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Surveying
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President Abraham Lincoln was a professional surveyor.
His career as a surveyor lasted only a few years. His
projects included government surveys, road surveys, town
lots, and private surveys. Financially, there were
difficulties and at one point his equipment was sold at
auction to satisfy a debt. A farmer named John Short
bought the items for $120 and returned them to Lincoln.
The instruments passed through several owners and are
now on display at "Lincoln's New Salem State Historic
Site".
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Surveying Fact |
| Did you know
that three of the four presidents immortalized on Mt. Rushmore
were surveyors?! It's true! George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
and Abraham Lincoln were all professional land surveyors. |
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So You Are
Considering a Career in Surveying..... here is some
really great information!
What is a
Land Surveyor?
We like to think of a surveyor as
the intermediary between reality and imaginary. A surveyor takes real
life (the world) and maps it into a virtual world (Computer Aided
Drafting). On the same token a surveyor takes proposed designed plans
(imaginary) and stakes it out on the ground (reality).
What is Land Surveying?
It is the detailed study or inspection,
as by gathering information through observations, measurements in the
field, or research of legal instruments, and data analysis in the
support of planning, designing, and establishing of property boundaries.
It involves the re-establishment of cadastral surveys and land
boundaries based on documents of record and historical evidence, as well
as certifying surveys (as required by statute or local ordinance) of
subdivision plats/maps, registered land surveys, judicial surveys, and
space delineation. Land surveying can include associated services such
as mapping and related data accumulation, construction layout surveys,
precision measurements of length, angle, elevation, area, and volume, as
well as horizontal and vertical control surveys, and the analysis and
utilization of land survey data.
Would I excel at Surveying? (Take our little
quiz)
Do you enjoy the outdoors?
Do you have an interest in and
excel at math and geometry?
Do you like to see plans and
ideas manifest themselves in real life?
Are you a natural leader who
enjoys a challenge?
Would you like to know that
you had a hand in the continuing improvement of our society?
If you answered yes to two or
more of those questions, then a career in surveying might be something
you'd love! Feel free to check out this mini site created by SurvTech
Solutions Surveying and Mapping in Tampa, Florida for more information
on the surveying profession. The site has some great facts about our
industry, as well as, videos, links, and info on colleges and
universities, jobs and employers, so that you can begin your voyage into
this fantastic, challenging, and rewarding industry known as the land
surveying profession. You'll be joining an elite group of
individuals, men of fame, genius, and renown, many our leaders in your
community and many have held the highest office in the United States as
President.
We hope you find the site useful and wish you
best of luck in your endeavors in surveying!
The staff
of SurvTech Solutions
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