I've been using Carlson SurvCad since around 2004 and have used both IntelliCad and AutoCAD as the CAD platform. I also use Leica equipment only. Su...

This is substantially the same as the disclaimer that I use.

@aliquot Most states along the east coast still have a pension system depending on how many years you served as a state employee. To get your full pe...

@olemanriver trust me, we run through 50 bundles of stakes & lath, cases of paint and tons of flagging every month, not to mention monuments, re-b...

This sounds like a good opportunity for a PLS interested in working in a local government environment and the pay range is not bad when you throw in t...

@olemanriver I don't go low at all, a neighbor helping a neighbor is not a business issue, that's something we all should be doing as good humans. I ...

@rover83 I'm sure there is a lot more to it than is being said.

@aliquot that salary doesn't include the paid benefits package or the pension plan but the salary is still low.

@aliquot so what you are saying is that computerization cancels out pre-computer errors or blunders? Are we not supposed to be following in the foots...

I love how the city was telling him to move the sign one inch. This is the kind of guy who makes his own problems.

"For appointment from the eligible list, you must have a New York State Surveyor’s license and current registration." $86K max for a PLS in NY? I wa...

If you have completed your contractual obligations for previous clients you have no obligation, ethical or otherwise, to provide additional/new servic...

My number one rule for using layout control that is provided to me by others is to check it before staking any point. I had a layout project one time...

@kjac Just because you can do something doesn't mean that you should do it. There are reasons that standardized and proven field procedures have been...

I have been involved in two office relocations due to growth and we are currently building a new building to move again in a year or so. I have found...

I can't do the heat anymore, I like the office life, it's always sunny and 72 degrees.

@olemanriver I was once told by my late father in law that if I wanted to get anywhere worth being, I should switch jobs every few years and take on m...

@olemanriver setting up the systems that we have in place are a process that constantly evolves into more efficient methods. The key is setting stand...