Thought you guys might find these Topographic and Geodetic manuals useful courtesy of the Army Corp of Engineers. Here's the part one for your viewing pleasure:12872546-Army-Topographic-Surveying.pdf
And as promised, the part 2:… Continue
That's right folks....tonight LSU officially accepted its 500th member to our professional land surveyors network. With a whopping 500 professional land surveyors on our network and counting- in any other industry niche, this is comparable to around 10,000!. This is THE time to start sharing tips, tricks and experience in the field and INVITE your friends from the field to the network. Its… Continue
Here is just the first of several FALL BLOWOUT SALES that we will have on new and preowned surveying equipment.
1) Sokkia 4230 RMC w bluetooth Carlson Explorer II used $15,500.00
2) SRX 5 Carlson 600+ $16,500.00
3) ZMax /GSM $8,500.00
4) NAVCOM SF2040G $7,500.00
5) SF2040G Rover SF2050G Base pacific Crest radios Carlson 600+ $20,500.
Will ship anywhere across the globe. Call Skip at 843-514-3657 with any questions or send a message and I will send you p… Continue
Over the weekend, I asked our members if they might like to send in a testimonial about their experience with Land Surveyors United social network and throughout this week, we will feature these testimonials. Keep in mind that all of our members are professional land surveyors with years of experience in the field. Following their testimonial you will see links to their website and profile here on LSU. When you have a moment, cons… Continue
Hello Surveyors! I have compiled a group of quick start guides for various land surveying instruments and I thought it might be of use to you guys. Here it is:
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If you like, you can now add your favorite music to your profile, by simply uploading music files from your computer. Show the group what you listen to when you are in field or just at home relaxing. If everyone were to do this, pretty soon we can all get a glimpse into what surveyors are listening to all over the world. I'm going to go to my profile and do that right now! I can't wait to hear your favorite songs...Good Luck Surveyors...! Continue
Hello Surveyors,
Did you know that a complete profile is 86% more likely to attract business proposals than one that is not? We wanted to let you know that LSU gives you complete control over your profile information by allowing you to customize the content that is already available.
Those who have experienced success by customizing their profile have used the following LSU profile features to define who they are as a professional:
*Profile Photo - allow those interested in connecting… Continue
Just imagine how nice it would be to have all of your work buddies on LSU, so that you can transfer files, learn about new technologies and share tips. Making this happen is easy...just get their email address the next time you see them and invite them to the group. We already have the largest group membership of international surveying professionals on the web....why not increase our reach! Pretty soon we will be naming representatives for every state and country on LSU...Wouldn't you like more… Continue
For those of you out there who use Identi.ca for micro-blogging (an alternative to Twitter), you can now find and join the satellite LSU group at this address: http://identi.ca/group/landsurveyorsunited Continue
I've been meaning to get around to announcing that I added a classifieds section to the site. Here, you can post jobs and used equipment, etc. This section is still in beta stages so bear with me as I work out the bugs....Enjoy! Continue
Just in case it isn't as self-evident as I think it is, this space is for any of you to post your breaking news or interesting anything you deem newsworthy, as long as it has to do with the fantastic world of surveying of course...
In other words, this blog is your blog to the community! Use it with authority and share...
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Need a gift idea for that hard working surveyor in your life? Would you like to have a banded shirt or hat for the field, with the LSU logo? I've got the perfect thing! Visit the new store for land surveyors and feast your eyes on these handsome goods.
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You can now add other social networks that you belong to within your LSU profile. This is a terrific way to build even stronger bonds with your friends and other members of the community. Simply go to "My Page" and edit your profile questions at the top. Obviously, the more profile questions that you answer, the better you look to search engines and credibility in the group. For example, take a look at the page I made for my father, Skip:
http://landsurveyorsunited.ning.com/profile/palmettoequip… Continue
Looking for a way to access field help from the woods? You should check out and join the Land Surveyors Field Support Group on Google Groups. You can access it from any web-enabled cell phone!
If you have a flickr.com account and would like to import your photos into the group, I have set up the functionality for you. Now you can show us all your terrific shots of the woods...
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Justin Continue
You never know who might be close...let's all try to add a few events to the Board! Welcome new members...we look forward to all that you have to share with the group! Continue
I just thought you might be interested in Checking out some of our most recent specials on land surveying equipment and GPS. We are giving away FREE data collectors and software with
purchase. The official webpage for the specials is… Continue
If you care to start chatting with other surveyors about other surveying related stuff, check out this new chat room i created over here at Lingr. The idea here is simple: Surveyors are a tight net group, but usually when they are in the woods or in the bar. I would like to see the same type of friendships built online. Check it out. It takes 2 minutes to create your profile and you can find other surveyors instantly. Lets grow this mem… Continue
We have exciting news for the new members of… Continue
