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FrozenNorth
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Joined: July 15, 2015 10:49 am
Topics: 15 / Replies: 696
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RE: Drunken surveyors and Montana

@bstrand 11th.?ÿ 14th if counting by land+water.

5 years ago
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RE: Construction Staking - SX10 or S9

@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.

5 years ago
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RE: new survey vehicle

@norman-oklahoma It's a unibody hybrid grocery-getter thing.?ÿ Not that there's anything wrong with that.

5 years ago
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RE: Determine Azimuth between two ECEF Coordinates

@mathteacher WGS84 (the datum) uses WGS84 (the ellipsoid, which as noted earlier is functionally equivalent to GRS80).?ÿ WGS84 is that rare bird that ...

5 years ago
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RE: Determine Azimuth between two ECEF Coordinates

@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...

5 years ago
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RE: Determine Azimuth between two ECEF Coordinates

@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...

5 years ago
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RE: New Career Need Help

@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...

5 years ago
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RE: Wild, Leica..... Geomax?

@dmyhill What's the downside of active prisms??ÿ Weight, accuracy?

5 years ago
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RE: Wild, Leica..... Geomax?

@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...

5 years ago
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RE: Wild, Leica..... Geomax?

@larry-best Scary stuff!?ÿ How do you prevent it?

5 years ago
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RE: Wild, Leica..... Geomax?

@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...

5 years ago
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RE: Wild, Leica..... Geomax?

@ken-salzmann Does it ever lock on a reflective vest and follow your vest around??ÿ That's a little harder to catch.

5 years ago
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RE: Group delay & Phase advance (GPS vs Ionosphere)

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 ...

5 years ago
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RE: Survey College 2021

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 ...

5 years ago
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RE: Invoice

@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?

5 years ago
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RE: Books on projections, coord systems

@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...

5 years ago
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