Thank you Ken for once again acting as a sounding board and confirming my thoughts.I value your expertise.I spent several hours composing several emai...
Why are there 10-20 Million Mexicans just illegally in the US if it's so "Wonderful" down there?that's 10,000,000 - 20,000,000 with all the zerosMexic...
Surveying In Mexico- the FUD"Anecdotal experiences are fine, but statistics tell the real story"Exactly.George Burns smoked his whole life and lived t...
Your joking of course?Maybe trying to say in an indirect way "well, you aren't there so don't know what you are talking about"Why would I go there?Ple...
Surveying In Mexico- the FUDAgain...Homicide RateUS----------------4.7Honduras-------90.4That's 19 times greater.Saying nothing about other forms of c...
Surveying In Mexico- the FUDNo need for an unpleasant debate.No need for any debate.As they say "the debate is over".The previous stats don't lie.10-2...
I don't know what goofy web site you got your information from or just made it up but here are some actual numbers. (United Nations Office on Drugs an...
I think anyone thinking of traveling in Mexico is crazy.And bringing any expensive equipment with you, lunacy.It's a corrupt, lawless, third world kle...
To give non surveyors a sense of precision I will say:One second of angle equals one foot in 40 MILES.But even good for some surveyors.
Turn angles at each end to far distant points (GPS or otherwise) that aren't "in" the traverse.Maybe even try shooting Polaris. (especially at elongat...
AStopper, ProMark 2s Are Suifficient For ControlI've had serious errors with the free GNSS Solutions.Running the same data through twice and getting d...
I remember that story.It was analyzed by an actual NGS surveyor in an article.When Datum was "corrected up" the Point was still like 1800ft "off".Whic...
Everyone here is too polite to say it.Would you please stop with the goofy Lat/Lon notation already!It has been explained to you that proper notation ...
I'm not going to say the ground coordinates are "wrong".They are typically "close enough".What is true however, is that if you are laying out everythi...
I'm always suspect of these scientific studies by academic beard scratchers.I believe the the grunt work is probably done by eager to please grad stud...
Pointing Accuracy of Total StationClosely related issue that always got me upset. Pet Peeve.That is, what target to sight first.Typically in multi tar...
I have used and enjoyed versions of the Copan CoGo for Windows Mobile and Windows Desktop over the years.The Android version is totally different desi...
I have used and enjoyed versions of the Copan CoGo for Windows Mobile and Windows Desktop over the years.The Android version is totally different desi...
