Fundamentals of Surveying
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A study and review of the fundamentals of land surveying, featuring articles, interviews, professional licensure practice exam equations from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, explanatory videos and business development plans for professional land surveyors.

Topics

Business Strategies for Surveyors

From marketing to pricing and contract law, POB helps you grow your business.

Legal Issues

Legal issues are ripe for debate and can define a surveyor’s career.

Surveying History

Surveyors and map makers made the U.S. Professionals today love learning about their forefathers.

Surveying Safety & Education

POB takes you back to basics with columns and news stories about education in the geospatial profession.

ARTICLES

BREAKING GROUND

Helen Richards of Benchmark Surveys Shares Her Story

Gavin Schrock

July 23, 2021

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Helen Richards runs Benchmark Surveys. After decades in the industry, her business is becoming more of a family enterprise.

LAW

The Fine Line Between Surveying and the Law

Mary E. Shacklett

July 15, 2021

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Surveying butts up against many legal and interpretive property issues and can often find itself intersecting with the law.

SALARY & BENEFITS

2021 Salary & Benefits Study: Mean Land Surveying Salaries on the Rise

Private and government surveying salaries are rising, according to a recent Point of Beginning audience survey.

Austin Keating

June 16, 2021

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Our new POB 2021 Salary and Benefits Report shows mean salaries are rising for survey and geospatial professionals in both government and private sectors.

A Land of Opportunity in Puerto Rico

An interview with Victor M. Seda-Figueroa, president of the Puerto Rico Institute of Land Surveyors

Emell Derra Adolphus

June 15, 2021

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The president of the Puerto Rico Institute of Land Surveyors shares why Puerto Rico is a great place to be a land surveyor once you can see the opportunities on the island.

Perspective

Why Puerto Rican Surveying Talent is Valuable

How land surveyors from Puerto Rico bring value to jobs in the states.

Ruth Lailany Trujillo-Rodriguez

June 14, 2021

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Puerto Rican land surveying professional services corporations have the ability to export their services to any part of the US and — more significantly — they have the right set of skills to provide the technical support that any project in the states and other territories may need.

Willet Hofmann apprentice Travis Keller at his CAD station

EDUCATION

Surveying Apprenticeship Program Underway in Illinois

Donald Martin

June 10, 2021

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Illinois surveying apprenticeship program aims to bring more technicians into the workforce.

EDUCATION

New Mexico State University’s Land Surveying Courses Emphasize the Importance of Real World Experience

Stacey Winconek

June 10, 2021

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The four-year geomatics degree program focuses on the latest technologies used in the field and offers students flexibility in completing their educations.

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.