At first scan, this article looks very interesting, informative, and well researched. You've done a lot of work laying it out. I plan to read it mor...

How much slop do you see when you need to extend or retract the scale portion of the rod? I've heard that pretty much limits their applicability to t...

Advise the guy he doesn't have a survey. Sounds to me like a friend just marked the approximate location on the map as a favor to the guy. If he pai...

An easement grants certain rights of use. It is a one-way transfer - it doesn't usually require the grantee to take on any future obligations.A lawye...

Probably 99% of the public, lawmakers, and perhaps even regulatory bodies cannot understand statistics. It's one of the biggest gaps in the US educat...

You lost me with the 0.5 factor. If the north and east components have standard error sigma, then they combine as a Rayliegh distribution and the 95%...

MD WVA history might be relevantSince the definition is in terms of astronomic longitude, you need Dave's T4 and a time source. If the short portion ...

The first difficulty is that these differences are probably highly correlated. I'd expect the differences to wander from day to day, and each set of ...

Instead of clicking on links, I usually right-click and pick "open in new tab." Then when I'm done with the link I can delete the tab, and still have...

Here's a doozy...Paden - good job on the avatar picture. Wish it was higher resolution.

>not a lot of uniformity in the way data is presentedThe free 10-point demo mode of Star*Net is good, but I noticed differences between its reports...