> I am not a PLS, I have been doing construction surveying for 10 years. I have been mentored by PLS's and SIT's. I am currently a party chief/ 1 m...

Sounds like some of the fun I've had over the years. You have mail with a link to an example of my solution in 1981. Although I have learned a few t...

Graphic ExampleMr. Looking 4 a point please review the graphic at this link that it takes both a latitude and a longitude to find a point on the Earth...

> if not mistaken, minutes and seconds, in relation to coordinates, are a measurement of distance not of time..No they are a measure of angle with ...

> > I guess if one is carrying elevation for a particular survey, then this method cannot be used right? Rod person got to go the spot.Simply us...

We called it stacking a lath. Took a back site and zero on the point (use tripod, plum bob or prism pole) then guided the rodman to set a lath behind...

Ring RingNext time tell him ask an attorney for a fixed fee to settle the boundary dispute.

Not even enough information to tie it to the subdivision or a lot within. If the grantors own property elsewhere in the county the grantees might be ...

> Worse than GIS mappers! In some counties it is CAD or manual drafters. > > Yikes!!!> > Just what do they review?> Anything that cr...

Worse than GIS mappers! In some counties it is CAD or manual drafters. Some of the counties are just starting GIS and a few are hand drafting tax map...

Yes this has been posted here before. I believe this [msg]227360[/msg] is the most recent summary of the Ohio situation. I have also suggested that s...

> a standard gps device, whether costing 150 or 899 or anywhere in between is but a childs toy and can not produce repeatable readings on any exact...

Just reviewed the posts since my first and your responses. You mention that you have recovered several stones. Several questions regarding these: .....

Sounds as if the project is important to you and others. By your own account time and money have already been expended in the research. If you have ...

Yes in Excel it is the "Freeze Panes" option on the "Windows" pull down menu. Example if you select cell B2 and execute Freeze Panes the top row and ...

That is similar to mine. Yours appears a bit older (style of black case) and has seen more use. Shortly after I started doing field calculations the...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also use the tributaries portion of the law and regulations to incl...

For those of you that haven't seen one try the "Curta Calculator Page" for an education.Have a "Type I" with plastic case inside a leather field case ...

Hard drive starting to go bad and not being detected by the BIOS during the boot process. I had the problem with a solid state drive (SSD) as primary ...

With that many years of experience I hope you are aware that contracting for construction layout requires a professional surveying license in many sta...