Hello,
I am a GIS specialist from Alaska. I work for all the National Parks in Alaska. I support GIS and GPS projects in all of our parks. My specialty is L1/L2 mapping grade GPS, recreational grade Garmin PND's and dabble in RTK (9 years). I am not a surveyor, but I buy them alot of beers and hang out with them. They are easy with information, which I consume and try to convey. I still don't get Grid to Ground, but I try. I know about everything about the horizontal datum or reference frames that we are "supposed to use" in Alaska, and quickly learning about vertical. I'm in charge of coordinate system mixing like all the other GIS professionals out there and can handle 7-parameter Helmert transforms, but 2022 scares the hell out of me. I am pretty conversant in Trimble GPS, TerraSync, PFO and leaning TBC and Asset Surveyor. I've been lurking with Surveyor Connect for years, so I guess I need to join. Thanks for the opportunity.
Welcome!
Welcome, this is a great place to learn and grow as well as have some fun.
[USER=1]@Wendell[/USER]: your new animated icon looks like my SWMBO in the morning before coffee !
Grid to ground. First, get a basketball. Second, steal the netting out of your neighbor's screen door. Try to wrap the netting as tightly as possible around the basketball. The result is grid versus ground.:p
Sometimes we don't know what we are talking about, but we are always willing to help.:)
Welcome to the best place to be. Try to add as much as you take.
welcome as well!
You buy surveyors a lot of beers!
Please let me know when you are coming to Pennsylvania.
Welcome.
Paul in PA
Welcome Joel
Grid to ground. Its a theory. And in practice, we approximate it. But, it's not fact. Fact is, we live in a ball.
So, join in,
Welcome!
Nate
A very big welcome. Your open minded willingness to learn here will serve you well.
Brad Ott, post: 379367, member: 197 wrote: A very big welcome. Your open minded willingness to learn here will serve you well.
That's true for all of us!
Hey Joel! The first and only GIS guy I've ever worked with that truly appreciates the dark magic we surveyors know and use daily.
Welcome aboard.
GISJoel_GetItSurveyed, post: 379012, member: 11867 wrote: Hello,
I am a GIS specialist from Alaska. I work for all the National Parks in Alaska. I support GIS and GPS projects in all of our parks. My specialty is L1/L2 mapping grade GPS, recreational grade Garmin PND's and dabble in RTK (9 years). I am not a surveyor, but I buy them alot of beers and hang out with them. They are easy with information, which I consume and try to convey. I still don't get Grid to Ground, but I try. I know about everything about the horizontal datum or reference frames that we are "supposed to use" in Alaska, and quickly learning about vertical. I'm in charge of coordinate system mixing like all the other GIS professionals out there and can handle 7-parameter Helmert transforms, but 2022 scares the hell out of me. I am pretty conversant in Trimble GPS, TerraSync, PFO and leaning TBC and Asset Surveyor. I've been lurking with Surveyor Connect for years, so I guess I need to join. Thanks for the opportunity.
Welcome! Don't sweat that grid to ground stuff - so few of us understand it that you can say almost anything you want and all listeners will nod their heads so as not to appear ignorant. Nate says he lives in a ball, but I find that pretending its flat works just fine.
I feel fortunate that I will be relaxing on a beach with a cold one or three by 2022. It will be entertaining to watch form the sidelines...
gschrock, post: 380034, member: 556 wrote: Ooops. typo: I meant "you should NOT fear 2022".
HA!
Hello!
I am a little nervous stepping into your hallowed halls, but I will crack the door open and stick in a toe...
First let me say that I love your new home. Wendell, you do an impressive job!
My name is Evelyn Cable, and I am both the editor of Section Lines, the quarterly newsletter of the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors, and the Conference Manager for the Salina Seminar Series, sponsored by The Salina Chapter of the Kansas Society of Land Surveyors (my avatar is the Seminar logo). I am not a surveyor, but I have been reading over your shoulders in SurveyorConnect for a few years, in order to get a feel for what is on your mind and what topics are of interest to you.
Since I am not a surveyor, I won't be trying to talk shop with you, but I am always on the lookout for anything related to land surveying in Kansas, the US, or around the world, that would make a good story for Section Lines. I would love to hear from you if you come across something you think other surveyors would like to read about. The invitation is also open for you to join us in January if you need continuing education credits, or are planning to get registered in Kansas by Comity/Reciprocity -- we have the classes you need.
I wish you the best and look forward to reading more!
Howdy GISJoel
I extend the do not fear grid to ground
Fortunate that I do not have to deal with it 99% of the time.
Howdy Evelyn
Welcome and come on in an join the conversation anytime with your past experiences.
We all love a good story...............
Gavin,
Thanks for the correction! You struck fear in me. I was sure it was a blunder. We in GIS simply call it a bad edit session.
Tim Reed,
Black magic indeed. Its been an honor to meet you guys every February at the Alaska Survey and Mapping Conference. We should have another great one - 51 years of conference and going strong. http:/www.aksmc.org
