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Lucas: Traversing the Law

Jeffery N. Lucas writes a column about legal issues and court decisions that affect surveying.

Kline: Unmistakable Marks

Kristopher M. Kline, PLS, provides a column about boundary retracement and court decisions.

Turner: Surveyor's Footsteps

Jeffrey P. Turner hopes to leave a legacy for future surveyors with his columns.

The Business Side

POB columnists offer insights on the business side of land surveying.

Editor's Points

The editor of POB weighs in monthly on surveying and mapping issues affecting the profession.

Solo Notes

Solo Notes is an exclusive interview series that highlights the experiences of small business owners.

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Survey Licensure: The NCEES and Restraint On Trade

Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

May 8, 2020

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With the aging population problem we have in the land surveying profession, it seems inconceivable that we would want to restrain the trade of licensed land surveyors.

UNMISTAKABLE MARKS

The Takings Clause and the Surveyor

Kristopher M. Kline PLS

April 29, 2020

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The ‘Takings Clause’ of the U.S. Constitution might seem–at first glance–to be an arcane issue beyond the scope of the land surveyor. However, situations that result in uncompensated takings often crop up at the local level.

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Land Surveying Has Always Been 'Essential'

As the world changes for land surveyors and geospatial professionals, so must POB.

Emell Derra Adolphus

April 29, 2020

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As the world changes for land surveyors and geospatial professionals, so must POB.

TRAVERSING THE LAW

The Surveying Profession And The Defense Of Property Rights

The NCEES is causing the slow and miserable death of the land surveying profession.

Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

April 18, 2020

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The core issue for land surveyors, the only reason surveying is a regulated profession, is the protection of private property rights.

Surveyors Support Smart Tech Choices

Perry Trunick

March 1, 2020

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Weighing the cost of new gear with better capabilities and capacities against the actual value it might deliver is tough.

The Effects of Notice Statutes on Prescriptive Easements

Kristopher M. Kline PLS

March 1, 2020

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Prescriptive easements can be as problematic in their extinguishment as in their creation.

Don't Tread On My Survey Gear

Jeffrey Turner

February 17, 2020

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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.

Reviving the Importance of Maps

Perry Trunick

February 3, 2020

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Our reliance and confidence in following the turn-by-turn directions of satellite navigation appears to be extinguishing our sense of location.

Principles of Riparian Boundary Location

Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

February 3, 2020

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The virgin coastline where theory can be put into practice is quickly evaporating, and conflict and litigation are taking its place.

Surveyors' Responsibility to Get It Right

Perry Trunick

January 1, 2020

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“Following the footsteps” is not just a clever phrase; it describes the responsibility surveyors take on when they work for the public good and under the public trust.

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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