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Joined: October 11, 2014 9:50 am
Last seen: June 4, 2026 7:11 am
Topics: 261 / Replies: 1282
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RE: New Member Southwest Florida

Man, that's a lot of wasted turkey! No, I've never looked at the "I-4 curse" at Lake Monroe. So, it's like the Poltergeist movie? ?ÿ ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: New Member Southwest Florida

@retiredoldsurveyor?ÿ I don't know Jose or Alex. What kind of surveying did you do? I really like the historical aspects of surveying, such as findin...

4 years ago
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RE: Your ideal course requirements for a surveying degree?

That's sad. An article on forbes.com, Low Literacy Levels Among U.S. Adults Could Be Costing The Economy $2.2 Trillion A Year, mentions that. ?ÿ ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Your ideal course requirements for a surveying degree?

Include a course named Field to Finish. This course would emphasize workflow, particularly how to execute the field part of a job with an emphasis on ...

4 years ago
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RE: Differences in measurement

No, not in the gist of your post. You indicated a recent measurement expressed in a precision not consistent with modern surveying techniques.

4 years ago
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RE: Differences in measurement

Did you mean to type 100.10'?

4 years ago
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RE: New Member Southwest Florida

Welcome! It's good to have another Floridian here. Did you know Louis Vest? I met him briefly one day over in Tampa in 1994, if I remember correctly. ...

4 years ago
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RE: Angle Tolerances

Good idea! In my opinion, the use of Hz (r+l) and Hz (r-l) are just legacy items, like including ?? latitude and ?? departure in the output of a point...

4 years ago
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RE: Angle Tolerances

I think the VA tolerance on our collector is set to 5". Maybe 10" might be more reasonable? Unless we're traversing with target heights, I don't worry...

4 years ago
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RE: Angle Tolerances

@rover83?ÿ The software package is Topcon MAGNET Field. I can't find anything in the version 3.0 manual that pertains to the meaning of Hz (r+l) and ...

4 years ago
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RE: Tacheometry for a Beginner

If you mean a 100' x 100' square, use the 200' tape to set one side of the square. Then occupy each end with the T1A, turn 90?ø from one end and 270?ø...

4 years ago
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RE: Today's pin cushion...

@cyril-turner?ÿ The monstrosity next to the IP looks like a section corner. What do you call that thing? Is it the section corner or a marker for it?

4 years ago
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