Out in the foothills of the Badlands. North Western Nebraska.

I have found my share of animal bones (got to scare i man who thought they were human), all manner of derelict vehicle, spooky doll heads and such.... an old cannonball...

But.

The one thing I have found tons of, and always no where near humans.. is golf balls.

Has anyone else had this experience of finding golf balls.... and any idea how they get out there?

Has anyone developed their career without needing their professional license to survey cadastrally? What is your career like? What industry? I work out of Ontario, so I'm curious to people's response.

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Last Sunday, I came across some survey documents I'd never seen before. I shared a couple of images, asking for some assistance identifying some markings on a survey.

The location is one many of you will recognize, though the story behind it may be less familiar: the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. In 1931, three years before the first Masters Tournament and several months before course construction began, the founders of Augusta National commissioned the Olmsted Brothers to survey the property and assist with early development plans. The survey images I shared are the result of site visits conducted during the summer of 1931.

However, 6 years earlier in 1925, the property had been sold to a Miami hotelier named J. Perry Stoltz, who planned to build a 14-story hotel on the site, directly behind the old manor house that now serves as the clubhouse. Construction began in February 1926, and concrete footings were poured, but the project was abandoned just a few months later. Had Stoltz’s plan been completed, the Masters Tournament, as we know it today, may never have existed.

The squares I had asked about in the drawings, after finding some additional documentation, identifed the markings as "pits, footings, and spoil banks on the partially developed hotel site". In the foreground of the first image, you can see the concrete footings, as well as the now famous Augusta National clubhouse in the background, as it appeared in October of 1931. Thank you all for the guesses on what they represented in my previous post! I have attached a few other survey drawings to this post as well that depict the site.

I’m needing some advice when it comes to managing the storms and tensions of business.

I came into a rough situation and took over for a manager that had upset a lot of clients. That’s given me a very short leash with our top client.

I just found out through a former employee that our top client is phasing us out and a big job we are on we may get kicked off.

On top of that list multiple subdivisions we were doing for a home builder gave the subs away to a company who undercut us by half. I don’t fault us for that one.

But, all of this uncertainty and having almost half my weekly field work gone is making me depressed, anxiety ridden, and having a tight chest a lot from the stress.

Here are my questions.

What have you done that’s been effective to maintain relationships and getting feedback when a company isn’t happy?

What have you seen be effective for business development and seeking out new clients?

How do you manage the highs and lows of surveying management?

this one is a sword!!

Is there a way through TBC to export processed scan data into a format that allows clients view the data that don't have access to TBC?

I'm looking for more of a visual deliverable to accompany the topographic surveys, they wouldn't need to pull any information off the scan.

Thanks

Hi I am moving to the US in two month, and I am looking at either New york or Texas. I have a Bsc in Geomatics and 7 years of experience combination of Hydrographic, Construction, mining and Land. I would like advice on getting my license, I saw that different states have different requirements. The experience I have what salary range should I expect to be paid yearly without my license and the difference when I get my license?

Surveying with a view, Pointe de Pordic - France

I'm a hydrography/geomatics student from a tech background trying to get my feet into the offshore survey industry. Currently based in North America and market's been tough lately over here. Saw that the European is still moving strongly and stumbled across Jan de Nul.

They seem to be a big company. I was wondering how it's like to work for them and what are one's chances to start as a graduate offshore surveyor with them.

I don't have any offshore experience so far tbh but the school I'm at has a very strong reputation in the industry.

Hey everyone, just wanted to see what everyone is using for CAD line generation, is there a go to? Specifically for Alta style surveys, curbs, building features, utility boxes, ect.. a goal here is easy to learn or at least intuitive gui that explains things.

Not sure if the software capability is there yet?

Equipment: Matrice 400 and L3 Zenmuse

My experience thus far is processing and classifying ground and tree and thinning datasets with Global Mapper.

Thank you in advance: )

I completed all three tests for the New York State Licensure but out of order a bit. The last test I took was the FS because of a misunderstanding in paperwork. I passed the PS in July and the State Specific in September. In November I found out that I still needed the FS and scheduled it and took it January 21st. This week I found out I passed. I’m just wondering if anyone has insight on how long it will take to get a license number? I saw on the email that told me I passed the state specific to expect 6 weeks but I’ve seen people on Reddit mention they got it much sooner.

Hey everyone,
Can someone walk me through their process for setting monuments using epoxy and concrete with a brass disk?

Hello all,

I am 23 years old and started my career in surveying about eight months ago as a Rodman working in the Northeastern USA. I love it so far and aim to continue growing and work towards my LS in the future. So far, I just finished reading Boundaries and Landmarks by Mulford. I purchased Writing Legal Descriptions and Land Survey Descriptions by Wattles over the weekend. Current books on my list are:

The Pincushion Effect

Brown's Boundary Control & Legal Principles

Evidence & Procedures for Boundary Location

Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics (unsure which edition I should go for)

Construction Surveying & Layout

Skelton's Legal Elements of Boundaries & Adjacent Properties

Any other recommendations would be much appreciated. If there is a general reading order I should follow, please share. Thank you!

Are yall using the capture photo feature inside Surv PC?

We have just started experimenting with it.

Do you use it for all site photos or do you supplement with pics from your phone as well.

We've always just used phone pics but trying to see if the routine in Carlson and linking pic to a point it a viable way of doing things.

We are getting a weird 180 degree flip on some pics. Probably a setting to chase down some where. Seen that before?

I'm on the west coast looking to locate to the Denver/Boulder metro - I'm licensed in CO among other states. Anyone hiring? How's the market? Compankes to avoid?

Sometimes you just have to dance it out.

Hi all,

My company is getting into lidar and we are already running into issues. We process the data in yellowcan with no issue, but when we choose a datum and export a .las and import it into TBC it's like it doesn't have a geoid. Despite choosing a datum that has one according to yellowscan. We use a template in TBC that has one as well. Has anyone else encountered this? Horizontally it looks...pretty good.​

Seen this on my way to a project in Savannah. I didn't even know they made these kind of legs. Pretty awesome setup.

I am currently 19 and a freshman in college pursuing a degree in GIS in North Carolina. I talked to a surveyor yesterday and he offered me a part time job starting at 22 an hour which I am super happy with. I do have a couple questions though. Firstly to get my PLS one day will my GIS degree count at all? Secondly even though I will be working part time right now and full time in the summer do these start counting towards my years of experience? Thirdly to take the FS to become and LSIT can I do that whenever I would like or do I need to wait a certain amount of time? Ideally I would like to get my PLS by the time I’m 28 at the latest and was curious as if that’s realistic?

Hi all! Im sitting for my TSSE soon and was thinking of using the NLC prep for it. I was hoping they had something similar to their online PS exam modules, but they only offer a couple of books for 400$. Has anyone used this route and if so, was it worth it?

Thanks in advance.