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James Johnston
James Johnston
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Joined: January 1, 2014 7:46 pm
Topics: 31 / Replies: 593
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RE: Why so much dislike of construction surveying?

You can get E&O insurance without being licensed. Shop around. Construction surveying is a lifestyle. All these irritants that you guys mention, t...

12 years ago
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RE: The business of land surveying

Call them before they call you.

12 years ago
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RE: Contaminated equipment

Thank you for the comments. In the end, equipment will be written off and will cease its existence with the project. As service on the equipment is no...

12 years ago
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RE: Finish Floor Elevation

How did you get the information about the benchmark? What is the source of this data, the 3.5'? Call a surveyor, request an elevation certificate (I t...

12 years ago
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RE: looking to branch out

I believe what he meant was that very defined points can be "pinpointed" at the scene with conventional total station as opposed to "extracted" from p...

12 years ago
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RE: Paperless office

> Why not name a FINAL CAD file something like xxxxFinalxxx.dwg to mean that this is the final approved plan & lock all layers on the dwg file ...

12 years ago
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RE: Carlson14 Intellicad Snaps Question

Did Not Know Carlson14 Intellicad ExistedDon't know - try "os" or "osnap" command, you could possibly change your snap settings that way in the meanwh...

12 years ago
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RE: GPS good to the sixteenth

Building contractors are pro's with tape measure and the 3/4/5 technique. Not worried.

12 years ago
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RE: Control network--first baby step

Your raw data is unadjusted. By adjusting the traverse, you are correct, you have a new set of coordinates; the adjusted coordinates. Those are the on...

12 years ago
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RE: Control network--first baby step

Why not try it to adjust long hand, that would be a good training session which will provide you satisfactory results. If you google latitudes and dep...

12 years ago
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RE: Paperless office

> We stopped using physical field books in 1991...What about field notes and sketches, how do the crews go about it?

12 years ago
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RE: Instrument carry

Nothing on a tripod while walking or in truck (tribrach/prism). Unless in a grassy situation, setting legs firmly in the ground also jolts the instrum...

12 years ago
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RE: Trimble Rant: On

OK Willi> This perspective on employment in Alaska is about 30 years out of date. Is it?

12 years ago
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RE: Trimble Rant: On

OK WilliMany people go to Last Frontier / Alaska "on a safari" as a friend would say. Here today, gone tomorrow.Companies need people to fill vacant s...

12 years ago
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RE: Surveying the river

Indeed, a very good idea.

12 years ago
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RE: Javad Triumph-LS RTN Connections

Aside from those snags, you testers, what do you think of those Javad Triumph-LS's?

12 years ago
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RE: Trimble Rant: On

>Enabling BS behavior is not within my M.O.Me neither believe me. In fact if a preventive maintenance program is well-built and followed, it yields...

12 years ago
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