Not just "older" surveyors either...we have folks here that do a straight point dump from the collector and straight into CAD.
Personally, I've seen too many issues along the way, (plus I have a support background so I've "fixed" lots of folks data) so I put everything through TBC before going to CAD. I'm trying to get others to do the same, and most do, but there are still a few that don't use TBC "unless there's a problem", which in my opinion may be too late.
Once, a group staked a mile of pipeline with an autonomous position as their starting point and couldn't figure out why it was "off".
@bushaxe?ÿ
And it's the same thing with GPS. Normally there is an error trapping routine for bad set-ups but it doesn't catch "close" points. It's possible to have two close points and put the incorrect number down for the base point. It's very helpful to have a check-in point before you start surveying.?ÿ
