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Using RTK to read NGVD29

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(@mccracker)
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As we all are currently shifting from datum to datum and geoid to geoid, there are still those jobs in municipalities that require antiquated information. We are running Leica equipment, a GS14 and CS15 controller. I would like to be able to send a crew or myself on an older job and quickly check old information with new technology. I have an idea of what would be required but not sure if it would have to be done and then imported into the collector, or if there is a way to quickly swap between in the field. I know there are dangers associated with that and will require additional scrutiny of information but it would help in certain situations. Does anybody do this?

 
Posted : April 18, 2016 2:11 pm
(@dmyhill)
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Couldn't you simply localize (calibrate) to that city's benchmarks?
When you need that data, you can apply that calibration. We run SurvCE, and if I needed to do that, we could.

I don't think that I would trust any out of the box answer or conversion without a local benchmark tie, in any case.

 
Posted : April 18, 2016 2:30 pm
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Apply the geoid to the ngvd29 benches, that's all you need to do, hold the record elevations

 
Posted : April 18, 2016 3:30 pm