$25,250 at Martin Instrument

"Is this the party to whom I'm speaking?" - Ernestine

You probably won't start off using instruments right away.Make sure they don't get loops in the steel tapes when trying to measure that first traverse...

I've heard the correct spelling is D'oh, with an apostrophe.

gschrock:Reminds me of the time I was hired to get a coordinate on a time capsule buried in a planter in front of City hall.I left a receiver on the p...

When I first started surveying most property corners were 2"x2" redwood stakes, usually painted white.It was common to put a flattened beer can over t...

They have been renamed "maintenance holes" here.

I have one exactly like it, not brass though.It belonged to my grandfather, a blacksmith. It was used to measure the circumference of wagon wheels.Min...

The crossing of the magenta lines intersection is the key. It can be constructed a thousand ways because of its symmetry!Stephan's method has a weakn...

It's a pink flag holder.

For those of you looking forward to less competition because of the dying off of old surveyors, don't forget the civil engineering groups will gladly ...

That square spike with the pyramidal point is what we used to use at the city where I worked for centerline points. Great for asphalt paving.They are...