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I don't know about the radio -- if it's not capable of narrow-band transmission it might be illegal to use -- but I wouldn't bother using that setup f...
Post one of the RINEX files, maybe something will jump out at one of us. (You'll have to change the extension to .txt or one of the other accepted fi...
"If I ask a realtor about a survey and the first thing out of there mouth is no need waste of money." There's a regional aspect to this. In CA, for e...
"I observe you are below the ellipsoid, which means your elevation scale would be opposite what we consider normal. " Who's this "we," sucka? I've be...
There are some free or very low cost online options, but they all have limitations. I briefly tried Wave a few years ago, but didn't care for it much...
In a similar vein, last week I was doing some topo work at an elementary school, and noticed faded paint dots at all the typical topo shot locations, ...
"In that case, if RTK is available to a surveyor, what situation would there be that would call for running static data?" I can't think of a single co...
"I am looking for opinions on the best methodology to bring in precise position and orientation into a control network." Without knowing what the proj...
"if I take an RTK observations of lets say 30 seconds, is the data collector doing anything more than just averaging those measurements?" When I posed...
"Filson still makes the cruiser vest" If they still make the orange surveyor's version, they're not very interested in selling it. I wasn't able to f...
I've only used it a handful of times to get a sense of estimated errors on some unusual network configurations. It's been a way to reality-check what...
"What are the implications for mass of as-built documents of my city’s utility infrastructure?" Those of us in subsiding areas have long since gotten ...
"You need to then account for the uncertainty in your observed ellipsoid height which if you’re not following the NGS guidelines for GPS-derived heigh...
It's worth noting that the instructions for Item C2 on an Elevation Certificate indicate that an OPUS-derived elevation is acceptable. Note the CORS ...
"Not to beat a dead horse, but emailing pdfs to Kinkos to be printed is an option if you must have paper." For me the critical product is mylar for fi...
"The “main” battery that you leave in the stored gun will probably self discharge at a rate similar to the board battery." Most instrument power batte...
"I’ve run into a few that run a tape down to the dirt" I do this routinely so I can include the resected point in my terrain model. A zero HI leaves...
"Because you won’t be “zeroed” on any one of the resected points. You will be oriented to an “average” of the resected points." SurvCE gives you the o...