So what? That means the oversight isn't done right. It doesn't argue against licensure. Actually, the source material used in the IJ studies does a...

Balancing backsight and foresight distances at least approximately is important. This doesn't have to be precise if you do the refraction and curvatur...

licensure does nothing to improve quality So what? That means the oversight isn't done right. It doesn't argue against licensure. It seems like we...

You actually switched to the foot. on December 31, 2022. After that date, the “U.S. survey foot” will be superseded by the “foot” (formerly known as ...

WA, the surveyor is required to prepare and sign and seal the topo drawing when completing topographic work. Not just topo work...everything out of...

Rule of thumb for rough numbers is the projected field COST x 1.5. (Office costs less than field.) Put together with field overruns, etc it usually c...

Photogrammetry is often used for deformation studies as well (like you describe). I believe that PhotoModeler used to have a module for just that so...

The manual shows lots of pics of construction sites. ???

Wild NA1 No one ever regretted buying one of those.

That sounds like you are using a construction laser, not a survey grade level. A construction laser has a precision of maybe 1/16" in 100 feet (50mm/...

So if Mag nails are used for control at least use those that are a couple inches long, minimum. Facts. IF you want a mag to stay...no tag and c...

Is it ridiculous to think that accuracy could be 0.01 feet based on a benchmark located 1000 feet away. That sort of accuracy isn't ridiculous. ...

Total Station: 0.03 feet leveling: 0.01 feet with fiberglass or wooden rod and digital level Done correctly, a total station (5" or better) can...

Thanks to all for the replies. The vibrations and beating around is something that definitely concerns me. I'm still thinking on it but likely going t...

Would you separate the gun out?

@dmyhill Things are lucrative now. I have more than doubled rates in recent years. Still more work than time to do it. Turning away jobs multiple...

My best guess would be that that list coincides pretty well with average salaries for Kansas as well. Not a lot of people are willing to work twice a...

dark green is what we used to used for sanitary sewer...

@holy-cow : It was pounded down out of sight because some mathemagician missed it by 0.04'. More likely landscaping changes.