. My FC-200 displays lat/long instead of north/east. Why?I don't know TopSurv, but in SurvCE you can toggle between lat/lon and north/east using the v...

There's one on eBay> >br>> > Yeah, I saw that instrument the other day on eBay and wondered what its story was. It's in San Marcos, about ...

I went to college at 38 and did a 2 year survey tech course. Best thing I ever did.So no, I don't think so. Go for it.

The compensator is easy to adjust and, once adjusted, the instrument can be leveled very well on both axes just as one would with a sensitive tubular ...

I love everything about it - tangent screws where they should be - funky looking - yes I want one.And if you endorse it, so much the better. The singl...

I have always associated them with Sokkia and my understanding is that -40 and -17.5 are the 2 offsets that give the least pointing errors due to the ...

I am totally metric, here in Canada - But I'm dealing with plans in feet and inches.

Considering buying one Bill - You are right, 1100's are about the same price as 700's on ebay, I noticed that too.

That's brilliant! Thanks. And good old SurvCE... again.Inches and fractions is pure torture for me..

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I wholeheartedly recommend Basic GIS Coordinates by Jan Van Sickle. It covers all that stuff in a language even I can understand...I think you would f...

> What's the difference between a horizontal datum and a reference frame?I would say...A datum is perfect - a reference frame is a datum dragged ki...

Has helped me more than once also - often replies immediately. A great helper.

Mark to Mark Chord Distance Should Match TraverseBut - if you've traversed several km's, there ought to be a slight difference, shouldn't there? And w...

Mark to Mark Chord Distance Should Match TraverseThe remaining question is what do you mean by ground coordinates?They are derived from total station ...

yes, exactly along the lines I'm getting at - that the azimuth determination is spot on almost immediately - and that's pretty clever.