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bill93
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Joined: July 1, 2010 9:00 pm
Last seen: September 23, 2026 1:20 pm
Topics: 291 / Replies: 9709
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RE: Easting / Northing help

You might find this link of interest.

8 years ago
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RE: Easting / Northing help

I believe MGA is similar to UTM but adapted to your national datum. Subtracting local at a reference point from MGA at the same point to get a convers...

8 years ago
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RE: RI exam reference material needed

"Incorrectly" is a bit off the mark, as there was no single agreed standard when many New England cities were laid out. It depended on who you got you...

8 years ago
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RE: Sheet numbering

Ask for the statute reference requiring that.

8 years ago
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RE: Construction and transportation surveying opportunities in Texas

I had relatives who would winter in south Texas.?ÿ They said when they left Iowa and got to the Texas border, they were halfway there.

8 years ago
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RE: Before Modern Surveyors

I usually can, but I'm a geezer.?ÿ Depends on the cursive.?ÿ We've seen examples posted that we could not reach a consensus on what was intended.?ÿ I'...

8 years ago
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RE: The 4 Things You Need To Know Before Hiring A Surveyor

I see the same link.?ÿ ?ÿ I copied the basic URL without the number tag on the end that I suspected would somehow identify the source of the link, and...

8 years ago
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RE: Are any 1950ƒ??s subdivision plats self-consistent?

Don, good to hear from you! Welcome to the forum. I see you have been lurking for a while but this was your first post.?ÿ Are you still in the QC? I r...

8 years ago
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RE: Boundary Line Dispute

An adverse possession case is a step beyond prescriptive easement and has an uncertain outcome.?ÿ Why don't the l*awyers help you enforce the easement...

8 years ago
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RE: FECORE

Go to this link and scroll down.?ÿ It appears to be a flat earther organization set up as a non-profit.

8 years ago
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RE: Are any 1950ƒ??s subdivision plats self-consistent?

That transformation finds a rotation, a scaling, and XY offsets for a best match between plat and measured.?ÿ It sounds like a good approach when you ...

8 years ago
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RE: Let's play "Guess That Cryptic Layer Name"

"The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from." ~Andrew Tanenbaum

8 years ago
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RE: The 4 Things You Need To Know Before Hiring A Surveyor

Pretty good.?ÿ Indeed better than most views from the real estate world. Nitpicks: it could have mentioned boundary law principles along with measurem...

8 years ago
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RE: Total Station VS Auto / Digital Level for height "stakeout"

A digital level would be the most accurate and fastest.?ÿ An auto level next best. Refraction and curvature correction would be useful if sights are n...

8 years ago
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RE: NGS GPS Calendar

Educate me.?ÿ Why do you need day of year??ÿ My receiver automatically puts DOY in the filename, and I increment GPS week on a paper calendar in order...

8 years ago
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