Thanks everyone for the suggestions.?ÿ I've now found several boxes of microfiche records to add yet another obsolete format.?ÿ I can piece together h...

I swapped out my Trimble for a Javad a couple years ago and never looked back.?ÿ The J-Field software (controller software) is not very intuitive to l...

Maybe if the traffic was super slow... but those cars look like they are absolutely hauling @ss past him, judging by the blurs.

So it would actually be a pretty sweet setup if your work was all out in the open prairie or something like that?

I'm not familiar with Leica.?ÿ Is this setup capable of RTK??ÿ I'm not sure if I see a base radio in there.

I love the brush axe (aka Swede Axe) and use it frequently.?ÿ My elbows are destroyed from years of topo surveys with a GPS rover, and I found the mac...

If anyone's still interested, the official job posting went up today on the USA Jobs website.?ÿ You only have about a week to apply though.

Montana really is the best state, isn't it?

Sounds like the North Dakota oil patch.?ÿ One rubber stamp overseeing the work of dozens of field crews, working as fast as possible.?ÿ Filing corner ...

What is the reason for the pole alongside the tripod, instead of using a tribrach and have the tripod centered on the mark??ÿ Is to keep it "fixed hei...

Thanks for the replies.?ÿ It's going to be totally in grid, since that's the precise coordinates I've been given, and I'm just passing the lines on to...

I don't really care for their attitude in this line: "duties include: organizing and overseeing straightforward survey projects, signing off on uncomp...

If you are at all serious about it long-term, I would encourage you to apply anyway.?ÿ Just explain your situation and they might be willing to hire y...

What is your "neck of the woods"??ÿ Without being too specific if you don't want to be.

Also remember that some areas pay more/less - it's not the same nationwide for a particular GS level.?ÿ I think it's a pretty close range but some hig...

That sums it up pretty good.?ÿ The paperwork is really not all that much though.?ÿ The pay is - quite frankly - not good, but the benefits are very go...

The dots on the section and 1/4 corners on that plat... is that common in your area??ÿ I've never seen that on a GLO plat.