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dmyhill
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RE: Surveyors are a high priced bunch.

I want to know: Did the surveyor get paid for the extra work, or did he have to eat the extra?

8 months ago
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RE: Unbelievable

"I must say that this guys technique is poor. There are ways to do this that cause less disturbance. He seems to be attempting to make the greatest me...

8 months ago
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RE: Construction of a boundary

Not really on topic, but one of the counties I currently work in has thousands of descriptions that read "the North 10 acres" or "the East 10 acres" o...

8 months ago
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RE: Unbelievable

We should also take note that had the ‘surveyor’ done his job no ‘reporter’ would have been called. What exactly would you have that guy do that woul...

8 months ago
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RE: Unbelievable

It is pretty surprising that no one involved with this investigative report could speculate why?? Remember just how ignorant this "reporter" is with ...

8 months ago
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RE: Unbelievable

We need some Rules of Engagement here...

8 months ago
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RE: Control/traversing Commandments?

6. Make sure your instruments tripod is of high quality and all fasteners are tight. IMHO (which is 100% correct), this is #1. Every single messed up ...

8 months ago
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RE: Topcon GR-3 Galileo

They said it would...and I doubt any of them were enabled for it other than demo units. It was something like $5000 upgrade per head for a system that...

8 months ago
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RE: Scale Bars on plats

Surveys have scale bars all over them, every line with a dimension is essentially a scale bar... That said, a scale bar is very useful. Every single...

8 months ago
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RE: Recorded Subdivision - Never Conveyed

If an ROW shows up on a recorded survey, but there is no evidence thatit was ever accepted or dedicated, it is just a picture (and not apretty one). N...

8 months ago
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RE: Recorded Subdivision - Never Conveyed

Having read the other replies... If an ROW shows up on a recorded survey, but there is no evidence that it was ever accepted or dedicated, it is just ...

8 months ago
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RE: Recorded Subdivision - Never Conveyed

Based on what I read and what my mind made up from that... Assumption: All of the subdivision is under a single current owner. Road never opened, not ...

8 months ago
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RE: RTK GNSS Multipath Guidelines

Get an old sheet pan (cookie sheet). Set up the rover and start walking around it and experimenting. Not standardized testing...and a quality receiver...

8 months ago
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RE: Trimble Access - Specify PRS?

"not blue-booked" There is a fairly good chance in the WSRN that reference point will be "blue booked". Grateful to the hard work that goes into that!

9 months ago
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RE: Selling old survey to another client

Some do value pricing, lump sum. It is a good model. Our attempt is to be a valued consultant and to be our client's surveyor. I want them to point at...

9 months ago
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RE: Selling old survey to another client

"The new owner doesn’t know I carried out a survey there. I worry about my reputation though and if I got 'found out'." If you do not redo your field...

9 months ago
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RE: Tips to inspire field crew?

And, write the SOP. Do it while studying. Keep it. It will a tool you can refine and use as you move forward. Honestly, if I was hiring someone, a ma...

9 months ago
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RE: Tips to inspire field crew?

Staying in a spot where you are stagnating your career is not worthwhile unless you are just working a job. If, however, your goal is not to just cash...

9 months ago
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RE: Tips to inspire field crew?

I didn’t learn a lot about surveying from these people, but I did learn some coping skills – which is also important. LOL, that is called making lemo...

9 months ago
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RE: Discussions with the hardheaded

Oh, and "Discussions with the hardheaded" was the other name Wendell was considering for this website.

9 months ago
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