I am new to the career field and unfortunately I made a pretty big mistake... my backsight didn't register in the systems and we started shooting points. Is there a way you can shoot the backsight after you have made shots? Any help would be awesome!!!
It's definitely fixable... the easiest way to do so is going to depend on what data collector and software you're using.
You might want to explain more precisely what you did and what equipment/software you are using. Did you "zero" on the backsight and forget to "collect" it? If you are shooting a lot of points you should recheck your zero or backsight angle throughout the course of you topography work.
If you backsighted with a random angle, and picked up the gun without checking back, you options are much less. Regardless if you did what I think you are describing, I am thinking it's salvagable. You might want to rebacksight and turn to some common points you shot before and make sure you are getting the same values. If it's not a huge number of shots, you might go ahead and shoot them all again.
You are getting good feedback already.
Some of these guys are going to give you a hard time. Grow some thick skin.
Do not let it get to you.
Eventually you will get the help you need (even if it means a trip back out to re-shoot the points ~ hopefully not though).
Great post. We have ALL been there.
As long as there are some check shots into the backsight or some other control you can totally fix it.
Where was the zero? Put a point there and set it as the backsight in the FBK or RW5 file. If you use some other system, go ask someone else.
Whatever you do, do not rezero.
Shoot your backsight and readjust all in the office.
Paul in PA
Setup again and take site on real backsite and turn to one or more identifiable foresites shot previously.
Go into cogo and rotate previous sites to new actual location of known foresite.
Been there done that and had to remind the crew that too many days like that and they will be earning minimum wage.
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YOUR FIRED!!
In my best Donald Trump voice...
^^THIS.^^
Such a process also helps if you inadvertently zero the gun when you should've keyed in an azimuth, et cetera... (though redundant shots may be redundant)-
and this is why one uses a field book
paper notes come in handy right about now....
It happens to all of us. Learn from it and move on.
YOUR FIRED!!
Did you also do "the cobra"
