As I watched that show, I thought about the back story - the metal workers that fabricated all of that structural steel, and the testers and inspector...

I guess it is kind of like a vaccine, 1 in a million suffer side effects.

There lies the largest danger of GIS - misuse or misinterpretation of the data. There should be metadata for the field you are querying that would des...

You Don't Need Coordinates Staked...This reminds me of something that happened recently. My brother was working along the roadway, when he noticed a s...

You Don't Need Coordinates Staked...Very interesting...I can clearly see what you are talking about now. I am surprised that you decided to publically...

I think you got about all the answers you could expect, given the information provided.The answer to most surveying related questions is "Depends" and...

> >sight a specific edge of the lath (left or right side)> > For precise work, it is always advisable to have a symmetrical target and not...

Using a lath backsight is common practice around here, especially with a 2 man crew.When working in the woods, you wouldn't get very much done in a da...

You asked about what the radius should be used. Which radius? R/W, edge of shoulder, edge of pavement, face of curb? If there is not curb/gutter/sidew...

I'm not one to believe in a lot of that stuff, but much of it is historically based - if I remember my grade school history well enough.WikiAnd probab...

Heck, according to your avatar, you are the right guy for the job!?

Pirates? I didn't mention pirates. Anybody who has read lost treasure stories, knows that treasure maps generally are not prepared well enough to last...

I have had to do some custom modeling to design rock quarries. I would project surfaces from 3D Polylines (hinges). Then manually trim and create brea...

just for funA couple of times, my old boss would leave a complex geometry problem on my desk. I would solve it in about 5 minutes using CADD. I think ...