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Surveying and mapping professionals love to share their opinions through columns, letters and blog posts.

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Lucas: Traversing the Law

Lawyer and licensed land surveyor Jeffery N. Lucas writes a column about important legal issues and court decisions in the land surveying profession.

Policy Points

Policy changes and legislative updates for land surveyors and geospatial professionals, from the states to Capitol Hill.

Unmistakable Marks

A legal column for land surveyors focused on boundary retracement and court decisions.

Surveyor's Footsteps

Land surveyors and geospatial analysts share entertaining stories, problems and lessons learned in the field.

Editor's Points

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

Tommy's Surveyor Toolbox

Veteran land surveyor Tommy Boatright shares and reviews crafty surveyor’s tools and demonstrates land surveying techniques to help land surveyors get their jobs done in the field.

ARTICLES

POLICY POINTS

Congress Organizes to Promote Reform of Design and Construction-Related Contracting

New caucus launched between the US House and Senate to promote reform in construction-related contracting.

John M. Palatiello

June 2, 2021

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The stature of the surveying and geospatial profession in Washington, DC was recently enhanced by the launch of a bipartisan Construction Procurement Caucus in the U.S. Congress.

MR.FIX IT

The Teacher Land Surveyors Need Right Now

Why Thomas ‘Tommy’ Boatright’s instructive videos are what land surveyors need right now.

Emell Derra Adolphus

May 24, 2021

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“Tommy” Boatright was around 12 years old when his stepdad introduced him to land surveying and changed his life.

FAREWELL

POB’s Return to Being A Free Magazine For All

Emell Derra Adolphus

May 18, 2021

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POB editor Emell Derra Adolphus says goodbye and good luck.

Policy Points

Landslide Law Creates New Surveying and Mapping Opportunities

Prior to departing the White House on Jan. 20, then-President Donald Trump signed into law legislation that creates new business opportunities for land surveyors, as well as valuable public domain data for use by surveyors on projects.

John M. Palatiello

May 14, 2021

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Why land surveying needs H.R. 8810, the National Landslide Preparedness Act.

POV

Lessons Land Surveyors Should Know

Ten rules for success in the field.

Emell Derra Adolphus

May 14, 2021

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A running list of lessons land surveyors can only learn in the field.

SURVEYOR’S FOOTSTEPS

Five Interesting People in Land Surveying

According to Eric B. Gladhill, P.L.S.

Eric B. Gladhill

May 11, 2021

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Columnist Eric B. Gladhill on the people he’s liked and loved in the land surveying profession.

POINT OF VIEW

New Beginnings

New editor-in-chief joins POB staff

Austin Keating

April 26, 2021

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With the return of a free magazine comes a new editor for Point of Beginning.

POLICY POINTS

Land Surveying Policy Points: President Trump Signs Digital Coast Act into Law

The legislation elevates a digital mapping project by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration into a fully authorized program.

John M. Palatiello

April 14, 2021

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The surveying profession scored a major victory when President Trump signed S. 1069, the Digital Coast Act.

POLICY POINTS

President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Has Something for Land Surveyors

However, its expanse may be its Achilles’ heel.

John M. Palatiello

April 13, 2021

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Included in the plan is $100 billion for workforce development, which may assist in attracting the next generation of land surveying professionals and technicians.