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Joined: March 6, 2012 11:30 am
Topics: 9 / Replies: 706
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RE: Heat Shimmer with Robotics

Robotics are also prone to horizontal deflection if the sight line passes very close to a vertical surface. I've had it on a number of occxasions, esp...

12 years ago
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RE: Trimble 5603 Cable Pinouts

Hi Fin,The moulded cable connection is actually very robust; we have never had any problem with ours. the potentially weak spot is the battery "clip" ...

12 years ago
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RE: Trimble 5603 Cable Pinouts

Your easiest solution is to speak to your Trimble dealer. If you are in the northern part of the UK Survey Solutions are very helpful, I've not dealt ...

12 years ago
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RE: “Everyone will know who owns Scotland”

"Cadastral" in the Scottish (or rest of UK) sense doesn't mean quite what it means elsewhere.The UK system of "general boundaries" will still apply, n...

12 years ago
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RE: Prices compared to other trades

> > Stake out work, as-builds, and so forth all still requires investigation and the formulation of a professional opinion as well as liability....

12 years ago
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RE: PPK and Cors

As it happens I had to do some PPK last week, when the radio signal dropped out on the RTK job I was working on. I've learnt always to set my base sta...

12 years ago
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RE: How many channels do I need for my receivers

However many channels on offer or in use, selecting Channel 13 is always a good choice, since few people seem to want to use it. Even when there are a...

12 years ago
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RE: Real-time bridge deformation surveying

Bear in mind that any measurements to the vehicle will include the dynamics of the vehicle movement itself (i.e. weight distribution changes on the ty...

12 years ago
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RE: Lost a Base today

Long story, so settle down with a coffee...Working down on the South Coast (Portsmouth). I'd set up a base station near a large DIY store. A location ...

12 years ago
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RE: Wild T2 Zenith Angle Issue

I think all T2s with that version of the reading micrometer had manual bubbles, not automatic ones, so don't forget to level up the vertical circle bu...

12 years ago
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RE: Transporting your instrument

A slightly more robust version we use to transport the calibration instrument we use to certify swimming pools.External timber frame holds in the oute...

12 years ago
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RE: webdtm.com : Free website for viewing xyz data

Looks as though it has lots of potential.I've just tried loading in data - some coal stock heaps - and it appears OK (using Firefox), rotates and zoom...

12 years ago
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RE: "Little Darlings"

Had this problem once in an ex-mining community, where neither the little darlings or their obnoxious owners had anything better to do with their time...

12 years ago
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RE: Difference between "RTK & Infill" and "RTK & Logging"

If you expect to have to use PPK it's a good idea to set the Base to log at 1 or 2 second interval rather than 5 seconds. Otherwise you'll have to wai...

12 years ago
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RE: Pics from the ...

Nice little place!Almost as nice as under a flyover in Grimsby last week. Headroom at the far end was about a foot, not so bad out in the open.Shining...

12 years ago
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RE: Cheap Tripod vs. Expensive Tripod

I've had mainly GST-20s, for the last 35 years. About every ten years they are stripped right down and fully repainted using a Yacht Varnish - at leas...

12 years ago
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RE: After work meeting? Do you charge for it?

Yes, I did tell him to check the distances and levels between the stations before he used them. If I need to go there then they would get charged.Afte...

12 years ago
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RE: After work meeting? Do you charge for it?

While this thread has been going on I've actually had a situation arise.In 2007 we surveyed a large hospital site, about 80 hectares. A contractor has...

12 years ago
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RE: After work meeting? Do you charge for it?

We have a very similar clause in all our quotations, specifically excluding any site meetings unless agreed in advance. With regards to e-mails and te...

12 years ago
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RE: Machete Question

We use something called a Slasher or Hedge Knife, to get a similar effect to that Andy describes. It has a blade like a small machete, but with a long...

12 years ago
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