While some of us get to work in beautiful country, recover lost stones, drink water from the cool mountain springs...others are not so fortunate.
I can't upload the .kmz but below is the begin and end of a corridor that came across my desk...face of building to face of building, Street view.
This is a good one for a very, very cold and windy day.
38 40 30.76 N
90 17 06.84 W
38 39 56.78 N
90 16 03.85 W
For an order of magnitude first guess I'd figure $7 - $10 per lineal foot for control plus topo. So you are looking in the $40k - $60k range for topo.
This is total station work. You will need at least one control point per block to complete the topo and the boundary. Figure 1 hour per station to set and tie.
Next I'd figure out the number of shots per cross section (I see about 10) and the number of cross sections. Add cross sections as necessary for each side street. Add about 50 shots per block for utilities and 50-100 more for curb returns and intersections. Divide total by some shots per day expectation. Keep it modest.
1 hour office tech time per hour of field crew time to map. 10% of total hours for PLS supervision.
Adjust as necessary for instrument guards, etc.
Don't forget the extra men, one to stay with the instrument so it doesn't get stolen, and an extra man to "watch". In some place similar to this we have also requested and paid for police security.
In this neighborhood we have seen shoot outs, car chases, gang fights/gathering, drug deals, crack house squatting, taunting and physical threats...Just another day in paradise!
StLSurveyor, post: 350984, member: 7070 wrote: Don't forget the extra men, one to stay with the instrument so it doesn't get stolen .....
"Adjust as necessary for instrument guards, etc."
Mark Mayer, post: 350982, member: 424 wrote: Next I'd figure out the number of shots per cross section (I see about 10) and the number of cross sections. Add cross sections as necessary for each side street. Add about 50 shots per block for utilities and 50-100 more for curb returns and intersections. ....
This total will come out to be around 1 shot per lineal foot of main road, +/- 20%.
Find out whose "turf" it is. Arrange a meeting and determine a price for protection....add that in to your final estimate.
Hire a translator if necessary.
paden cash, post: 350992, member: 20 wrote: Find out whose "turf" it is. Arrange a meeting and determine a price for protection....add that in to your final estimate.
Hire a translator if necessary.
The irony to the whole thing is the info "may" be used for fiber optic line communication installation for monitoring cameras and license plate readers to be installed. Try explaining that to the locals when they ask what your doing...
"The survey is for street improvements", end of discussion with street people.
Paul in PA
StLSurveyor, post: 350994, member: 7070 wrote: The irony to the whole thing is the info "may" be used for fiber optic line communication installation for monitoring cameras and license plate readers to be installed. Try explaining that to the locals when they ask what your doing...
You're too honest for your own good. Tell them it's for a new Wal Mart Super Center or a new City Complex for Social Services.
Norman Oklahoma, post: 350988, member: 9981 wrote: This total will come out to be around 1 shot per lineal foot of main road, +/- 20%.
WOW - that's a lot of bullets!!
