Nate, I found a little short read by Richard J. Sincovec with Edward James Surveying of about 21 pages in length. It talks about this very thing and ...

K & E 30" transit on a stiff-leg wood tripod with plumb bob and string only for centering over a point. I can still tie the slip knot on the Bob ...

Currently, I work out of a room in my home. I am in the process of building an office behind my house, but I have been doing that for two years. I can...

Sometimes, you have to make up for lost time and money on the next survey in the same area that uses the same points.There is no way that a one acre s...

Honda Foreman Rubicon 500 full time AWD ATV, my packhorse of choice, loaded down with the Schonstedt, tripod, total station, three prism poles and two...

I was teaching at a community college when I began buying my equipment. I paid cash as I went, buying the basics first. My Schonstedt was the first th...

I would love to be able to look at the raw data files on something other than a Ranger screen. They ought to make a supplementary software that is inc...

Which is the best format to standardize on?TDS = Tripod Data System.

Awesome! He must have had a great mentor and teacher!

Here is a gem: cursive writing is not being taught in the public schools. So, how are future surveyors going to be able to read the old deeds? :excru...

Words of wisdom abound in this thread. Experience is a very good teacher. And know the limits of your skill and the vehicle's capability over the terr...

It is 37 degrees outside right now, and clear. Nice day to be outside.SPRING is just around the corner!!!I will have a yard full of these before long!

Kent, the bridge across the ditch was built for a UTV and too small for a truck. It will hold up his small four wheel drive tractor and UTV, but the ...