Articles by Jeffrey Turner

Don't Tread On My Survey Gear

February 17, 2020

In sharing some tragic instrument memories, I hope to encourage those people who use surveying instruments on a daily basis along with the occasional user.

Hiring New Surveyors Still Difficult

Jeffrey Turner

January 1, 2020

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The new survey field and office personnel – have they changed in the past 50 years? I think “yes” and I think “no.”

Is Land Surveying Art or Craft?

Jeffrey Turner

July 15, 2019

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With the current run to technology, much of the "Art of Land Surveying" is disappearing.

Surveyors’ Sign Language in the Field

Jeffrey Turner

August 28, 2018

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Over the years, us old surveyors learned many hand signals.

Choose the Right Boundary Marker

Jeffrey Turner

July 3, 2018

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Five years ago, I surveyed a large shopping center. Previously, another firm had prepared an ALTA survey, but that plan had no elevations.

Surveyor's Footsteps: Surveyors Provide On-Site Facts

Jeffrey Turner

April 11, 2018

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The survey party chief is the engineer’s on-the-scene reporter. They will spend a half-day to a month surveying a tract of land and gathering information to be used in the planning process.

Surveyor's Footsteps: Surveys Provide the Canvas for Architect's Artistry

An accurate and quality survey is the foundation on which you will build your design.

Jeffrey Turner

March 1, 2018

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Where I have chosen to prepare the base plans, I feel that what I produce are the canvas upon which architects and engineers can practice their “art.”

Surveyor's Footsteps: How Close Should Survey Measurement Be?

Jeffrey Turner

February 19, 2018

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Recently, my apprentice asked me "How close is close enough?" That question has many answers, which depend on the specific object we are locating and why it is being located.

Surveyor's Footsteps: Value Those Survey Relics

Jeffrey Turner

December 20, 2017

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Every land surveying company that has been around for 20 years or more has survey relics.

Surveyor's Footsteps: What are Your Services Worth?

Jeffrey Turner

October 6, 2017

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Surveyors have in-house fees for their services. Some work will be charged using hourly rates while others may be charged according to task.

POB

2020 May

In the May 2020 issue of POB, find out how mobile spatial imaging technology helped an international construction company to redefine the business of road and railway projects, discover new applications for mobile mapping and steadily drive them toward new opportunities.

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