it's freezing cold these days in Belgium,
Had to be in the region of Zwalm this week for an as built of a cycle path and some storm water detention ponds.
There are multiple villages in Zwalm, didn't pay much attention to it until I saw this one ...
a closer look
indeed, as a lot off villages has the 'gem' ending as Bethlehem, Waregem, Kobbegem ... I discovered today we also have a Beerlegem!!
Some more shots of the project, with the freezing temps -8°C (17°F) for days now no way of opening the manholes for the inverts, we'll come back when we have positive temps.
Christof.
cool pics Christof... Did you grab a beer in Beerlegem?
Nice to see some climate instead of warm sunny beaches!! Your weather looks like our weather here...
Beerlegem!!
Friggin~aye cool(*) !
Who took that first photo of you?
(*) actually very cold, too cold for me...brrrrr
Christof
You are a better man than me to work in that kind of weather. I've lived on the Pacific coast my whole life so I guess my blood never got thick enough to stand up to the cold weather.
Maybe all of us Beerleggers should go to Beerlegum for a convention!
I heard from Vladimir in the Czech Republic the other day. He said he was going skiing this weekend. I told him to watch for an update to Rinexdates.
John
Christof-
Our outdoor temperature is about 28 F today.
Great to see you are not needing to be in your surveying kilt either ! 😉
A few Questions if I may;
1] Are there known geographic (UTM) coordinates for boundary corners in Belgium ?
2] If so, who has access to them ?
3] Are these UTM coordinates published with plans that are registered or lodged with government departments or organizations ?
4] What happens when the coordinates you determine by measurement don't agree with previous published coordinates ?
Thank you.
Cheers,
Derek
From the looks of that last picture, I am guessing the GPS equipment is set up on the edge of a road with little or no traffic.
If any of my guys set up that close to pavement, and don't put traffic cones around the setup, they are toast. And the I-man better never be more than arms length away from it at all times either!
I've appeared to have dodged all the bad weather systems on both sides of the pond... unseasonably warm and sunny here in Portland area...
Beerlegem ... also known as surveyorconnectem ...
good one
Yep, it was close to 80° today. Man, I hate these Florida winters...
Don,
way too cold for a beer, I had a hot soup instead.
Brad,
being solo I used the timer function on the Canon Powershot A570,
you can customize the delay, it then makes 3 pics ... nice feature
John,
I'm still strugling with the reports, found a way now to check if the report is allready reset and have to write some more code now,
Derek,
1] Are there known geographic (UTM) coordinates for boundary corners in Belgium ?
Mostly not, all public works are done in the national Lambert 72 system. If boundary is involved in these projects it is in the same system. Most other boundary is done locally, no reference to the national L72-system.
Boundary resaerch is searching for maps at the registry and cadastral offices. If survey maps exists you'll have to find them there, otherwise the cadastral sketches are used.
In the rare case of not matching plans you have to be inventive, bring all parties involved toghether and find a solution.
We don't have a system where a cadastral or city surveyor checks our maps.
Joe,
indeed almost no traffic, and a 15" VRS-RTK setup. We use the traffic cones for the totalstation.
Chr.
C-
TUVM
Cheers
D
Although probably not intended, the Beerlegm sign with the flowing drain after it really seemed to flow together like a story. It's friday night in Lawton, Oklahoma. In the 70's F and both things sprang to mind.
Great shots Christof.
