@bstrand 11th.?ÿ 14th if counting by land+water.
@rover83 I tend to agree, but the irony is not lost on me.?ÿ After all, we want the 20-year veteran to do things?ÿour way.
@norman-oklahoma It's a unibody hybrid grocery-getter thing.?ÿ Not that there's anything wrong with that.
@mathteacher WGS84 (the datum) uses WGS84 (the ellipsoid, which as noted earlier is functionally equivalent to GRS80).?ÿ WGS84 is that rare bird that ...
@mathteacher Right, I would say that lat/long position exists on a given datum (like NAD83), and more specifically, on a given realization of that dat...
@mathteacher Melita is right. A couple things I'm seeing here (as I understand it): GRS80 is an ellipsoid shape, not a datum (a datum being an ell...
@dave-lindell C'mon now.?ÿ Most surveyors are not billing out at @250/hr for 2000hrs/year.?ÿ That would be $500,000 billable.?ÿ With a 2.5-2.7x multip...
@dmyhill What's the downside of active prisms??ÿ Weight, accuracy?
@brad-ott Interesting.?ÿ I've had that thought, but I often work on projects where that wouldn't fly.?ÿ Good feedback to have!?ÿ I'm very happy with t...
@larry-best Scary stuff!?ÿ How do you prevent it?
@john-putnam Thanks for the info.?ÿ I've only ever used Geodimeter and then Trimble Robots with Active Tracking turned on.?ÿ In one case where I accid...
@ken-salzmann Does it ever lock on a reflective vest and follow your vest around??ÿ That's a little harder to catch.
I've always found this to be a helpful explanation of code-based vs. carrier phase solutions, with enough graphics to visualize it.?ÿ Click "Next" at ...
Glad to hear the Ranger School is still going.?ÿ Didn't know about Paul Smith's.?ÿ Sorry to hear that, I know a number of fine Paul Smith's surveyors ...
@andy-j?ÿ and @flyin-solo Do you fellas charge them the 3% +/- processing fee, or are you happy to eat it to maintain cash flow and convenience?
@loyal Yep, this is the one.?ÿ Might seem intimidating at first, but give it a minute.?ÿ Very straightforward and, as it says, a true "working manual...