I have recently discussed this with management. We are starting a traverse on a pair of our GPSed points and ending on a pair of our GPSed points. Man...

I forgot to add this quote with the 2 pictures. It appears that the placement of the 3 nails and discs were well planned.

@thebionicman?ÿ I'll take your word on that. I've been influenced by the warning in the old SMI User's Manual in regards to their 2-point resection p...

@flga-2-2?ÿ You didn't miss anything. I'm not familiar with the Manual of Instructions (BLM?) that you mentioned. Do you happen to have a URL for it?

A decision to recover the point has not been made yet. In recent years it has become routine for contractors to mill a road before resurfacing it. The...

Avoid angles approaching 180?ø when using 2-point resection!

What are you setting out? Would a 2-point resection suffice?

@thebionicman?ÿ

Robust in terms of stability? All 3 were set in concrete and are protected by a guard rail. I assume a nail and disc were set in the road because of t...

Glad I read this. I'm about ready to eat my supper.

Someone that I used to survey with got hit and killed a few years ago while he was working solo out in a road. I wouldn't set anything out in the midd...

How do you know that for sure?

I'm curious to know if you've been taught any field work yet involving double-centering and bucking in. Are they categorized as old school techniques ...