The Standards and Specifications for Geodetic Control Networks (1984) have been appended (?) with FGCS Specifications and Procedures to Incorporate El...

@ Norman_Oklahoma I wasn’t aware that a digital level, or any level for that matter, has a least count. Please explain. If you reading to the thousand...

@ john-putnam You are saying the Topcon DL-502 does not have a mode to return the median of a set number of readings each time you take a measurement?...

@ Norman_Oklahoma If you are getting a lot of variation between successive readings it may mean that you are attempting sightings that are a bit long ...

@ kjypls You can verify the level rod bubble for plumb by sighting the edges with a total station in two directions. I occasionally check our level ro...

@ jimcox When reading by eye, when in doubt I go for the lowest value – your option 1 I agree, but in my case the level is doing the reading for me. I...

My friend discovered he was using the wrong geoid file. Problem solved.

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@ jmac306 My post was poorly written. When I exited manual mode, my GNSS and optical instrument settings had been changed to the default settings. I d...

@ peter-lothian Thanks for posting the plat. I'm still working on this plat in its entirety. I hope to post a summary of plat errors by the end of thi...

Please excuse my response to this post. I was off-base because I didn't fully comprehend the question. Symbology is a relevant part of our profession....

I've never heard of such a thing. Doesn't anyone check their staked points from another setup anymore? I once checked the positions of building corner...

No need to apologize. My way of explaining things isn't always the best. This reminds me of my first time trying to figure out a data collector. The c...