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Joined: February 21, 2019 10:41 pm
Last seen: January 7, 2026 12:14 pm
Topics: 17 / Replies: 441
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RE: Trimble R12 GNSS Receiver

@rover83 Can also attest to this.?ÿ The Leica tech rep out of the GTA I spoke with went to the same university geomatics program I did.?ÿ The "big boy...

7 years ago
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RE: Adding Text to a printed sheet of paper

@andy-j My kids love it when I mess up a plot.?ÿ 24" X 36" of colouring paper. Some misprinted subdivisions have been coloured into places where the r...

7 years ago
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RE: Best Practices in Forest Topographic Surveying using Robotics Total Station

Trimble Vision? It would let you see on your controller if the rts was "seeing" you. But I would also recommend a 2man crew.

7 years ago
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RE: Does any one here know of a successful prosecution for destruction of a survey monument?

I *believe* the AOLS helped enforced a neighbour pulling the monuments along the boundary within the past decade (ie. a fine), but I cannot find the d...

7 years ago
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RE: Ever had one of those days?

@richard-imrie "For many of us, quicksand was once a real fear -- it held a vise-grip on our imaginations, from childish sandbox games to grown-up an...

7 years ago
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RE: JAVAD Questions

Always paperwork. Gotta keep the tax man happy if nothing else.

7 years ago
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RE: Looking for book by Dan Beardslee "A Business Management Handbook for Land Surveyors"

@andy-j I would love a PDF copy.  I had also emailed Dan asking for a print/digital copy.  His response: "I don't even have a pdf copy. I ...

7 years ago
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RE: POB Magazine Moves To New Pay-To-Play Model

The AOLS has transitioned to digital and it is freely available to all: I have found it to be just about as good (if not better) than the big 3.?ÿ Th...

7 years ago
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RE: Deprecation of the ƒ??U.S. Survey Footƒ? on December 31, 2022

@mightymoe Unfortunately, one can still have issues even with metric (though, I realize your post was sarcastic). Things I commonly have to sort out...

7 years ago
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RE: What to do with old Leica 1105's and 1103+'s

Older equipment always looks good on a shelf or is a great conversation starter. *shrug*

7 years ago
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RE: Sokkia ix1005 vs GeoMax Zoom90 , what's your meaning?

Is Sokkia's "UltraTrac technology," basically, the same as Trimble's active tracking??ÿ Can one use it with SurvCE combined with the "find prism via G...

7 years ago
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RE: Testing Procedures for Used Gun

I would check if the dealer still services them. Beyond that, is there an EDM baseline nearby??ÿ They're not usually maintained anymore, but it's a de...

7 years ago
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RE: So I had a message to call Steve

@thebionicman I can't comment on things south of the border.  They certainly will go after you here in Ontario:   "Toronto-area man fin...

7 years ago
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RE: Anti-theft options for unattended equipment?

@a-harris Side note--a handfull of bacon will make you best friends with a lot of people.

7 years ago
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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...

7 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").

7 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...

7 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!

7 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?

7 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. ...

7 years ago
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