> Do you have copy of the sketches from the Superintendent's report.The only sketch from the report on the Yolo Base Line is this detail of referen...

Here's an image showing a small portion of the 39th Parallel triangulation network, with the Yolo Base Line shown as a heavy line in the lower left qu...

> Didn't the report detail reference marks at the ends of the baseline, offset from the pillars?Yes, but only the closest two of the original RMs a...

> This will be a great test of the accuracy of the Javad GNSS receiver that Jim has, then.I've thought about occupying both ends of the base line, ...

Yes, I've saved the Bancroft photos, and also have this one from an NGS PowerPoint that Monica B. sent me. It purports to show the bars in use, thoug...

I'm in.

Preanalysis Adding Just One Angle> and these are the improvements in 95% confidence station coordinate error ellipses. None are close to 0.05 ft. i...

> Ladder - idkI agree that "ladder" is the right answer. At least, that's what I always planned to use with my various "big tripod" schemes. But ...

> I am in the more conservative camp. If the monument is disturbed it no longer defines the corner. I wouldn't consider straightening and holding w...

I played with this idea quite a bit when I first got a robotic gun. I had all sorts of designs, from truck-mounted to big-and-heavy standalone. In t...

> How many of you refurbish a recovered monument when found leaning badly or obviously out of whack?It depends on the situation. If I'm in a rural...

The contractor did get a bid from another local surveyor prior to commencing work -- that's where the $100 per monument figure came from -- but appare...

> If your multiplier is 1.5 and you charge 3.0 then how many hours a week would you have to work?The problem is that the multiplier has to start wi...

My situation is similar to Bruce's, though not quite the same. I do have an employee, but he's part-time; his hours are getting more sporadic, though...

> If you watch the video of the training session you can pick out the fuzzy guy.Which video? Got a link?Thanks!

> On flat ground with three people...The bigger question is: Where are you going to find a 3-man crew these days?

> I would never purchase a T2 that has had an edm mounted on it.I'd be wary of one that had the EDM mounted on the scope, but many years ago I used...