The neatline is a actually a 3D surface, the standard two surfaces with inclusive boundary does not do the trick on this one.To make things a bit more...
> I'm looking for opinions on digital levels. I'm looking at a Trimble Dini 0.3mm and 0.7mm. Any thoughts on these, or Leica models? Recommendation...
> They are both idiots...I recommend the use of the word "imbecile" for it has more panache.Anyway man, all the best to you, hope you get the raise...
> The fact that I am able to fill in as operator makes me much more valuable to the company.Not necessarily. There is a classic study case in the a...
A contractor complaining about prices, how about that? ;-)But seriously, you have no explaining to do. That's the price, take it or leave it.
And remember, some in private industry may not think much of the 12 years with DOT. They may even joke, this guy deserves a pay cut! If you want to co...
67K isn't bad. Pretty much all construction surveyors working for construction outfits do the tasks that you do, so don't feel too irreplaceable...You...
> A few weeks ago I had one of the techs drop the instrument off at a local dealer to get a quote on calibrating the unit. When they called with th...
> Most surveyors just turn off their horizontal tilt sensorI doubt that, why would they?
Yup, the best software is the one you know.
> The reality of it is no matter how precisely you place the flags the guy running the thumper truck drives by looks out his window and stops besid...
It is indeed a demanding schedule. 300 pts/day in quad country with motor-hotel that you call home at end of day, a good gig for a 24 year old kid.
> I do, too, with the understanding that the spec is 1-sigma and has an additional 1 ppm error component not mentioned above. Vertical errors of 4...
Actually, under open skies, the GNSS systems of today are pretty reliable horizontally and vertically. I trust them to yield results within specs (1 ...
Boundary stuff, 5" is plenty good.
I suggest you get the book by Rick Ellis: "A practical guide to Carlson Survey 2013". Excellent resource. For the CAD side of things, get used in work...
Maybe your hat caused the interference? 🙂 Kidding aside, you could try maybe to go in the Bluetooth utility program. There's a place where you have ...
The way I learn was very simple. I knew nothing, never had a CAD class before starting drafting at work. In my first job, they gave CAD files. "Here d...
I bought one years ago from Berntsen. Best hammer I have used, still use it today. Gives nice smooth hits. It works really well with stakes, laths, hu...