Dent Cermak

Thank you very much for posting this. ?ÿRest in peace, Captain.

I had noticed his absence from here but never got around to trying to contact him.?ÿ Thanks for letting us know about CPTDENT.

We had some contact and he sent me a package.?ÿ I noted then that his name was Dent Cermak.?ÿ I had been assuming Dent was his surname.

Definitely enjoyed his posts and general camaraderie.

Posted by: @blitzkriegbob

I guess there will be no one left to admonish us for referring to contours as "major" and "minor".

Sorry to hear this.

What are the correct names for those contours?

@bill93

I think he preferred index and intermediate.  I know he hated major and minor.  Maybe because of the implication of a 94' contour being inferior to a 95' contour?  I don't remember the exact reason, but I do remember he always referred to his cartography background.

Sorry to hear. His avatar always made me chuckle.

This appears to have been his last post here.

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Posted by: A Harris

I would imagine that today's soldier carries a hand held gps similar to a Garman ETrex that is no larger than a cell phone with the appropriate coding and software that will deliver results as good as it gets and is sending information in real time to most anywhere in the world and the capabilities can be turned on and off as necessary to save battery power and prevent being located by the enemy.

perhaps this is so

Nope. Never has been. At least for those on the ground.

Prime example of how it is today. Get yourself one of the really fancy Drones and then get a contract to work on a military base where that drone can save you hours of time.?ÿThen sit back and watch the fun. Get at least a case of pop corn and a equivalent amount of beer. You'll need it.

First, there will be an equipment inspection. OOPS!! There are Chinese components on your drone! Can't use that drone. Got another one?It seems that the software on your drone does some "pre-processing" by sending your data back to China via satellite for analysis and application to later data. In the LONG run, they have all of your data. Filed in China. Of an American Military Installation.

Way back when I chose to wear green everyday, we used to call stuff?ÿ "targeting data". Is this "Much ado about nothing" or a revamp of the "Boy Who Cried Wolf".

I suppose that depends on how close that first round is to the initial target.

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Aw man, I'm so sorry to hear this. I had some really nice private discussions with him. I had recently started to wonder what happened to him.

Here's his forum activity, should anyone want to travel back in time a bit: https://surveyorconnect.com/community/activity/484/

@holy-cow

Yeah that's a prime example of a cptdent post. The man pulled no punches and called it the way he saw it!

@wendell

Thanks for this! It did not take me long to find a post where he talked about major and minor contours!

https://surveyorconnect.com/community/software-cad-mapping/contour-lines-never-cross/paged/5/#post-442919

@brad-ott Agreed. I'm thankful I had the pleasure of meeting Dent at least one year at a Carlson User Conference. As I recall, we (he) chatted at length over breakfast to the point where my scrambled eggs got cold and I was starting to run late for my class. However, the charm and humor I found in him will be missed. May gentle breezes be at your back, Dent.