Google Wave Invites Available for Professional Land Surveyors

That's Right Surveyors!  For any of you out there who still need a  Google Wave invitation, I have 20 available.  Here's the deal: Kindly drop a comment under this post with a simple statement about your opinion of Land Surveyors United and how you think it is changing the way surveyors communicate and I'll send the invitation right out to you.

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If you are already on Google Wave, drop your wave id below if you like and lets all connect on the LSU Wave. I know that a lot of this is still very new, but think of it as an exciting chance for us all to learn how to use the wave FOR OUR PURPOSES together..
I hope you are all having a safe and happy holiday and I look forward to seeing you on the wave!

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Step Up Your GPS Capabilities with NAVCOM Starfire On The Cheap

GPS On The Cheap-Lets Talk NAVCOM
This will be our second edition of GPS On The Cheap(first edition here), demonstrating the affordability of GPS devices for land surveyors.  NAVCOM GPS has some very unique features that most don't realize. We've posted about the NAVCOM Starfire before but we are about to tell you a bit more in this post that you might not be aware of.  First, NAVCOM is a John Deere Corp division that was created to support the automation of farming. Just to let you know how big that industry is the Deere Corp launched it's own satellite called STARFIRE. This satellite transmits a signal that corrects these units to a decimeter by it's self or Standalone. These units corrected by the Starfire signal is great for Farming or Agriculture, plus Mapping, GIS, and engineering planning. Also excellent for navigation for all types of machinary and equipment such as boats,tractors,ATV,actually in the Air, Land AND water -lots of applications where about a 4 inch accuracy is great. This is Standalone.

Tweaking the NAVCOM SF-2040G

Now lets tweak it up to centimeter accuracy...Surveying applications, machine control, Real time RTK with UHF radios or GSM wireless Internet correction signal. With any two of these connected together and a data collector or laptop you can get real time GPS answers. Or you can connect all 4 units together, working together to get your answers. They will link with any system you want, radios, GSM, even get more distance with the new RTK Bridge, and save lots of money. Two things that NAVCOM did that makes them a little different. One of those things was RTK EXTEND. Understanding that our worse enemy all along is canopy, or any blockage of satellites. This will degrade you data, so imagine your doing a boundary, or your on a grader and you run into a tree line. What happens? you loose LOCK, or FIXED position. RTK EXTEND actually connects to STARFIRE and grabs that data and uses it to fill in for the dropped satellites. You can stay in a Fixed solution for up to 15 mins while under canopy and keep working.  How real is this for doing road work on a grader? Another feature is the processor speed, when you think of putting GPS on a moving object and also maintaining a FIXED solution. It is harder the faster you go, so how do we fix that speed up the processor.
NOTE: NAVCOM processor boards can be upgrade to 50 MHz. At 50MHz you can use in air craft. To make life really grand, everything can be upgraded in the field. So what do you think? John Deere has a pretty unique ideas about their products. Navcom now offers StarFire via Over the Air Licensing. See the new features at http://navcomtech.com

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Puchasing NAVCOM For Your Land Surveying Endeavors

These units have both RTKExtend and the STARFIRE satellite options turned on.for less than 1/2 the new price you can't go wrong, $6,500 or buy all 4 units at $26K -still less than a new system today and you can configure anyway you want to. Add any data collector, Allegro, Explorer, SDR, and configure with UHF radios, RTK Bridge, or GSM Internet just let us know we can do it.
If your in the United States, we can LEASE to Own, have a Base station, two machines grader and dozier, and a guy staking out points for only $639 per month.  You can view more information about the NAVCOM Starfire on our website and or download the brochures and information below. Call Skip at 843-868-1477 with any questions about this equipment and you'll be surprised at how much he knows.

Rascal 8 GPS Packages for Dirt Cheap- Get Your GPS On!

 

Looking to get into GPS surveying, CHEAP? ! Read on…

Today I am going to tell you how to get the perfect solution for moving your company into GPS on th cheap! It all starts with the RASCAL 8 by Allen Osbourne. With this unit, you can move control, collect boundary points, work with static GPS and more all with one unit and for under $4,000!  Whoa...now that's cheap!

You can start with just one unit if you like and later add to or upgrade to RTK complete, and STILL stay under $9,995

With 2 RASCAL 8 receivers you can essentially double your production for around $7,500.00 and not miss a beat. How do you do this? Run both at the same time and collect 2 hours of data, send it over to OPUS and bring control to your job site with a point and a backsite. Additionally, with two units you can upgrade to RTK,  by adding UHF radios (call for prices). This will allow you to do stake out, topo, boundary, and all the features of using GPS.at centimeter accuracy.  Read more about the features and specifications of Rascal 8 below.

Note: OPUS Global- Now that OPUS has gone global you can check out your area and see if you can use this service at (information will be provided) collect 2 hours of data, convert to Rinex  and email to OPUS  your data will be processed and sent back within the hour of your reference point' and published. FREE Service. STATIC GPS

If you’re in the market for a turnkey GPS system that is both affordable and carrying dynamite functionality, feast your eyes on this Rascal 8 GPS system complete for sale for under $9,995. This is a 2 receiver, dual frequency RTK static/kinematic GPS system by Allen Osborne.  It provides high accuracy with data-collector and offers a user friendly interface.  Check out this link on highbeam for a copy of Turbo Survey Software 2 for the post processing software to perform static surveys as well as OPUS/NOAA.gov.  This is truly one of the most inexpensive solutions anywhere on the net to get into GPS surveying. Feel free to download the brochure and specifications below or just view online.

Rascal 8 GPS Surveying

From GPS

Rascal 8 Kit Equipment and Pricing Breakdown
This equipment is in excellent condition and is the system for getting into GPS at a very low cost.   What do you get with this system?

• 1 GPS receiver antennas
• 1 GPS data collectors
• 1 batteries and cables
• 1 operators manual
• cases, cables and accessories   $3,995.00    

 (2)  AOA RASCAL 8 GPS receivers  $7,500.00

 Complete 2 receiver, RTK RASCAL 8 system with UHF radios  call for price

I've got a total of 50 units available!

Turnkey GPS Survey Solution- Profiling the Rascal 8

The Rascal 8 Surveying System provides the Surveyor with a turn-key GPS solution. The Rascal supports all methods of GPS surveying, including real-time kinematic, post-processed static, rapid static and kinematic. This translates into dramatic productivity gains over conventional surveying techniques. Establishing local control, boundary work, stakeout, and topographic mapping can be accomplished efficiently with a one-person operation.

The Rascal Dual Frequency GPS Receiver
The Rascal 8 Dual Frequency GPS Receiver The Rascal Surveying System is designed for mobility to  make GPS surveying quick and easy. At the heart of the system  is the lightweight, low-power Rascal receiver, which uses AOA’s exclusive dual-frequency GPS technology. The Rascal not only provides the high-accuracy GPS-engine, but also provides an alpha-numeric keypad and display which alleviates the need for a data-collector for many types of jobs. The Rascal is extremely flexible, and offers  a user-friendly interface providing storage for and access to all the information necessary for any GPS
survey. This easy to operate system includes features such as on-the-fly (OTF) ambiguity resolution, 2 MB standard memory storage, and a single battery that powers the unit all-day.

From GPS

Rascal 8 Features & Benefits

• CE Mark compliance
• Subcentimeter accuracy
• Collect & store over 12,500 points
• Low-noise measurements
• Lightweight
• 2 megabytes memory standard
• Survey all day on one battery
• Dual-frequency
• Code and codeless 8 channel

Survey Applications

• HARN/CORS/HPGN
• Oil Well / Oil Field
• Construction Staking
• Route
• Control
• Boundary
• Topographic
• Hydrographic & Mining
• Pipeline
• Photogrammetric Control Surveys

 Rascal 8 GPS Surveying

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Year End Blowout Sale Update-Now With Images!

You may remember a post i made earlier last week regarding our annual Year End Blowout Specials on land surveying, GPS and construction equipment. Today, I had a little help from my son and we added photos to most of the equipment that we have on special. I just wanted to let you guys know that if you see an item that you are interested in, feel free to shoot me an email and I'll send over more pictures of the actual items as requested.

You'd be amazed at how much equipment we are letting go of at rock bottom prices as we make our official transition from local dealer to online international distributor.  If there is something that you do not see listed that you are looking for, do not hesitate to contact me or just fill out this equipment request form as I am known for pulling rabbits from my hat- in other words, I can locate just about any type of equipment and/or software with a little time. 

Land Surveyors United Passes 675 Members and Growing FAST!

You may remember from just a month or so back us posting that Land Surveyors had passed the 400+ members mark. This indeed is a monumental achievement for the land surveying industry. Today I proudly update this post with the news that our thriving social network for professional land surveyors has passed the 675 member mark and is growing every day in leaps and bounds!

Creating Benchmarks

Land Surveyors United has officially become the destination of surveyors all over the globe and can be enjoyed in over 144 languages. It has become what it was intended to be-a place where land surveyors from any region can go to find answers to their problems in the field, affordable equipment and supplies and news from the industry. In the LSU forum, you will see surveyors hard at work and networking with other surveyors to get the job done. We are becoming a one stop site for all things surveying related and I want to congratulate you all for putting in such hard work while socializing. Remember the this site translates into every language so there are no barriers as to what will be understood by other surveyors from the opposite side of the world. You all should be proud of being part of the largest most interactive social community of professional land surveyors anywhere in the world. Beef up those profiles with links to your business and experience,  stuff to share and get those buddies in here to spread the wealth of knowledge that we have at our fingertips.  Take a look at our member map and you'll see that we are quickly covering the globe.

A Note to Members
My son Justin created LSU and he is dedicated to helping surveyors find the answers they need regarding equipment, software and getting your work done.  He has spent countless hours maintaining the integrity of the network, keeping spam and non-related content off the network and making sure that only professional land surveyors become members.  Enjoy the network and be sure to invite your surveying buddies from the field to join in.  Good Luck Surveyors and enjoy YOUR social network!

Introducing The "Axemen"-Line Of Sight Superheros

I'm going to shift gears a little today and talk about a growing project which has been on the backburner for quite sometime, yet has finally started to come together. Let me introduce to you The Axemen. The Axemen are currently a small group of able bodied and experienced land surveyors in Charleston, SC with years of experience and the know how to get the job done. With plans to expand the Axemen into other regions of the US, the Axemen are actively looking for experienced surveyors who are handy with a bushaxe to join the network and get paid for site preparation work.
Their superpower? Cutting Line. Started by my son Justin (who you may know as the creator of the highly acclaimed social network for professional land surveyors Land Surveyors United) and his partner Gavin Bowman- a local surveyor with years of hands on and fast with an axe. Gavin has put together a team of surveying superheros who are ready to show up at your next project and knock out all of the dirty work for a fraction of the cost that it would take to send out your talented instrument man to do the job. Together they have created quite a business model for a 'line of sight' business, which they offer to small surveying firms who would like to have time on their side by hiring a workhorse to cut all of the line needed to clear line of sight on a project and just show up ready to surveying. With a current combined 55+ years of experience in every geographical region and with every type of land surveying, the "Axemen" prepare a job site as though they were doing the survey themselves.  Check out their affordable pricing and rates-you'll see why it pays to hire the Axemen.

Sending your entire crew of prized surveyors out to spend valuable time and resources for days of line cutting can be a inefficient way to manage company talent. The Axemen have their own transportation, insurance and knowhow- not to mention, they can certainly sharpen their own axe.  Not only that, they have a constant supply of affordable equipment and supplies for the field.

Year End Blowout Specials on Land Surveying and Construction Equipment from ePalmetto

Its that time of year again and we have some incredible deals for you to consider in this End of Year Blowout Specials on land surveying and construction equipment from your buddies at Palmetto Equipment and Supply. We're offering data collectors, total stations, GPS, and software at the very lowest rock bottom prices available anywhere on the net (believe me, I checked).  At first, we were going to only offer these to our fellow Land Surveyors United members, but we decided that would be a bit stingy considering the economy and the hard time that the vast majority of the industry is having financially.  Therefore these specials are indeed available to anyone in the world who would like to save a buck this season.   If you find an item to be so cheap that you just can't pass it up, give Skip a call 843-868-1477 (please leave voice message if you don't catch him..he'll contact you right back).  Email us with any questions you may have on particular sale items. See and download the specials below and feel free to pass them along.