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Get Kids into Survey

Exploring "Get Kids Into Survey"

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Perry Trunick
June 18, 2019
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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).
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Geospatial Data Act Includes Contracting and Privacy Issues

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John M. Palatiello
May 15, 2019
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The Geospatial Data Act, as enacted, seeks to improve the coordination and use of geospatial data by the federal government.
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Philip Adams

Solo Notes: A Surveyor’s Place in History

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Alexis Brumm
May 15, 2019
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History is a deep-rooted concept in surveying. In fact, surveying has played a role in human environments and development since the beginning.
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In a Property Dispute, Land Owners Need to Ask the Right Questions

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Perry Trunick
May 1, 2019
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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.
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Kristopher M. Kline PLS

Unrecorded Plats and Simultaneous Conveyance

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Kristopher M. Kline PLS
May 1, 2019
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Land use professionals have good reason to pay close attention to the twin concepts of "simultaneous conveyance" and "sequential conveyance."
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Positional Accuracy Depends on Measuring Seconds

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Harold Schuch
April 19, 2019
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In land surveying, positional accuracy will depend on how carefully you measure a second.
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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

Is a Tech Firm Violating Rules Against Surveying Without a License?

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
April 19, 2019
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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."
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POB Digital Expands With GeoDataPoint

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Perry Trunick
April 19, 2019
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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.
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Lee Spurgeon

Solo Notes: Surveying as a Practice

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Alexis Brumm
March 27, 2019
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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.
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Raymond Page

Avoiding Misinterpretation of Deeds in Boundary Retracement Surveys

Raymond Page LS
March 25, 2019
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Words matter, and as surveyors, our choice of words or interpretation of them can have far-reaching effects.
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