Now that the Virginia Association of Surveyors (VAS) has been successful in working...

  I thought you would be interested in this letter that Gary Faulhaber, President of the Virgini...

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  To read the about the House Bill 1003; Virginia Geographic Information Network; transfer of responsibilities to...

  HOW TO ACCESS YOUR CEU/PDH CREDITS from the VAS Website:   1) Go to  www.vasurveyors.or...

Limelight:  Kris Caister Please provide a short history of your education and work history. It is...

VAS has selected the firm of McGuire Woods Consulting as lobbying consultants before the General Assembly and Virginia sta...

A Great Career Choice with a Very Bright Future The author, Michael Carter, is...

Footsteps:  Saundra O'Connell Please provide a short history of your education and work history In high sch...

  The APELSCIDLA Centennial is June, 2020.  The board is hoping to put a booklet together including photograp...

The Merit Program is working to streamline professional licensing credentials across Virginia.  It is not mandatory o...

The advancement of technical approaches to gathering field data has turned to LiDAR. This will is brief discussion on how...

VAS Members: In this edition of ODS, I wanted to take the opportunity to honor one of our long standing members, Davi...

The plat contest was held at the 2019 VAS convention with a total of twenty entries submitted in the following categories:...

The surveying profession is known for offering interesting work locations.   I spent most of February 2019 away from...

My time as an editor for the Old Dominion Surveyor (ODS) will end shortly. My task to coordinate with others to prepa...

March Madness is in full swing. How are your brackets doing so far? The online sites allow anyone to make selections and m...

By:  Gary Faulhaber, First Vice President of the Virginia Association of Surveyors and Chairman of our 2019 annual co...

Jeff Lucas, who writes the Traversing the Law column for POB , shared some information on a potential class action where...

Last month I discussed training of staff. This month I will touch on other direct means of profits. Proposals and relation...

  2019 Candidates for Board of Directors   Executive Officers...

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The VAS Board of Directors met on Saturday, January 26, 2019 in Fredericksburg to discuss and act on matters of importance...

HB 1649 and SB 1594 , bills to give local units of government throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia the option of us...

I am looking at a blank Word document on the screen and trying to figure out what to talk about for the first month of...

These pictures were taken at the VAS Annual Meeting luncheon on January 27, 1962 – 57 years ago.  That luncheon was h...

Are you proud of the work you do or proud of the work your firm does? Well here’s your chance to show the world (or...

ANSWERS 1. What is the biggest problem with the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)?  The majo...

ODS Letter from the Editor-December 2018 Merry Christmas from the VAS. I thought that I would step outside of the nor...

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Professional surveyor organizations from Virginia and Tennessee have launched a pilot program they hope will eventually pr...

ETSU’s Surveying Program is using the five Leica total stations and data collectors, valued at $73,000, to provide more ha...

This month’s article is written from the desk of the City Surveyor at the City of Virginia Beach. Randy Smith is a dedicat...

The Winter season is coming to the area. It means more weather, less daylight and fewer chances to complete projects. How...