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Survey Hand Signals Video

May 26, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Land Surveying Videos, Members, Videos

Survey Hand Signals Video

Survey Hand Signals Video

Here’s a very good video showing how to use hand signals as “an efficient and productive survey communication tool for Construction job-sites.”

It’s been a few years since I’ve used hand signals while land surveying, particularly since going solo with a robotic total station (hand slapping forehead when doing, or observing, something dumb doesn’t count), but I agree that hand signals are very efficient for field communications during layout surveying.

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FCC Chairman Promises to Protect GPS from LightSquared Interference

August 10, 2011 in Associate Membership, Business, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, News

Professional Land Surveyor News

Professional Land Surveyor News

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski tells reporters that the FCC will not allow interference to GPS from the proposed LightSquared hybrid satellite/terrestrial broadband wireless service.

At yesterday’s press conference with reporters after the FCC’s Aug. 9 monthly meeting, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski made very encouraging comments concerning LightSquared’s January waiver concerning the more recent testing results showing overwhelming evidence of GPS interference from the proposed hybrid satellite/terrestrial broadband wireless service.

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