Maine DOT, who I worked for , had 5 at one time in storage, but that was years ago. Then,;-) you would have to find some of us old guys to erect it. ...

The very saddest part of the new technology, was the hundreds (Thousands?) of hours that went into triangulating all those mountaintop stations, in or...

We used Bache's equipment, in 1980 to measure an 1862 baseline (Originally surveyed by Jefferson Davis), and got 5-6 cm, the first time we used it. Af...

Plum bobsIn over 40 some years, I don't think I ever saw a plum bob that was smooth. Actually, the bumps gave you a better grip, Right?

Old Surveying (Well, not that old, but old, anyway)Back in the 70's, I was involved with NGS (NOAA) in a geodetic Survey of the State of Maine (Party ...

If you take the top off, and drill a hole in the top of your hard hat (Picture it....) Then put the plum bob upside down on top of the helmet, and scr...