Kevin Samuel, post: 418065, member: 96 wrote: Are your topo shots taken from the same measurement mode as your control?If not, isn't there an opportun...

Mark Mayer, post: 418043, member: 424 wrote: Bruce doesn't keep field notes. But an examination of the measure ups in the raw data file is in order. ...

I used to base my fee on what it would cost the client for photogrammetry + setting panels. I would charge the same, but deliver in a couple of days a...

I knew there was a reason I'm still happily using AutoCAD 2004Lt.

Dan Patterson, post: 416052, member: 1179 wrote: A friend of mine just sent me this and asked if I had ever seen these before. I have not, but I gues...

When I went into business my selling point was I could have the work completed and in the client's hands in days, even for topos, because I was willin...

Mark Mayer, post: 415427, member: 424 wrote: I've heard of GPS Base stations being stolen, of course. But it seems that every time it is from the side...

Gene Kooper, post: 415278, member: 9850 wrote: Bruce,Having met you, I cannot imagine how anyone could become vividly livid at you. The rarity of the...

Ha, yes livid, although as you said it was also vivid. Goodness she was mad and it probably didn't help her demeanor when I stayed calm.

John Putnam, post: 414760, member: 1188 wrote: Bruce,You can change the descriptor at any point in Smartworks, Viva & Captivate. All you do is go...

Ah, yes, the very few things I don't like about Leica.It won't allow me to change the descriptor after I collect it, even though I'm the person who ju...

Half the original fee after only three months seems a little high, but more to the point, never give your clients the impression you are sticking it t...

I do surveys for churches for free, and just agreed to update one in Sahuarita not ten minutes ago. I've been blessed in every aspect of my life, so h...

Mark Mayer, post: 413645, member: 424 wrote: I'm really not clear on what "certify to all encroachments" is supposed to mean. It means they don't wan...

I had an e-mail this week from a broker because the assessor shows the parcel to be 24' side and the building as 25'. Obvious problem, right. I gave t...

Not utilities, but similar. I did an ALTA survey on dirt that had once been farmland, and there was a concrete irrigation ditch that I showed on the d...

Big advantage. Well worth it.