Back in the days when we booked observations, my PC taught me to take the average of each individual D/R set and throw out the high and low ones; we d...

Should there be a space between 'helmert' and the '+' sign?

It's been a very long time since I read Point of Blundering. Years ago it was pretty good IMO, I especially enjoyed the legal articles.

I'll refrain from commenting since I work in the same state. I do NOT want to get banned.

@norman-oklahoma I think Parker-Kalon discontinued their manufacture in 2012 or thereabouts. The last one I remember setting was around 2013 or so, al...

They're still setting PK nails? Shoot, those are collector's items now. I *always* strove to differentiate between MAG nails, PK's, and other assorted...

FWIW, although I use a legacy manual total station (Sokkia SET330R3) I had some communication issues with an earlier version of FieldGenius. Namely, m...

Never used one myself but read about them in ancient history books. Apparently one had to be very careful shooting over grassy fields, etc. where the ...

We used Leica tripods day in and day out for years. Pricey, but a very good value in the long run.

@andy-j Thank you very much!! Perfect timing indeed.

Until I retired last week, I usually carried both my State-issued phone and my personal phone. Not an issue as long as personal use of either one on c...

Shucks, I done missed the RPLS Today booth... SHAME ON ME. How did I ever fail to do so?? Hopefully I don't get banned from here because of it-

...you've wiggled in a point or two or three, or perhaps even a double wiggle.

Extraordinary. Surveying since Edmund Gunter was in diapers 🙂 Wishing Mr. Vollmer the very best!

@jt50 Yes, you are allowed to bring in books, notes, but NO smartphones (only NCEES-approved calculators). All notes and references must be bound, i....

Here is the breakdown of subjects ("domains") from BORPELS:

I chose "other" since although we use Leica CS15s where I work- one each for the TS (Carlson) & GPS (Viva)- I use my Juniper Mesa 2 w/FieldGenius ...

@bstrand I will +1 with respect to building your own. As far as saving $$ versus a prefab PC... nowadays, maybe, maybe not. Individuals don't get the...

@norman-oklahoma There are not very many surveyors left in WSDOT, and the few that remain are not appreciated by the deified civil engineering staff ...