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bill93
bill93
@bill93
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Joined: July 1, 2010 9:00 pm
Last seen: September 22, 2026 9:31 pm
Topics: 291 / Replies: 9708
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RE: Deliverables?

That is a bit strange. At 4 per second 222 seconds between first and last would get you 888 intervals or 889 readings. The extra 0.2 seconds could ...

7 years ago
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RE: How do you deal with the heat?

The thing missing from your mix that the sports drinks include is potassium. You need to maintain a potassium to sodium ratio, especially for the hear...

7 years ago
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RE: OPUS

Can you open your Rinex file with an editor and post here the header and first few lines of data? That would allow a much better guess as to the probl...

7 years ago
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RE: Leveling technique?

I can see how refraction can cause a bias because your uphill line of sight is closer to the ground than the downhill one, and the refraction won't be...

7 years ago
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RE: Leveling technique?

Yes, IF the instrument is out of adjustment and IF the legs are not balanced and IF you use the same leg distances for each measurement, then there is...

7 years ago
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RE: Leveling technique?

What makes it questionable?

7 years ago
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RE: Leveling technique?

I vote for two setups of the level between each point and the next, making sure you read at least a half-foot different between setups.?ÿ That's essen...

7 years ago
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RE: Happy Independence Day!

says they don't make 'em like they used to: M-80s were originally made in the early 20th century by the U.S. military to simulate explosives or artill...

7 years ago
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RE: Buying into the firm...

I heard of a guy that was making big money.  . . They caught him because it was 1/8" too big.

7 years ago
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RE: Choosing 'best' coordinates of base station based on multiple days of surveying

While I agree that position in the world is less important than relative position of local points, I suspect the original poster has only one receiver...

7 years ago
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RE: Choosing 'best' coordinates of base station based on multiple days of surveying

Please ignore that comment about square roots, which is way off base. Weight by hours.  Can I plead senior moment?

7 years ago
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RE: Resection procedure in the modern era

Paul, please explain the difference between "resection" and "free station." I was under the impression they were names fo nearly the same thing. ...

7 years ago
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RE: Resection procedure in the modern era

Older material may assume resections are done with angles only, so you need a minimum of 3 known points plus check measurements.?ÿ Modern instruments ...

7 years ago
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RE: GPS work

If you are using a projection grid like SPC or UTM it is ESSENTIAL you understand what scale factor, elevation factor, and combined scale factor are.?...

7 years ago
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RE: Choosing 'best' coordinates of base station based on multiple days of surveying

It is always very desirable to wait until OPUS will use "rapid" orbit data rather than "ultra-rapid" as there is often significant improvement.?ÿ That...

7 years ago
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RE: tricks for tighter control?

As Nate alluded, there are multiple sources of error. Here's my intuitive version of what's going on. The best relative position vector between nearby...

7 years ago
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RE: LandGlide app

Today I was contacted through the amateur benchmark hunter forum, probably because at some point I mentioned State Plane Coordinates in a post there.?...

7 years ago
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RE: Looks like the state of Idaho has moved the ball forward on the pin cushion question...

But with this rule, if they seal a plat with a virtual corner or you find they pincushioned without notice there is an easily proven violation to help...

7 years ago
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RE: This should be interesting

I would hate to work in a state where recording was not required. The owners brought this on themselves by not recording the adjustment.

7 years ago
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