Here is the real trick question which might help you visualize the mathematics of the problem. If you are measuring angles between existing points, do...

3D Is A Great Check On Your ObservationsI change the rod heights even on a strictly 2D topo because the last thing I want to do is run the rod up and ...

Reflectorless hints (slight hijack)Anything metal is iffy with reflectorless. You may get the shot,or you may get a bad distance. If you are lucky it ...

I think one of your questions at the time related to the vertical knob on the left side of the Leica total station, and how that interfered with opera...

I have a current project where the client and architect have been trying for two months to get the site BlueStaked for water and sewer. They have call...

I just did a residential site being purchased for a car dealer and I clearly showed the huge beehive hanging from the eave of the house. I told the ca...

Ever spend several days sitting in a corridor, waiting to be called as an expert witness. I have. I earned my money just from the aggravation.

Yup, what Holy Cow said. They will expect you to sort out the easements over the entire site. Also, does the lender or title company want Table A item...

In addition to the regular cones, I have two extra tall ones I use when I'm in the middle of an intersection. However...The real problem is explained ...

Many of us who are solo with a home office spent years at large firms and are very familiar with both types of operations, which is why we chose solo.

Try talking to a client while walking the Beagle, and the Beagle spots a coyote. Total berserk and no calming her down.

I have a home office and do the survey work out of my Camaro. All I do is large commercial projects for architects, engineers, and developers. I don't...

This morning I drove past a site I had surveyed in 1999, and noticed a survey crew. I asked them who they worked for (not from Tucson), and if they ha...

Hijack - Bruce - Arizon weatherI vividly recall a 2006 survey in Casa Grande in the monsoon season, meaning high around 116F and high humidity. It was...

I once carried a ladder and the rover and miscellaneous equipment a quarter mile across a field, and upon arriving noticed (1) the gate was unlocked a...

Several years ago on the "other" site someone said that RTK GPS wasn't accurate within a tenth (or something like that), so I was off to our local bas...

No more than anyone can prove any other form of data collection is accurate, without repeating all of the shots. You could ask him to hit the same con...

Quite often. I would think it would get dicey if testimony was required on the survey data.

Yes, I almost always have "successors and/or assigns" in the certification. I will not sign a separate certification, period.