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Is Land Surveying Ready For "The Great Retirement?"
What's gonna happen when we're all gone? The average age of a licensed professional land surveyor in America hovers around 58 years old. ...

John_Rogers
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Cherish Your Field Days
Cherish your time in the field, it won't last forever. Like it or not, all of our days are numbered workin' on a field crew. It's one of...

John_Rogers
Jun 14, 20224 min read


People Power Land Surveying
Some of you are undoubtedly familiar with Farrah Etcheverry, formerly known as @lady_land_surveyor on Instagram. She was a rising Social...

John_Rogers
Nov 30, 20214 min read


Advanced Species
An advanced species of extraterrestrials from a distant galaxy has infiltrated planet Earth. These beings are often cloaked in bright...

John_Rogers
Nov 26, 20213 min read


Depression Made My Early Life Miserable - Now It Makes Me A More Effective Leader. By Landon Blake
Introduction I was listening to a podcast on my morning commute. The podcast host encouraged people to talk about their struggles with...

John_Rogers
Jul 6, 20214 min read


Freedom Rings
The land surveying profession is struggling to find the talent it needs to meet skyrocketing demand. Revenue and growth opportunities are...

John_Rogers
Jun 24, 20213 min read


Lady Land Surveyor and Bull$hit Walks
Lady Land Surveyor Is anybody else following @lady_land_surveyoraz on Instagram? She's a young mom who co-owns a surveying business in...

John_Rogers
Jun 17, 20213 min read


Field Days
Field surveyors see the world in its underpants. Like flies on a wall, we quietly go about making measurements and recording observations...

John_Rogers
May 20, 20213 min read


Brad's First Machete
Brad reminisces about his first machete and land surveying in east Texas.

John_Rogers
May 12, 20211 min read


Homeless
How do we help them get stronger? Homeless people I mean. A land surveyor buddy of mine has a son who lives on the streets near me. It's...

John_Rogers
May 6, 20212 min read


Just Keep Moving
If you're a surveyor in our tech-driven profession, the biggest enemy is stagnation. Progressing and staying relevant depends on...

John_Rogers
Apr 6, 20211 min read


Discover the Reason, Discover the Solution
Is there a particular task or facet of surveying you find especially challenging? Maybe it's something you avoid or make extra effort to...

John_Rogers
Mar 26, 20212 min read


Caption This
What does this remind you of?

John_Rogers
Mar 8, 20211 min read


Urban Thesaurus definition of "Surveyor"
1. A god-like person that is infinitely more cunning than a civil engineer but unlike an engineer, actually has developed the social...

John_Rogers
Mar 8, 20211 min read


Math Anxiety
I'm gonna dispel a long-held myth about our profession and let you in on a little secret: You don't have to be a math whiz to be a good...

John_Rogers
Mar 8, 20213 min read


Immeasurable: The Land Surveyor's Evolving Role In Our World
Collectively as a profession, we're not button-pushers any more than Keith Richards is a guitar picker. Sure, guitar is the instrument he...

John_Rogers
Feb 18, 20215 min read



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