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Joined: July 1, 2010 9:00 pm
Last seen: June 6, 2026 7:36 pm
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RE: Happy Pi Day!

@holy-cow You reversed a couple digits near the end of that.

3 years ago
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RE: Happy Pi Day!

My wife had someone in her office who made a fuss over pi day. I made a pi cookie cutter and for several years she made pi cookies.

3 years ago
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RE: Coordinate System

You need to figure out what coordinate system and datum your "known" values are in. I'm not very familiar with Canadian systems, but I know they have...

3 years ago
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RE: How Long Between GPS Control/Boundary Corner Occupations?

I keep taking shots until I get 2 shots in a row of close measurements. Two in a row isn't a good criterion. Getting a majority that agree closely...

3 years ago
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RE: Working for a Surveyor that does not understand GPS.

I don't care if a setup or two had a short backsight, as long as we turn enough sets The problem isn't just reading the angle-that may be quite acc...

3 years ago
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RE: A rare situation in my area

Their E-W position should be essentially the same whether they proportioned using GPS or TS distances. Their labeling may not be the surface distance....

3 years ago
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RE: Nad27 to nad83 ncat

How much is a lot?

3 years ago
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RE: Hello from Miami, Need advises and Tips to pass the FS Exam.

@minshawy2003 There is always more than one way to skin a cat...

3 years ago
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RE: Server Upgrades today (2023-03-08) and tomorrow

The good news is that it works, regardless of whether it is fast or slow.

3 years ago
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RE: Creek titles

The description is ambiguous. Is the creek the line or the course given? Could be argued either way. "generally along the creek" is asking for troubl...

3 years ago
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RE: How Long Between GPS Control/Boundary Corner Occupations?

If you are measuring a boundary, only concerned with local relative positions the main thing is to let the satellites move a little. If you are setti...

3 years ago
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RE: Who takes care of this where you are?

I have no experience with this. But somebody has to do it, apparently and if they can get the surveyor to do it and sign off that it is all of them, ...

3 years ago
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RE: Creek titles

If the deed explicitly says the property line follows the creek (riparian) then the traverse only needs to be as detailed as to get an accurate area a...

3 years ago
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RE: Server Upgrades today (2023-03-08) and tomorrow

Loading seems to be at least as fast as before if not better. Posting replies takes a long time, and the "working" symbol flashes so briefly you migh...

3 years ago
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RE: Theodolites of 1890

The point of having 3 or 4 microscopes is to be able to average out centering error in the angle scale and variations in the graduations themselves. ...

3 years ago
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RE: Working for a Surveyor that does not understand GPS.

While it's nice to know something about how GNSS works, your immediate need it to be sure you understand the coordinate systems and projections involv...

3 years ago
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