He probably couldn't meet 1:10,000 unless he twists a lot of D&R sets, tapes multiple times, and knows what correction to apply to taping.On the o...

If the rod height changed in mid-traverse, you have to know how much and where it changed.If it didn't change, I don't see that the number has any eff...

Great! I shouldn't have doubted that SHS would do a topnotch job.

All Data Is CLOSE TO a Highway CurveAt 1d 08' there isn't much difference, but the radius, length, and tangent numbers indicate that the curves were c...

Is it set up over a triangulation station disk? I don't find one in the GC list for that lat-lon, but it wouldn't have to be one actually in the data...

Maybe a scared or angry horse or cow. The moose is going to be easier to rile up than most domestic animals.

😉 Seriously, though, does anybody have data on how much towers move? Say with wind, or with sun heating one side on a summer morning? The tower in ...

If you have the mindset that the larger package is always cheaper per unit, you'd better take your calculator the next time you go to the grocery stor...

>averaging face left and face right is bestAveraging both faces (Direct & Reverse, older terminology) is absolutely required because this measu...

You need to get copies of the relevant ISO or DIN standards for testing these specifications.You may also find some useful discussions in prior thread...

A tight closure is necessary but not sufficient. I'm not arguing against digital levels. If you can always hold a tight closure, then you can believe...

Another exampleThe one I was thinking of was [msg=42933]here[/msg] wherein Loyal demonstrated about 2 tenths of a foot in 2.8 miles.

Spelling police: A roof protects you from rainy weather, whether or not it meets setbacks.

Is the orthometric correction significant for your area and the length of level run you made? Did you apply it? I recall Loyal giving an example fro...

subtracting an offset does not mess with the scale factor.

It's a local coordinate system derived from state plane. It's a wonderful thing if it meets your needs, all the conversion metadata is supplied, and ...

>carbon copiesJust one rule. The originator gets the bottom copy.

It seems like most of the time when DOT work comes up in some states, the monumentation is described as sloppy.Why aren't contractors to a DOT held to...

Also White, p. 34118. Whenever the true place of establishing a corner is inaccessible, except it occurs in a body of water that is to be meandered, y...