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RE: Topcon MAGNET Field Angle Set Report

tolerances are specified outer limits of acceptability. I never thought of it that way. I thought I was specifying the maximum deviation from the m...

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RE: The 1320th dumb question on Grid vs. Ground

@mightymoe Thanks for checking out the SPC zones. We use the Florida SPC east zone. We typically set control points two hundred to five hundred feet...

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RE: The 1320th dumb question on Grid vs. Ground

But sometimes everything is in grid because we're working on a small site and the combined scale factor is so close to 1 that there is no discernible ...

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RE: The 1320th dumb question on Grid vs. Ground

If you wish to survey in State Coordinates your DC should do all those calculations for you as you collect data. All of our jobs need to use SPCs. ...

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RE: The 1320th dumb question on Grid vs. Ground

@jitterboogie I don't know a thing about LDP, but I found some good information about it.

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RE: The 1320th dumb question on Grid vs. Ground

@holy-cow Then it makes sense to compensate for the difference in elevation between control points.

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RE: The 1320th dumb question on Grid vs. Ground

@jim-frame I don't select Grid to Ground on my DC, so it sets its own SF. If I'm mixing RTK coordinates with total station coordinates, don't I want ...

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RE: The 1320th dumb question on Grid vs. Ground

If your project is less than a mile, then no need for this at all. Most of our projects are less than a mile in length. In a typical scenario we se...

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RE: In my time as a surveyor

Great reflection of your experiences with the genesis of surveying technology.

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RE: Working for a Surveyor that does not understand GPS.

When the Push Button Was New, People Were Freaked - JSTOR Daily “You press the button, we do the rest” Don't be a button pusher!

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RE: Working for a Surveyor that does not understand GPS.

you must know how to convert from the plane projection to ground distances that are compatible with total station data. An excellent point!

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RE: Building Pad Elevation

@bill93 I couldn't find any specific building code for Orange County, but I did find something for Palm Beach County. Boynton Beach, FloridaSec. 3....

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