>From what I see there are very few licensed surveyors running a business, most do not have the desire or are not independent enough to take the ri...

> I'm not sure I agree either. I do agree that business courses would be advantageous to surveyors and a lot of other people. However, the primar...

> Self regulation?> How does self regulation work?The states pass enabling legislation mandating that a private surveyors organization set and m...

What I hate: AutoCAD and Special Problems in Civil Drafting classes. These cover technical skills training that have no place (IMHO) in a bachelors de...

> A few of the threads over the past couple of weeks have drawn attention to the strengths and weaknesses of our profession. So, what say we punt....

> Well, I haven't surveyed it, but I've seen pictures of Karoly's house before his father got a job. Dang, that thing looked old.> > DonIn th...

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Towson University in Maryland has a 2+2 program in Geography and Land SurveyingOld Dominion University in Virginia has a Surveying and Site Developmen...

I disagree most strenuously!> Surveying is not a commodity. Orange juice is a commodity. Peanut butter is a commodity. Surveying is a (professional...

> I was out bid & lost out on a small boundary to a guy operating with a Leitz 20" gun, a HP41 and hand drawn platIf the typical price for the ...

> It's a wonder that North America and the World was so successful without "Planners" until post WW II !Close, but no cigar.Harvard started their M...

Larry>...And almost flat which is rare here.My wife has a serious dislike of curvy, hilly roads; I think the cab ride from the Westin up to Chateau...

acsm/esri 2012 san diego>Joe> Why is the ACSM conference so intertwined with Esri user group conference?Because they lost their shirt on the 201...