First off, make sure you keep mapping grade GPS separate from survey grade GPS. You gave a spec of 1 to 2 CM, that's survey grade and I'm not sure yo...

In theory that project could have some tilt and you wouldn't know it. In cases like this I just set up a total station and set a couple of points fur...

The first thing I would do is make your own 2 point baseline with a known instrument. That way you know what the correct distance is. Use a chain if...

I agree, it seems there always someone nearby talking and it annoys me also.

How close can you get to it? Can you shoot what you need prismless?I live in a state that has right of entry and the statue is pretty open ended, it ...

Yeah, I though about that too.

I have a Filson Tin Cloth coat and to be honest, I'm not that impressed. I wore a couple of small holes through the sleeves after a few years of use....

Whats in the pipe, is it flowing full of water. They make systems for running a camera on tracks up the pipe to look at the condition of it. This is...

An engineer and a surveyor? That's a deadly combo, you will end up locking yourself in the bathroom and arguing with yourself for hours.On a more ser...

Your joking right? What Jim Frame posted wasn't enough?

you might try cleaning around the edges of the screen. I've seen stuff get stuck around the edges and screw it up.

Nate, that's actually a good question. One I ask my self often. As a rule, the centerline crack seems to be the best in my area but sometimes its a ...

My daughter is a junior in high school and wants to be an architects. What do I say to her? Maybe she would be one of the good ones.

What are we doing, kicking this guy out over the north pole during winter for a week of survival training? A lot of extreme weather clothing for a gu...

Things are no different in Illinois. Highway jobs, utility companies etc knock out corners all the time and they aren't replaced. The state DOT in m...