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Geo Locator
 The #1 buyers' guide for land surveyors and geomatics professionals. Search listings for software and equipment manufacturers, equipment dealers and professional services.
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The Pincushion Effect
 Get an exclusive preview of "The Pincushion Effect: The Multiple Monument Dilemma in American Land Surveying" by POB Contributing Writer Jeffery Lucas.
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Geomatics Innovation Awards
 Point of Beginning magazine is seeking completed project entries for our Geomatics Innovation Awards contest (previously Highlights in Surveying). The 2011 awards will highlight projects that demonstrate vision, creative problem solving and successful technology implementation. The deadline for entries is July 15, 2011.
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Fun & Games
 Learn a new joke to share with your colleagues, test your knowledge with a survey problem, and we even give you a link to a cool new website to check out. Updated weekly!
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Auburn University
 Convenient and reasonably priced, Auburn University's video, DVD, and web-based courses are a great resource for you to earn your state's required continuing education credits.
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eNews
 POB's bi-weekly eNews brings the latest news, product updates and industry information right to your mailbox. Stay informed and sign up today!
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AEC Store
 Shop at BNP Media's AEC Store for unique surveying gifts including a working, half-scale Rittenhouse Compass, impressive surveyor statues, compass medallions and more.
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MAPPS Federal Programs Conference Opens
The annual MAPPS Federal
Programs Conference opens today in Washington
D.C., featuring presentations by
Federal agencies, the Obama Administration, members of Congress and visits to
the U.S. House and Senate by MAPPS members.
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Hoover Dam Bypass Named 2012 Outstanding Civil Engineering Project
At
nearly 900 feet above the Colorado River and 1,900 feet long, the Hoover Dam
Bypass helps to protect the security of the Dam by removing through traffic
from US 93, reducing the vulnerability to a terrorist attack and also protect
the most sustainable source of electricity and a scarce water supply for the
entire Southwest.
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NCEES Approves Amendment to Credentials Evaluations Policy
The National
Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) board
of directors recently approved an amendment to the policy that governs the NCEES
Engineering Standard to expand access to its credentials evaluations
service.
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An Arsenal of Optical
Robotic total stations, GPS and lasers keep massive New Orleans flood control project on track.
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The Rocket City
How a great technology center helped advance surveying GPS and geospatial applications.
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2012 Salary & Benefits Study
Traditional boundary, cadastral and topographic survey markets remained challenging in 2011, according to POB's annual Salary & Benefits Study.
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Where the Water Ends
The ability to fly at higher altitudes and accurately validate coastal features provides valuable data on complex shorelines with extensive wetlands.
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A Perfect Match
During challenging economic times, it's not uncommon for firms to try to corner key markets by merging with other organizations.
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Surveying with Construction Applications, 7th Edition
Retail Price: $117.95
Surveying with Construction Applications, Seventh Edition covers the latest advances and foundational principles of surveying. Emphasizing instrumentation technology, field data capture, and data-processing techniques, this text highlights real-world applications of surveying to the construction and engineering fields. Additional complexities in electronic distance measurement and the order of presentation of surveying topics have been revised in this edition. All state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in the U.S. and the provincial Transportation/Highways Departments in Canada conduct extensive training sessions for their large staffs. This book covers topics that are taught in these training sessions, in addition to all of the introductory topics needed for survey training.
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Unmistakable Marks: Color of Title
Both attorneys and surveyors use the phrase “color of title” frequently, and the standard textbook definition is quoted in countless court opinions.
by Kristopher M. Kline PLS
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