Episode 1

Tim Burch PLS & Deward Karl Bowles RLS Discuss the Future of Land Surveying and Continuing Education


PlumbCast Episode 1: Tim Burch PLS & Deward Karl Bowles RLS Discuss the Future of Land Surveying and Continuing Education

In the debut episode of PlumbCast, we’re honored to host two legends in the land surveying world: Tim Burch, PLS, Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), and Deward Karl Bowles, RLS, a surveying icon and owner of B and B Surveying in Houston, Texas.

This episode dives deep into the future of land surveying, focusing on the innovative L.E.A.R.N Program—a groundbreaking collaborative continuing education initiative developed in partnership with Land Surveyors United Community and the NSPS Educational Committee. We also discuss the exciting rebirth of Land Surveyors United and introduce the Futurists of Land Surveying, a movement dedicated to shaping the next generation of professionals.

Join us for an insightful conversation about the evolving landscape of land surveying, professional growth, and community collaboration.



Every episode we will drop several new land surveyor tools which we will continually make better based on your feedback.

Quad Map

The Advanced Quad View Map for Land Surveyors is a powerful tool designed for land surveyors to perform various geospatial tasks, such as property measurement, mapping, and route planning, using a combination of Google Maps and Mapbox views. Here’s how it works from the perspective of a land surveyor:

Overall, the Advanced Quad View Map for Land Surveyors offers a versatile, multi-view mapping solution tailored to the needs of land surveyors, providing tools for precise measurements, route calculations, and geographical analysis.


Surveyor Job Post Generator

The Land Surveyor Job Post Generator is a tool designed to help land surveyors and employers efficiently create job postings. Here’s how the tool works from a land surveyor’s perspective:

This job post generator simplifies the process of creating professional job posts tailored specifically for the land surveying industry, making it easy to produce polished listings that are ready for publication.


Advanced Surveyor Calculator

Land Surveyor's Perspective on the Advanced TI-85 Style Graphing Calculator:

This Advanced TI-85 Style Graphing Calculator is a versatile and powerful tool designed to handle a variety of mathematical and graphing functions. Here's how it works from the perspective of a land surveyor:

This calculator offers a robust solution for land surveyors who need advanced graphing, computational, and data visualization capabilities in their daily work, helping them efficiently handle everything from basic calculations to complex 3D models.