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bill93
bill93
@bill93
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Joined: July 1, 2010 9:00 pm
Last seen: September 27, 2026 5:17 pm
Topics: 291 / Replies: 9710
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RE: Using astro for location, not just azimuth

With a one second instrument and a lot of work you can get close to the accuracy of a recreational gps.One second of latitude is about a hundred feet ...

10 years ago
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RE: Making your own reflective targets

My GTS-2B likes the Hillman brand white or red reflective tape and their red reflector driveway markers. Some other brands work but give less range. ...

10 years ago
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RE: Moved pin

You've measured the client's lot. How does it measure from the possibly disturbed pin to the next lot corner beyond?

10 years ago
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RE: My First Ring Ring

Tommy Young, post: 374349, member: 703 wrote: would be like calling the mechanic and asking how much it would cost to fix their car without telling wh...

10 years ago
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RE: LDP Roll Call: What States have them?

mkennedy, post: 374290, member: 7183 wrote: Iowa (Not sure if this covers the entire state) Yes it does, using 14 zones.

10 years ago
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RE: Visiting Grand Canyon this weekend...

I was at the Canyon last week. Guess I should have waited for them to move it to Arkansas, as that would have been a shorter trip. We were on a packa...

10 years ago
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RE: Surveying in the rain...

Nate The Surveyor, post: 373273, member: 291 wrote: Have to be sure GPS penetrates that fabric when wet.... If something would get hot in a microwave...

10 years ago
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RE: Calculating RMSE Values

The second is WRONG. If N and E rms are equal and uncorrelated the radial rms is that same number. If unequal or correlated you get an ellipse whose...

10 years ago
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RE: High Rod - GPS Shots

gschrock, post: 372327, member: 556 wrote: Added another bubble up as high as I could see If the pole is straight, then the bubble should read the s...

10 years ago
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RE: High Rod - GPS Shots

If the pole is straight and you can hold an 8 minute bubble to say 4 minutes, then at 15 feet you may be off 0.02, which isn't bad. But you'd better ...

10 years ago
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RE: Thank you from New York

Drewsph Vagabond, post: 372296, member: 11540 wrote: its the people who don't admit to being weird that you have to worry about :good:

10 years ago
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RE: IGS Ephemeris Delay?

Apparently not all distribution channels are equal. As of 1615 UTC Saturday I still find this one lists Ultra18 for WednesdayEdit: Jim said it while ...

10 years ago
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RE: Damn erasers

For desk work, I have a white vinyl block eraser. If you make a lot of mistakes when writing away from the desk, it is handy to buy one of those eras...

10 years ago
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RE: Where on the Rod is the Corner?

Williwaw, post: 372158, member: 7066 wrote: it is nearly impossible to reach the correct conclusion to the validity of evidence in the field without t...

10 years ago
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RE: North Arrow of the Day

Andy Nold, post: 372105, member: 7 wrote: The cardinal directions are labeled N, E, S & O I would have guessed that to be common in areas with Sp...

10 years ago
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RE: 2 point resection

JOHN NOLTON, post: 372084, member: 225 wrote: If you have measured the distances from your unknown point(N4329.593,E9489.017; your calculations) to bo...

10 years ago
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RE: 29 to 88

It looks like there isn't a lot of change within a few miles of your place mark. An ADJUSTED line runs about 5 miles north so I think the VERTCON sho...

10 years ago
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RE: 2 point resection

You have one more measurement than is needed to solve the problem, but there is significant discrepancy between your given values, so the answer will ...

10 years ago
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