff, projects, client relationships, mentoring personnel, and reviewing/ organizing schedules, equipment and office organization tasks....
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The following articles from our March, 2008 issue are also available on the Amerisurv website.
Did-U-Know you can now download ALL the USGS DRGs for Free from the
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 Historic Map Collection -- Lloyd's topographical map of Georgia from state surveys before the war showing railways, stations, villages, mills, &c. by James T. Lloyd, CREATED/PUBLISHED New York, J. T. Lloyd, 1864. NOTES Scale ca. 1:580,000. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by J. T. Lloyd." Price in sheets colored in counties 50 cents. Mounted and varnished. Hand-colored general map with places where battles occurred underlined in red. This huge map is 27"x23"!
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