Surprised nobody mentioned the built in eBubble and compensated points measurement.You do not need to level the rod for most shots using this. The on...

The accuracy is the same as direct reflex, because that's what it its...Its material dependent but usually +/- .02'. The problem with scanning with t...

I use this free .kml that overlays USGS quads on google earth. Best feature: FREE

If you other station is one of the PIDs listed in the data sheet then yes, the local accuracy should be used. The (semi)proper way obtaining relative...

If you are lucky, maybe you could call Vtrans and see if thay have an adjustment report or some metadata for their points from which you could derive ...

Its been a while, but I thought you could only change foresights under the optical spreadsheet view...

You can fix it with Trimble's DC file editor utility. Once the points are edited you can upload the job back to the controller and adjust the travers...

For dirt only obviously.

Maybe bumping up your a-priori error estimates (centering and control coordinates) will give you a more favorable result.

I always truncate the elevations to .1' before creating the DTM and contours. This avoids any (most) confusion, and the points then match the map.

Are you staking through the Roads module, or the stakeout alignments in general survey?

Kent,If you are using a projection like state plane, convergence errors can occur based on your procedures.Dr.Ghilani explains it well in this article...