Surveying and Business Chat with Definition Surveying

Quick update since we haven't done a podcast for a while and the requests are flooding in

James found our Surveying podcast online and got in touch to say he enjoyed the content - so we got him on board to record an episode with us!

He is a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor who has gone out on his own and he also has set up a recruitment business.

We have a casual chat to see what the future holds for James and he also asks me a few good questions about what we are up to at Definition Surveying.

You can check out James recruitment website here:

https://www.landbasedrecruitment.co.nz/

This is the podcast to listen to if you are running a small business or thinking about starting one.

I have recommended this book to lots of people but ironically they haven't had time to read it.

I am recording my thoughts from the book into a podcast in the hope that it can help someone change their mindset and put the systems in place to create a successful and rewarding business that works for them.

I hope you enjoy and good luck!

Sheldon shares a few insights into how he got into surveying and why he loves Surveying so much. He also gives us some thoughts on Surveying in the Chatham Islands.

I managed to convince Kimi to join me for a quick chat about how she got into Surveying and working for Definition Surveying

Want to know where your boundary is? You could agree with your neighbor or do it yourself. Or you could get a Surveyor to do it if you want to be sure  

A quick summary of the difference between and Quantity Surveyor and a Land Surveyor.

Hint- One measures quantities and one measures land!

We have upgraded Dave's microphone. Let us know if the audio quality is better. 

And let us know if you have any Surveying questions or topics you would like us to cover on the podcast please get in touch!

Gina asks Dave some questions about the Survey Technology we use and how things have changed over the last few years. 

What is involved in a subdivision and what is due diligence?  

Dave has a chat to Phil about how much better Surveying is than Civil Engineering...

Can a Civil Engineer be a Surveyor and can a Surveyor be a Civil Engineer?

Wrap up of 2022 for Definition Surveying. Listen in to some snippets from our team meeting as we talk about what we have achieved this year and some big picture goals of where we want to go. 

Introducing our first employee at Definition Surveying. #1 Bede has been with us for over a year already! 

Hear what it's like to go through the process to get Licensed and find out what a BLC is and why might you need one.

Dave catches up with Anton to chat surveying

If you are interested in getting into surveying or starting a business this one would be a good listen

A quick yarn on some thoughts on why we prioritise things over others.

If you are interested in business - you need check out this book. The E-myth revisited - Why most small businesses don't work.

I will do a session sharing the key ideas that I have got from this book another time!

As requested by a listener... here is a quick summary of what a Surveyor has to do when marking boundaries for a subdivision.

Note that you don't need a subdivision consent to mark existing boundaries (this is just required for new boundaries) but we do still need to create a plan that needs to be lodged to LINZ every time we put an official boundary mark in.

As always, if you have any questions about anything please get in touch.

david.stiven@definition.nz

We have a chat with Jordan who is a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor in the Hawkes Bay with Definition Surveying.

Find out why Jordan is into Surveying and what he is working on at the moment.

A quick look at a project to see if they should/need to engage a Surveyor

Jamie and I have a chat about what a Surveyor is and what we do. We record podcast #3 a second time as I got too Technical in the first version...