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GPS any day, all day. A total station is painfully slow compared to GPS in an open area. See the clip below, which is shopping center parking. I timed...
This is mainly for Kent: I know of a survey company name that implies they are the best in the business, and I just looked at their website, which cer...
Those odd and non-intuitive examples might explain why so many of my architect and engineer clients can't find AutoCAD files. The drawings are probabl...
Kent McMillan, post: 375687, member: 3 wrote: Well, can you conceive that a professional service is not a commodity? I'm assuming that you can. Optim...
Kent McMillan, post: 375578, member: 3 wrote: Question: why have you chosen to practice under a name like "Pendulum Surveying" instead of "Shawn Billi...
You deal with taxes, and the form of your company, by talking to a good CPA. They are pros at answering those questions. There are some drawbacks to w...
I went around the block today, and one lot over I found this recent nail and disk set on the sealant between the two buildings. Suspicious, I peeled a...
This morning I went around the block and found this interesting pin cushion one lot over. See the recent nail and disk. Look carefully and you will se...
I understand what you are saying about the sometimes very short curve lengths caused by fixed width lot lines, but that isnÛªt the case here, nor is ...
We could depend on Steve Owens to code Dead Kat when doing a road topo. Only slightly related, my favorite attorney called to chat about a survey draw...
I use 99999 as a dummy elevation value in my COGO calculated points, so they are obviously not on a good elevation. Once (just once) I imported into a...
Two part response: (a) What irks me is when they reply by quoting the rules, written in legalize by an attorney, and if I could have deciphered the ru...
Debby said it was indeed Burk. Thanks to all of you. What a great site this is.
(a) I never charge for anything under $50. It just isn't worth my time, or my wife's time, keeping track of $20 or whatever. (b) I gladly send out pdf...
JKinAK, post: 366283, member: 7219 wrote: I may as well pile on too. Jevad11 "There are benefits of running your own business compared to working for ...
Just did one two months ago for an ADA project on an existing site with buckled sidewalks and curbs, and ratty pavement. Not on a grid, but a lot of s...
You could easily start off with used equipment, send drawings out to be plotted, and be in business with minimum expenditure. Many advantages to that:...