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RE: DIY Rod Truck Mount

This looks like something that will get expensive in fairly short order. May I recommend a roof mount magnet.

11 years ago
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RE: Tablets as Fieldbooks

We use it on an iPad for field checks.

11 years ago
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RE: New field tool (toy) takes good pics.

They are good pics. I use my iPhone for the same sort of thing.

11 years ago
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RE: A Modest Proposition for the Mediation of Boundary Disputes

Damn. I thought we were going to get a thread along these lines.

11 years ago
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RE: Ice/Water Policy

Nice ice machine. Might want to fix the trip hazard though. 😀

12 years ago
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RE: Leica 1205 accuracy issues

Check the horizontal circle.Setup two targets, approx 120 degrees apart from your instrument. Shoot several sets to both, then remove the instrument f...

12 years ago
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RE: Unskilled and Unaware of It

Unskilled and Unaware of It (or other factors?)Dishonesty will always have a presence. It's part of human nature. Generally though the people trying t...

12 years ago
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RE: Unskilled and Unaware of It

Bugger. Beerleg lost my post.Anyway, another form of bias that will probably affect every surveyor at some point is the investment bias, or commitment...

12 years ago
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RE: Unskilled and Unaware of It

The Dunning Kruger effect, and other similar cognitive biases, such as confirmation bias, are fascinating subjects. There have been some amazing displ...

12 years ago
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12 years ago
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RE: Yep, the field crew missed it...

Yes you will.You'll have the data, sure, but the client won't be able to use clouds, and you'll miss stuff when extracting survey strings. Typically n...

12 years ago
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RE: Poll - What is your star sign?

Try them all out. They should all fit with your personality if you want them to.

12 years ago
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RE: Field Procedures

Field and Office Divide> You are right when you say a party chief has to understand not only what he is doing, but what the software/PLS in the off...

12 years ago
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RE: Field Procedures

Knowledge, experience, and character.Keep in mind though that MBTI and similar are generally not considered as scientifically founded theories. It is ...

12 years ago
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RE: Field Procedures

Knowledge, experience, and character.Interesting. I just took an MBTI test. Fun stuff.It's pretty clear that some personalities won't like surveying a...

12 years ago
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RE: Anybody use an IPad for this?

Yes. We do.All our files are available on each persons iPad, PDF, atuocad, etc.

12 years ago
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RE: Advantage of Scanning

We had something similar recentlyThe client came back and changed a few of the facades due to heritage buildings, etc. The modelling was therefore eas...

12 years ago
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RE: Traversing

Over here it's called constrained centering. It's a very useful technique to minimise errors in a traverse. It requires well adjusted gear, but then t...

12 years ago
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RE: Poll - What is the meaning of life?

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

12 years ago
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