>ability of the metal detector to "detect" a target has more to do with the ability of the target to conduct electricity than it does it's existing...

>sometimes even turned up all the wayNot sure what you mean by this. My old Schonstedt has two controls. One is volume and has nothing to do with...

Wouldn't you have to be shooting over a quarter mile to get that kind of difference from curvature?

That appears to be a likely solution. There's probably a selection in the software for true height versus slant height. The slant measurement is not...

Back to the drawing boardThe sum of the interior angles of a polygon (closed traverse) is exactly 180*(N-2) by geometry. For exterior angles it is 18...

>Unless otherwise noted there is a 10' drainage and utility easement along the rear of all lots; ... other drainage and utility easements are show...

Back to the drawing boardYes, there is an angle problem. A simple sum of angles fails to close (match a multiple of 180 degrees) by 14 to 15 minutes....

So the difference between the highest and lowest CSF, applied over 0.6 mile is .... 0.04 ft 😛 The difference between using a CSF and not is quite s...

They are confusing title with boundary issues. Title is WHAT PARCEL you own, and boundary is WHERE ARE THE LIMITS OF THAT PARCEL.It would appear they...

Just a general commentAs always, what factors need to be considered depends on your situation. If you have 100 feet of elevation change over your pro...

Just a general commentWhy would heights matter for horizontal distances? If the instrument and prism are over the points, the horizontal distance equ...

Just a general commentTo see how YOUR work checks out, you should only enter your own measurement data, plus ONE azimuth that you can choose arbitrari...

The versions of Acrobat Reader I've used have a zoom or magnify feature to show only what you want on the screen. When you select Print you can selec...

To take a contrary point of view: as important as the monument is, it is often not particularly visible. Probably the majority of property owners hav...

As the format of the coordinates would suggest, they seem to match those of this puzzle geocache. Unfortunately, it is a premium-members-only cache, ...

"sea" level..or lake levelAn [msg=181038]old thread[/msg] that is relevant to measuring water levels.Good discussion about wind and seiche and more fr...

Kinetic energy = 1/2 * M * V^2Force is indeterminate here. Force in stopping a moving object depends on the time and distance over which it meets the...

Meade's RanchPrior thread on Meade's Ranch.Ernie Cantu, a Kansas surveyor, has put together some group trips to the site over the years, last in 2009 ...