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I ran out and bought a stamp when I got my license...and it has never been used. PDF and CAD all have the stamp in there...so... Ok, it has been used,...
@jaro That is why states create "model laws". So that the smaller places can simply adopt the state law. ?ÿ ?ÿ
@holy-cow Dont get me started on non-surveyors doing boundary surveys in the states. It makes survey licenses a joke if any fed employee can do the t...
@shelby-h-griggs-pls If a few guys show up and say, "Nice equipment, do you mind if we take it?" Then what happens? You can say, "No" and get hurt o...
It will be fascinating to see what the big guys do to get people to buy their $30k receivers in 10 years. Precision GNSS seems to be racing to the bot...
@thebionicman At first I (mistakenly) read meditation. I thought that might be a good course for surveyors as well, but mediation is much more likely...
@norman-oklahoma There are a number of streets (unopened, or only opened for pedestrian-typically very steep) in Seattle that were occupied by the adj...
@just-a-surveyor Nothing worse than paying for wasted credits. And often the free stuff is far more useful than the paid. And...dont get me ...
I try to give a Rough Order of Magnitude with two possible outcomes 1. Qualify the caller. If the amount is completely out of bounds, then I am not th...
If there is an actual recorded survey, then the work would be relatively easy, I just give them a real bid. Never apologize for what you are worth.
@trimbleman Yes, GPS is not the right tool for minimum slope Sanitary Sewer. And if you know an engineer that designs most of their sewers at minimum...
If you are lucky enough to live in Washington and have WSRN available with more CORS than you can shake a stike at:?ÿ if you dont like VRS, do single ...
@ladd-nelson ok, since you brought it up... Export C3D exports a drawing...and it is scaled to US Feet, NOT US Survey feet, regardless of wh...
In WA RCW 19.34.020(11) "Digital signature" means an electronic signature that is a transformation of a message using an asymmetric cryptosystem such ...
FWIW I know of at least two instances where a house was modified after construction, in order not to encroach on a power easement. Consider a $2 milli...
@angel722 Surveyors love to dig into things. The amount of digging and comments you get will be directly related to the amount of information that you...
Really? I have never seen a set of civil plans in feet and inches.?ÿ