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POINT OF VIEW

This Is the Year to Expand Your Land Surveying Business

If last year feels like a complete blur, you're right.

Emell Derra Adolphus

January 26, 2021

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Don’t let last year’s bad luck prevent you from expanding your land surveying business.

YEAR-END REVIEW

Did Your Geospatial Marketing Pass or Fail 2020?

How to start your land surveying firm on the right foot in the new year.

Elaine Ball

December 18, 2020

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Geospatial marketing guru Elaine Ball shares a few tips from her Geospatial Marketing Academy

POINT OF VIEW

Land Surveyors Must First Know Technology

Then they can decide whether they need it or not.

Emell Derra Adolphus

December 17, 2020

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All land surveyors should have a New Year’s resolution to learn more about the technology that is transforming the profession.

UNMISTAKABLE MARKS

Dockominiums: A Strange Development In the Law of Waters

The term itself is somewhat flexible, with several courts referring to these legal constructs as 'so-called Dockominiums.'

Kristopher M. Kline PLS

December 16, 2020

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Dockominiums seem to stretch the limits of riparian law.

Surveyor's Footsteps

Why Adaptability is a Crucial Skill for Surveyors

Jeffrey Turner

November 12, 2020

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Jeffrey P. Turner, PLS, on why adaptation is one of the greatest tools a land surveyor can have in the field.

Editor's Note

What Changes Do You Want to See from POB?

Emell Derra Adolphus

November 12, 2020

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Although some might say that this year has brought forth enough change to last a lifetime, we at POB are hoping that you can help us make just a few more.

Carpe Potestatem: Seizing Opportunities to Promote the Surveying Industry

Emell Derra Adolphus

November 12, 2020

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Outside of trade magazines and courtrooms, land surveyors have few occasions to explain how the profession serves the greater good of the public.

BUSINESS

Land Surveyors Should Use 'Off-Seasons' to Smash Common Marketing Problems

Elaine Ball

October 22, 2020

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Coronavirus, recession, or just the off-season? There are plenty reasons why you may be seeing a drop in inquiries or sales right now. First, you're not alone. Second, land survey firm marketing guru Elaine Ball is here to help!

TRAVERSING THE LAW

The Land Surveyor and The Carpenter: A Case of Common Sense

Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

October 20, 2020

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When it comes to boundary law and retracement land surveying, Weber v. Kroeger is a case of common sense, says columnist Jeffery N. Lucas, JD, PLS, Esq.

SURVEYOR'S FOOTSTEPS