> > The reality of it is no matter how precisely you place the flags the guy running the thumper truck drives by looks out his window and stops ...

> [sarcasm]Then why do you need RTK? A hand held Garmin would provide the accuracy you seem to deem appropriate and could be obtained at the time o...

> Sounds like you took a seismic job in. This should be done by a Kansas professional surveyor. It sounds easy hire a guy to drive a ATV and stake ...

On average I stick 250 points a day. My best is around 450 in one day and I had to drive two hours each way to get to the jobsite. These don't have to...

I have a Trimble pro XRT with glonass that works great in the trees. It is a mapping grade unit so only sub meter but I have yet to be somewhere that ...

> > I always collect data for OPUS but many times I have to start work with a here position and correct it after the fact. The closer I can get ...

Along these lines how do you best get from a WAAS here position to NAD83?You know the shifts in your area but that varies in location. I work all over...

Put it in the contract.You are on good terms with client A right? Have you discussed this with them? Call them up and tell them that you have been con...

> They needed us to locate about 30 holes scattered in some rough country, still I can't believe my guy got it done in one day, but he did!!> &g...

I don't advertise. I used to when I first started but not anymore. I stay about as busy as I want to be. Sometimes it gets slow but other times we are...

Mentone, Tx?I work a lot in that area. Usually closer to Orla than mentone but same general area. I have never had any problems but then again I never...

I have the Wilson booster. I have not tried it for VRS but in many places it would not work. Some places I would have no service without it but there ...

> No. It's the cost of doing business, and I do them happily. It makes for repeat customers. Also, if you keep track of it, you can kinda add it...

> Have you ever checked it to see how well it is converting to NAD27?The surveyor provides NAD83 SPC and NAD 27 SPC on the plats.I did some convers...

> How are you getting NAD27 values? If it's using one of the conversion programs then it's a guesstimation. I would be sure and let them know what ...

> I'm pretty sure we are working for the same client. They do use the data and Im not at liberty to say what the end product is but we have several...

Thanks. That is what I was thinking. It just was kind of strange to me as we don't specifically charge for surveying. We just charge our clients X amo...

> The general method is to do the work, bill the organization, get paid and then return the money to the organization.> > Most non profit org...