I have an aluminum version of this mini-tripod. No doubt handy when needed. Although I much prefer the wooden ones, they do not seem to be readily ava...
paden cash, post: 340721, member: 20 wrote: Those that care have known for a while that the frozen permafrost soils in the Arctic contain high levels ...
My old-fashioned field book with detailed notes. I cannot count the number of times it (they) have proven their worth.
I've never lost an instrument. We have a hard and fast rule that if the instrument needs to be moved more than a few feet, it goes back in the case. A...
Highly useful, thank you for the link.
I have often found with highway R/W retracements that the quality of the original work varies significantly, perhaps wildly. No doubt a significant po...
Began part-time surveying in 1991, essentially full-time around 2000 or so. I'm 55 and just might get my license one day.
A chain (gang?) of surveyors.
Not too dissimilar to a set of road construction plans I saw just a couple of weeks ago. They show a drainage ditch alignment with one of the curves ...
The buckling spring ("clicker") keyboards from PCKeyboard.com are all I purchase for my own PC's. They are fantastic.
I've had instances where the instrument appeared to get a legitimate return from the target and yet would record a zero distance. Very rare but it has...
I really like the SETx30 series, nothing fancy and they get the job done. Bluetooth was an option early on but became standard later with the series, ...
I've only dealt with one dual licensee and that was a number of years ago- he was an excellent surveyor who wanted things done RIGHT.On an aside, back...
Terrific upgrade, and I was able to log in with no problems whatsoever!
PseudoI feel the same way. May change as I grow older, but I think retirement can be a trap. If you have something to retire to, as well as retire fro...
I've had a couple of them.The late Eric Soderquist, P.E. (whose granddad was a PLS) was the first one who really taught me the importance of uncomprom...
Since I have been employed in the public sector for 99.9999% of my working life and only about 16 of my 36-plus years of employment has involved full-...
Strangely enough, I've always had pretty decent equipment to work with but then again, I work in the public sector...I did hear about some Dietzgen th...
Schonstedt with the optional "Stone with 'X'" module installed...Seriously, though, I'd have to say our current Leica TS15, 3" total station ranks rig...
This thread just reminded me of something that happened several years ago.My aunt and uncle owned some acreage a couple hundred miles away and planned...
