> Forgive me if this is off the scale of dumb questions, but I've looked at every menu on the DC and can't find the setting to measure ONLY angles ...

Not recording is the equivalent to Pincushion?> > It's not nearly as simple as that just because surveys are filed.> > But isn't the real...

Poor Field Techniques Or Equipment, Start Over.> I like to resection off 3, but never for boundary. RTK + BOUNDARY = GIS (and not the good kind of...

> I am totally frustrated with the StarCarlson performance. Converting the SurvCE RW5 to StarNet DAT is a mess. Everytme I perform conversion using...

> 1. Expect a LONG learning curve.> 2. Don't be surprised when you discover that your time & $$ estimate for the learning curve was far too ...

> Good evening, would like input on training for civil 3d, but there is a catch.> > We currently run LDD2008. We have C3D 2011 but never impl...

> I'm not sure what he means, but I will say that tilting the plane has consequences. Of course not tilting it doesn't work at all.> > I don'...

> Silly question.> > What is a localization residual? I'm working on setting up a localization right now and am somewhat clueless as to what ...

Actually...I agree with Cash.

What do we do when it rains? (Asks the new guy from Florida.)We WORK! (Says the incredulous party chief.)

I think your "value pricing" might have just had a little tick upward on this job.

> > > > If I'm following you, there is only one singed original survey and all additional prints are reproductions of the original. ?> ...

> I am not going into great detail here, but I have a very specific question.> Has anyone ever seen an ALTA Survey where a boundary was not perf...

> A 1930 era dependent resurvey:> > > Found monument in excellent condition:> > > It appears they left the shovel back in the tru...

The tutorial and "Help" documentation are very helpful. I learned a lot from them. For instance exceeding the lower bounds means that you may not ha...

When I graduated eighth grade, I had the fundamentals necessary to do surveying. Least squares, statistics, and GPS isn't part of that, but the basic...

We run Carlson SurvCE exclusively, and it is a great product. We use.the Surveyor+ (predecessor to Surveyor 2) and are happy with them.You can downlo...

I can't imagine surveying in anything smaller than a Suburban, and that is smaller than a Tacoma?We just got the Toyota Tundra, and I like it a lot.

I will say that the wide open sky of Eastern WA makes GPS much more reliable. We work primarily on the West side, and are generally surprised every t...

If you are ok with 2cm accuracy on vertical, stake curbs with GPS.The thing is that +2cm on one and -2cm on the next results in a real world precision...