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TBC Adjustment Reports for Dummies

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Okay, can anyone tell where you find the confidence level for the 'Error' reported in the adjusted coordinate portion of TBC's adjustment reports.?ÿ Is it 1 sigma, 1.95 sigma or something else.?ÿ I have not used any Trimble software since TGO.?ÿ I've been given an adjustment report for the primary control I'm supposed to hold on a several miles long project and my first task it to evaluate the provided data.


 
Posted : September 12, 2022 8:30 am
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It's near the top of the report, second section.

First section is Adjustment Settings, then the next section is Adjustment Statistics:


 
Posted : September 12, 2022 9:36 am
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Found it.?ÿ Thanks

Unfortunately they reported to DRMS instead of 95%, which I was guessing based on how tight they reported.?ÿ Apparently they are really good at setting up their equipment since the setup errors is set to zero.


 
Posted : September 12, 2022 1:39 pm
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I was going to say...if you're doing the adjustment, be sure to put a little error in your setups. I use 0.005' because I'm good but I'm not that good. ???? ?????ÿ


T. Nelson - SAM

 
Posted : September 12, 2022 1:55 pm
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Ugh. I'd lay odds that they had to apply some serious scalars to pass the chi-squared test.

TBC defaults to zero centering and measure-up errors for the very reason that it's super obvious when you run that first minimally-constrained adjustment.

When I see reports and deliverables like that it throws all sorts of red flags...

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I was going to say...if you're doing the adjustment, be sure to put a little error in your setups. I use 0.005' because I'm good but I'm not that good.

It's interesting how with a little bit of experience and practice we can dial in our standard errors.

Even more interesting: when I am troubleshooting data, I will loosen or tighten up those values based upon the office I am working with. Some offices run a really tight ship, and others....well, I'm just surprised that they can even see the point through the optical plummet. Regular calibration and adjustment makes a huge difference.


 
Posted : September 12, 2022 2:44 pm