I was visiting with someone today?ÿabout a certain aspect of a project he's working on and as an- "Oh by the way" he mentions that There is?ÿgoing to be a goatrope?ÿ?ÿ errr?ÿ dog and pony show err an event up at the XYZ pit and he's been tasked to supply component z.... it seems some of the cube dwelling non-construction types from a bit farther east want to do a comparision...
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him- "yes they're crushing a sand pile at the XYZ pit and they want to do a comparison of quantities from a drone flight (photo only- no lidar), the stock pile reports Iphone app and a conventional measurement (survey)- I'm supposed?ÿto provide a crew for the conventional measurement"... he asks if I want to attend....
( I'd been out there about 3 weeks ago staking the permit limits and had seen that they'd brushed a portion of the site)
?ÿMe- "Did any body take any initial measurements on the floor?"
?ÿHim- Nope
Me- I'll pass ..... :eye roll:
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About par for the course. Never consult a surveyor until its too late for one to be useful.
The ground is flat under the pile, I looked at it before we started putting gravel on it. All those undulations you see flatten out under the pile.
Heard that one many times.
Of course they are fighting over a few yards.
well, if it is just for comparison of the different measurement technologies, go ahead and assume it is a straight line between bottom shots.?ÿ
Update- yesterday I talked with some folks a bit higher up the food chain- they informed me that the contractor was supposed to start crushing today- so you guessed it- I??m up here this morning- operator ?ÿhad the ??oh yay a state guy? look on his face this morning when I walked up to explain what I was doing - they??re still placing conveyors- and I just finished my 1st scan....
well, if it is just for comparison of the different measurement technologies, go ahead and assume it is a straight line between bottom shots.?ÿ
It??s actually/ultimately going to be for pay quantities- the plan is to crush out 14k cyds then crush another pile of the same size but with *cough *salt added - the comparison component is for future reference as there is a move to migrate to innovative technologies for improved efficiencies...?ÿ
?ÿMe- "Did any body take any initial measurements on the floor?"
?ÿHim- Nope
Me- I'll pass ..... :eye roll:
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And I thought I was the only one with this problem
James