What percentage of your time is spent in the field measuring, researching deeds, and plating the finding? What percentage of these require a second or more people? Is there a way to conduct surveys without a rodman or additional manpower??ÿ
Is there a way to conduct surveys without a rodman or additional manpower??ÿ
Absolutely. Robotic instruments have made one-person field crews common.
Almost never need a 2 man crew. Usually if I do it's either a hiking steep job or I use two one man crews and the rare times for construction. I can't see having one two man crew on a site when a base could be set up and two rovers could be working.?ÿ
If you're staking construction a two man crew is usable, one to work the rod and one to pound stakes.?ÿ
But I avoid construction so it's a rare event.?ÿ
As far as percentages. GPS/Robots have made the field so effective that more time is spent in the office, but I'm not going to work out percentages.?ÿ
Safety considerations, training, and the previously stated construction staking projects are the main reasons I put 2 men on the same crew.?ÿ Aside from that, its a one-man crew with a robotic total station and Trimble R-8 GNSS.
This definitely makes this career more appealing. I would like to one day own my own small survey business where I don't have to manage an employees.?ÿ
Sometimes, managing a single person operation is more difficult than management of a five person operation.?ÿ At least with a multi-person operation, you can delegate duties & responsibilities. As a one-man operation, you work at your own pace, answer only to your creditors, but have to do everything yourself. Some one-man operators on this forum are highly motivated and do very well for themselves and their families.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
1/3 office production
1/3 office admin (proposals, taxes, etc.)
1/3 field production
one man show here.
I grab a helper here and there as needed.
Absolutely. Robotic instruments have made one-person field crews common.
Which will be one factor that leads to the death of the profession.
Absolutely. Robotic instruments have made one-person field crews common.
@j-holt says:
Which will be one factor that leads to the death of the profession.
No. ?ÿI have been allowing a fine young lady (high school junior) tag along and shadow and lend a helping hand several times this year. ?ÿI don??t want to jinx it by saying this out loud here, but let??s just say I haven??t scared her away yet.
edit ~ I just realized you were prolly being sarcastic. ?ÿSorry. ?ÿCarry on.
1/3 office production
1/3 office admin (proposals, taxes, etc.)
1/3 field production
one man show here.
I grab a helper here and there as needed.
Don't you mean
1/3 office production
1/3 office admin
1/3 field production
1/3 changing it all when the client remembers what he really wanted
Whoops, that doesn't add up!
1 man crews by design - with the occasional 2 man crew
As I advance in my career I do much less actual surveying and more general management. Probably 2/3 management and 1/3 surveying.
Which will be one factor that leads to the death of the profession.
Certainly the nature of professional oversight and mentoring has to change.?ÿ
We're hoping so..(all of the career Changing, in the pipeline, up and coming, and genuinely Interested in the profession as it was and is evolving too people)
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Are you doing some kind of study or a report for something??
We're hoping so..(all of the career Changing, in the pipeline, up and coming, and genuinely Interested in the profession as it was and is evolving too people)
"There was never any good old days"?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ(Jump to 3:52 for the money line)
?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda) in My Name is Nobody, 1973
Some days the answer is NONE OF THE ABOVE.
Sometimes, managing a single person operation is more difficult than management of a five person operation.?ÿ At least with a multi-person operation, you can delegate duties & responsibilities. As a one-man operation, you work at your own pace, answer only to your creditors, but have to do everything yourself. Some one-man operators on this forum are highly motivated and do very well for themselves and their families.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
a lot of truth here
I think the main trick with not overwhelming yourself as a one-person shop is to make sure you don't take on any projects that are more than you can handle. And if you aren't sure, don't take it. I made that mistake once.
Once.
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Don't you mean
1/3 office production
1/3 office admin
1/3 field production
1/3 changing it all when the client remembers what he really wanted
Yes!