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Foster Survey Company Takes Part In GPS Survey Earth In a Day

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Foster Survey Company Takes Part In GPS Survey Earth In a Day
Foster Survey Company Takes Part In GPS Survey Earth In a Day

Last Wednesday, June 20, 2012, Foster Survey Company participated in the global simultaneous survey grade Global Positioning Systems (GPS) measurement of Earth. This international land surveying event was called Survey Earth in a Day.

On the day of the summer solstice June 20 2012, geospatial professionals around the world and members of Land Surveyors United (a global support network for land surveyors) will be simultaneously recording survey grade GPS data from thousands of points around the globe, in order to gain a more accurate understanding of the earth’s surface.

Source: SurveyEarth.com

Foster Survey Company Uses GPS Every Day, Not Just On Survey Earth In a Day

Shown in the above picture is Foster Survey Company’s survey grade GPS equipment recording survey measurements in Scituate, Rhode Island, for the Survey Earth in a Day event. Here at Foster Survey Company, we are one of the few land surveying companies in RI, using GPS throughout the year to improve your projects, and not just on Survey Earth in a Day.

When providing our professional land surveying services, we can use our survey grade GPS to bring high accuracy geospatial data to your project. Here is a list of a few services that we use GPS for:

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By Eric Colburn

Eric Colburn is a registered licensed Rhode Island Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920) with 40 years of experience in land surveying and land development industries, and president of Foster Survey Company. He is an expert experienced in all aspects of boundary surveying and surveying technologies such as robotic surveying systems, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), AutoCAD Civil 3D, drone surveying, and remote sensing surveys.

Eric has obtained the following professional licenses and certifications:
• Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (RI No. 1920)
• Licensed Class II Septic System OWTS Designer (RI No. 2052)
• Certified Bottomless Sand Filter Designer
• OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety & Health Certified.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) and has been active in many professional land surveying organizations, including ACSM-NES, American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Eric served on the Board of Directors and was past President of the New England Section of the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM-NES), which became the Geomatics Society of New England.

Professional Associations:
• Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (Board Member)
• National Society of Professional Surveyors

3 replies on “Foster Survey Company Takes Part In GPS Survey Earth In a Day”

Thanks for sharing all this information! I do think it is cool that land surveyors have so much equipment they use. I always see them on the side of the road and wonder what they are doing. But after reading this I understand better what they are doing and what they use their land surveying equipment for. Thanks for sharing!

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