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bill93
bill93
@bill93
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Joined: July 1, 2010 9:00 pm
Last seen: September 18, 2026 1:54 pm
Topics: 291 / Replies: 9708
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RE: The nosey neighbor should have stayed in the house

This might be a time to put legal length monuments deep and short ones over them, or maybe rebars in pipes, so the guy can think he's pulled them all ...

6 years ago
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RE: Setting out a bridge

~6.5 ppm/?ø F, so for say 30?ø F about 200 ppm or?ÿ 1:5000.?ÿ SPC are intended to have distortion less than 1:10,000 or 100 ppm.?ÿ Elevation factor o...

6 years ago
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RE: Setting out a bridge

It could be done either way.?ÿ Just be absolutely sure everybody on the project does it the same way. But I don't suppose you can order girders dimen...

6 years ago
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RE: Interesting property dispute

Even if the property line extends into the street, the utility is using an easement for their own facilities. Certainly not everything in the easement...

6 years ago
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RE: Setting out a bridge

Broken link.?ÿ Try this one.?ÿ If it works, the US folks should take a deep breath before looking at the street view: map:

6 years ago
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RE: "Substitute" PK Nails

[sarcasm] Does Schonstedt make geiger counters? [/sarcasm] More seriously, it seems likely the rods were surplus, and I wonder what they were origina...

6 years ago
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RE: Significant Figures

Another problem is that one position is NAD83(1995) and the other is NAD83(2011), so there will likely be a shift between datum realizations.

6 years ago
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RE: Iron Pipe Decomposition

What's the approximate diameter??ÿ It reminds me of a car's tailpipe more than a water or gas pipe. How far from your search coordinates?

6 years ago
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RE: Significant Figures

I usually compute with all the decimals available.?ÿ The only place for rounding is in the final answer. Any rounding or truncation is equivalent to ...

6 years ago
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RE: Who & When Will We Hit 500,000 Posts?

While disguised as Col. Mustard?

6 years ago
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RE: RTK and Post-Process Results

I think it is pseudoranges from each satellite that are needed. Vectors usually refer to distance and direction between two stations, and is only a li...

6 years ago
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RE: Significant Figures

Once you have an error ellipse or +/- you can give all the digits you want without implying false accuracy. 123.45678901234 +/-0.02@ 95% or 987.65432...

6 years ago
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RE: RTK and Post-Process Results

One requirement for that is that your rover setup must store the raw data from all the satellites, not just the computer positions. Can yours do this ...

6 years ago
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RE: Significant Figures

I didn't claim it was "correct", but have found it useful at times for estimation. And rather than look up e^2 and do the more complicated calculation...

6 years ago
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RE: Who & When Will We Hit 500,000 Posts?

I'll bet on @holy-cow on October 20 at 0305 Pacific time (that's what the forum uses, isn't it?)

6 years ago
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RE: Significant Figures

I use 100 or 101 ft for lat, 100 cos(lat) for lon unless I want to be picky, and then I go to INVERSE.

6 years ago
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RE: Section Corner Marker

In Iowa the owner used to get an Abstract of Title which went all the way back to the first patent from the government.?ÿ It was exactly what you are ...

6 years ago
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RE: Todays deed

That deed posted last week by JosephNY is about as bad as any I've tried to decipher.?ÿ Several courses, and then a course Northwesterly (with no dist...

6 years ago
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RE: mudflat digital leveling

I suppose there tends to be a crust with muck underneath, and you sure don't want to break through.

6 years ago
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