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here is a picture taken yesterday after the new disk was set. The disk in underneath the table.

On the other side of the vertical tube is an IGM disk (Instituto Geografico Militar, the equivalent of our NGS/USGS/NGA...

We had lunch at the nearby Hacienda Guachala, which was built in 1585 and is where the French Geodetic expedition first came to.


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 7:08 am
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John Hamilton, post: 428890, member: 640 wrote: here is a picture taken yesterday after the new disk was set. The disk in underneath the table.

On the other side of the vertical tube is an IGM disk (Instituto Geografico Militar, the equivalent of our NGS/USGS/NGA...

We had lunch at the nearby Hacienda Guachala, which was built in 1585 and is where the French Geodetic expedition first came to.

Very lively looking bunch :p


N10,000, E7,000, Z100.00
PLS - IL, MO, AR, KS, MN, KY

 
Posted : May 18, 2017 7:18 am
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Nice.
I only recognize a couple of the faces. Names for all?


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 7:31 am
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Ken Bayes (OR), Richard Leu (IA), John Minor (OR), me (PA), Joe Nunes (Hemisphere, AZ), and Mark Armstrong (OR, recently retired NGS Advisor)


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 7:35 am
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I think it needs to go 0.04' south. Maybe you can use a hole-punch.

Thanks for sharing the names.


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 8:00 am

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Very cool.... but that stamping! UGH. We took more time to make a WC/MC look good in the boonies of Alaska for the bears to inspect.


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 10:59 am
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I say Way too cool too. Thanks for posting.

So what are they calling y'all down there? Ignieros, agrimensors, topoviejogringos,


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 11:35 am
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Robert Hill, post: 428948, member: 378 wrote: I say Way too cool too. Thanks for posting.

So what are they calling y'all down there? Ignieros, agrimensors, topoviejogringos,

"topoviejogringos" LOL!!


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 11:41 am
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Thanks for sharing
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have fun!


 
Posted : May 18, 2017 1:48 pm
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Andy J, post: 428943, member: 44 wrote: Very cool.... but that stamping! UGH. We took more time to make a WC/MC look good in the boonies of Alaska for the bears to inspect.


 
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Posted : May 18, 2017 8:18 pm
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Posted : May 18, 2017 8:21 pm
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Wonderful photos.


 
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