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It was my goof -- when I looked at the "Check for updates" box, I assumed that the new TBC version would be listed first, and didn't bother scrolling ...
I'm not seeing v3.50 yet when I check for updates. Does it pertain to all flavors, or only certain ones?
> and if you do, go ahead and uninstall it. 3.50 drops todayAnything interesting in 3.50? I'm under contract again...
> I hate to ask a stupid question, but if you have access to place the targets then why can't you just use a rod and prism?I inferred that the orig...
It looks like a dumpy level rather than a wye. The photo's a little dark, but I don't see the barrel clamps that would allow the scope to be reversed...
> One thing I've noted in the documents: There is NO Record Type or Header for "meaned" or "average" data.Perhaps your version of SurvCE handles th...
What software?
> Is there a full syntax of the RW5 data set available somewhere?See the Carlson website.
My hand-calc of the mean angle from 101 to 301 is 138.5159, which doesn't quite jive with the 138.5203 shown in your parsed display. Similarly, I get...
I must be reading something wrong, because it looks like the horizontal distance is longer than the slope distance.How about posting the actual raw da...
If you truly want to fix the coordinates of a single point but still allow the adjustment to consider its standard errors, the only way I know of is t...
I take an approach similar to Kent's, except that I maintain a single DAT file, even when there are thousands of sideshots involved. Being able to tu...
I suspect that Shawn used the application he had available in the field to make the transformation. I avoid doing calcs in the field, so I probably wo...
I didn't see anything except a bunch of vague fluff in the video, nothing that would indicate anything new.
> RWB? I am learning here.RWB (the "B" indicates "backup") is just a edited RW5. It's not an industry standard, it's simply my own recordkeeping c...
> If I understand your issue, why not use the backsight as a measurement code "M".I was just pointing out to the OP that the meaned angles are in t...
Pros and Cons of Recording Surveys> Pro - provides pesky neighbors with constructive notice of where you think your property lines are. Which carri...