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Joined: February 21, 2019 8:41 pm
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RE: Total station surveying - what do you use your bipod for?

Bipod uses over the years: -setting bars w/ GPS -spare rod for FS checks -two of them, similar/same heights, to use for resections on OG infills (less...

5 years ago
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RE: Another Civil 3D Question

An alternative is the use the "Note" label if you are just labeling existing features (ie. if you don't need to use fields or anything "fancy").

5 years ago
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RE: As built 54 inch by 7100 feet long tunnel (lined with grouted in steel pipe)

I was the backup to the crew that scanned the York Durham Sewage System (aka the "Big Pipe") after it collapsed and had to go through all the safety t...

5 years ago
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RE: As built 54 inch by 7100 feet long tunnel (lined with grouted in steel pipe)

@ridge Sounds awesome and...........awful ????  Thanks for the description.  Kudos!

5 years ago
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RE: Edmonton Alberta Canada Coordinates

NRCan should likely have something. I often use Global Mapper to convert files between coordinate systems: When I worked at MMM Group they had a prog...

5 years ago
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RE: As built 54 inch by 7100 feet long tunnel (lined with grouted in steel pipe)

@ridge What was the methodology on running the loop?  Ie. marking off turning points and physically handing the gun to the tech?

5 years ago
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RE: Measuring power line sags.

@bill93 Yes, I learned to respect power lines after hearing the story of how one of the founder's of a local survey firm was lucky to be alive. ...

5 years ago
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RE: Replace Leica CS20 with Allegro MX?

@andy-j Their page says no.

5 years ago
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RE: Measuring power line sags.

@a-harris Sorry, my feeble brain needs a bit more explaining on this procedure.  The crew had a rope with a rubber ball that they threw over the...

5 years ago
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RE: Is Autodesk Civil 3D a chimera?

@blitzkriegbob I use expressions for a bunch of things, but I don't think it would work for the other situations.  I extensively use fields for ...

5 years ago
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RE: Brushing

Sandvik/Swedish Clearing Axe What we typically would use clearing line in northern Ontario.?ÿ Large trees were felled with a chainsaw, but it was usu...

5 years ago
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RE: Putting All those Channels to Good Use

@plumb-bill Through my talks w/ Hemisphere, they found that they had more consistent results tracking Galileo compared to Beidou here in Canada.?ÿ Cou...

5 years ago
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RE: Drone Mapping

@leegreen Thanks.  Very much appreciated.  I often find reports "from the trenches" are worth far more than most review websites.

5 years ago
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RE: Is Autodesk Civil 3D a chimera?

@blitzkriegbob Do you place fields in your notes?  I use them quite a bit for their equation ability.

5 years ago
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RE: Drone Mapping

@leegreen Hi Lee, I was wondering if you could give your opinion on the P4RTK vs the BAAM Tech setup you were using here: From the outside lookin...

5 years ago
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RE: Is Autodesk Civil 3D a chimera?

@blitzkriegbob All very valid points.  I think I'll try out notes for a few of my designs going forward.  Thanks!   Side note: a hac...

5 years ago
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RE: Is Autodesk Civil 3D a chimera?

@jim-frame You can also use featurelines to create a corridor model in C3D (use the featureline w/ an assembly).  Useful if you want to create a...

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RE: Anyone with Trimble 3305DR??s battery to sell?

We've used these guys to recell batteries: ?ÿ

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RE: Concrete Bound, Found

Dioptra is a close equivalent if you're rockin' Android:

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