I would still have a helper. I don't think I want to be "Australian Man."
Australian man is a stereo-typical Australian man who always seems to be a slave. He was tricked into becoming a slave on Spa 5. Zoidberg recommended the planet. Hermes gets the Spa 5 to run efficiently by having him do all the work.
bridger48, post: 342942, member: 6251 wrote: The one item that impedes the solo surveyor is 5 pounds of data collector. What does your tablet weigh? Free up the working end of survey, we need only a rod with reflector and a dumb I/O device with a reasonable distanced linker back to the stationary instrument with software and data chip or your chubby collector. To my knowledge my instrument has never dropped, banged or dunked a collector.
bridge
What exactly are you set up with there?? you control the collector from a different device??
My company ran TCA 1800's with RCS1100's. Native leica onboard software. The instrument is the field computer (collector), say about the same as a old 386 chipset. Still plenty fast for collection, stakeout and field comps. Rod/Glass and RCS1100 weighted less than a TSC3. The rod/glass/RCS100 combination is not top heavy like the TSC3 rig with active glass.
A RCS1100 is a radio linking dumb display/keyboard/radio with 1/2 mileå±, (direct sight) range.
The TCA Leica 1800 spec'd as a 1" instrument and nearly indestructible. After using these instruments for 15 years, they have toppled, been subjected vehicle rollover and finally one was ran over by a forklift. Still the instrument recalibrated and returned distance/angle despite missing large pieces of its shell. I retired the forked instrument, it look so abused.
Of the range of survey tasks 80% can be performed a solo surveyor. Thinking this way 3 field personnel can divided into 1-3 crews. Most of the time we fielded a solo and pair.
I used GPS gear in a supporting roll to robotics, we just do have not a lot of open sky West of the Cascades.
bridge
In addition to "some field practice ideas that help them get the job done." pay close attention to your accounting, especially accounts receivable! B-)
Love my carbon fiber range pole and tripod. Having that third leg to drop when I need to write in the field book or poke around and not having a gust of wind send my setup crashing to the ground is a blessing. Not to mention the carbon fiber is so much lighter humping around in the hills and doesn't suck the heat right out of my mits when the temps are in the single digits. :gammon:
In addition to "some field practice ideas that help them get the job done." pay close attention to your accounting, especially accounts receivable! B-)
In addition to "some field practice ideas that help them get the job done." pay close attention to your accounting, especially accounts receivable!
The carbon fiber pole will practically weld itself to your hand above 100å¡F. I have seen sleeves over them being used as a hotpad to hold onto.
Similar to Nate, I use high stakes, 6d nails and these targets I make out of reflective tape and 3/8" hose. They slip on the heads of the nails. I set the traverse up first and then run it. Closures are great. I use the tape on the corners and prismless on the blaze trees, buildings, etc.
I use my robot for the roads, topo and heavy detail. Many different tricks.
Safety is a problem. When I'm going out to a long hike in the mountains I usually tell the wife, if I don't come home tonight, this is where to search for the body. She don't think it is funny but someday it will probably be the truth. Where else to die than working on some Ridge Line somewhere.
One thing I did do was lose thirty pounds early this year. The hills are not quite as steep. Next I need to get some newer much lighter gear. Then lose some more weight. After that the grandsons are about to kick in, first as pack animals and then operators but I suppose I won't be solo after that.
Like they say, getting old isn't for sissy's!
I do a lot of solo surveying.
For some survey locations well beyond the end of a road, I take somebody with me because something may happen.
Some of it is the miles and some of it is the years and some of it was due to the condition of the road.
Not a frequent problem in Alaska!
On the flip side they can be a bit brittle at -30F.
Iphone has a "Find Friends" app that works great. At any given moment my wife can see exactly where I am, overlayed with a road map and aerial. (Note: Not advised for the cheating husband)
LRDay, post: 343043, member: 571 wrote: Safety is a problem. When I'm going out to a long hike in the mountains I usually tell the wife, if I don't come home tonight, this is where to search for the body. She don't think it is funny but someday it will probably be the truth. Where else to die than working on some Ridge Line somewhere.
One thing I did do was lose thirty pounds early this year. The hills are not quite as steep. Next I need to get some newer much lighter gear. Then lose some more weight. After that the grandsons are about to kick in, first as pack animals and then operators but I suppose I won't be solo after that.
Like they say, getting old isn't for sissy's!
Iphone has a "Find Friends" app that works great. At any given moment my wife can see exactly where I am, overlayed with a road map and aerial. (Note: Not advised for the cheating husband)
^^^Lol!
