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POB has supported a number of efforts to address the immediate and long-term challenges of recruiting and retaining talent in the professional land surveying profession. One effort that has been underway in the United Kingdom and is spreading to the U.S. and other countries is Get Kids Into Survey (GKiS).
A discussion on social media on the subject of an easement demonstrated how little people understand property rights and the value of the services of a licensed surveyor.
Back in October of last year, we discussed the disturbing case of Vizaline, a company founded in 2014 that uses public information, draws the deed lines with a software program that plots the bearings and distances, then Vizaline places that plot on an aerial image and produces a "Viza-Plat."
While Point of Beginning has remained grounded in the land surveying and mapping fields, there has always been a need to look further into what has evolved as a range of geospatial professions.
Surveying is a practice. It takes a bit of patience and quite a bit of time to be a skilled professional, but if you are always striving to learn more, you will get there.