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Artie Kay
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Joined: November 13, 2011 11:27 am
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RE: Image Files in CAD

Spledeus is right, adjustment of settings can help the final appearance greatly. Something to also bear in mind is that unlike the vector based CAD im...

12 years ago
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RE: Interesting Software Tools

It would be useful to have a few 'sticky' threads for reference items.Use this regularly as back up:Some freebies here:Some of the payware items also...

12 years ago
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RE: Sokkia GSR2700ISX worth buying?

I have the setup which is quite common as it was sold as a package: Base and Rover, and Allegro CX with SurvCE. I didn't have any Glonass problems wi...

12 years ago
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RE: If not broke, does it need to be fixed. (GPS Firmware)

Do Topcon provide details of the firmware versions on any of their web pages? If you can get access to this info you'd be able to check whether there ...

12 years ago
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RE: Ordinance Survey Topo Maps

Ordnance Survey Topo MapsYou could try ordering from here:It's gonna take an awful lot of the 1:25,000 scale Explorer maps to cover the whole route th...

12 years ago
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RE: GPS test results and guidelines from England

Thanks JohnThis is a similar UK site, from the RICS which is the professional body for surveyors whereas the TSA is more commercial. Some useful downl...

12 years ago
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RE: Advice from a lawyer

What's the difference between a lawyer lying in the middle of the road and a fox lying in the middle of the road? There are skid marks in front of the...

13 years ago
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RE: [nonSurveyor] Relative height of 2 summits (200 yds apart)

Sounds as if your looking to confirm which of the two summits is the higher. It might be worth investigating whether a local surveyor might want to ge...

13 years ago
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RE: Gound Projection and Curvature of the Earth

Ground Projection and Curvature of the EarthI can see a time, maybe in the near future, as computing and modelling continue to develop that projection...

13 years ago
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RE: The great thing about

Nice pics Moe. What part of the country is that? Some people have a lot of space around them!

13 years ago
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RE: How big is that hole? (pics)

Thanks Christof, it's not every job that is that scenic! It's nice to get out near the North Sea. At the west side of the islands it's the Atlantic Oc...

13 years ago
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RE: How big is that hole? (pics)

DarylForgot to mention in my post that every time I see you in your excellent photos and videos I think of this guy (must be the hair and the beard!):

13 years ago
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RE: How big is that hole? (pics)

Hi ScottI did it at 'arms length' and stepping very gently! On quarry edge surveys I usually use the bipod as a long arm, attached quite high up on th...

13 years ago
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RE: How big is that hole? (pics)

Hi DarylYou should contact Brian Kynoch at 'Sail Orkney' he's a fixer who might get you in touch with someone who needs crew or has a spare place. Ork...

13 years ago
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RE: How big is that hole? (pics)

> Hey, that looks like my GPS setup!!! DonI just said that about your setup on 'the other forum' - on Alan Gallant's thread!I've no complaints ab...

13 years ago
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RE: How big is that hole? (pics)

You're right Moe, I was lucky today! I sometimes have to tie down the tripod! Funny to think all you people in the States were probably sound asleep w...

13 years ago
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RE: 21 Suggestions for Success

Max Ehremann summed up more or less the same things poetically:My Grandad's philosophy was 'do no harm' funny thing was he went through two world wars...

13 years ago
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RE: Solar Storm

Looks as if there was activity yesterday, around the middle of the maximum activity I staked out a long boundary and checked some existing stations an...

13 years ago
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RE: Favor gone wrong

Yep cm, there's a lot of lore which sums up this sort of situation. As one of my old bosses said 'the more they get the more they want'. He also had a...

13 years ago
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