"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...

I carry an ANSI-complaint vest in the truck just in case I find myself on a jobsite that requires such, but I greatly prefer the orange Filson Cruiser...

I have minimal experience with JXL files, but I looked at one I dealt with recently for comparison, and I see that the typical PointRecord in my file ...

Can't you get copies from the Planning and/or Building Departments of your local agency?