> What is the advantage of calling a point something different every time it is used?The one circumstance in which I find this useful is when I'm m...

> FYI:br>I wasn't aware that site existed, so I just signed up. Thanks!

> I yell out, TRACE NACHOS!I've heard of tres leches (cake), but tres nachos sounds like a guaranteed stomach ache.

> Could you I accomplish the same with fixed backsight prism?Certainly. Using a lath or nail or some other expendable device for a backsight is si...

> What you have to do is give each iteration of the point a standard error (try 0.01 0.01 0.01) which allows the software to "average" the various ...

> Does that mean that the data collector format needs to be rejiggered into a format that can be imported, or is the problem even more general?Good...

> Can't you export the RTK positions as vectors that can be imported into Star*Net?I can, but the workflow is substantially more complicated. I'm ...

OPUS Projects won't be of use with only 1 dual-frequency receiver, because you won't get the on-site vector solved.

> And as long as the field crew knows that I'm checking, the pole is always plumb. That may not always be so if they thought I wasn't checking.I'm ...

> We occupy all control and boundary ties 30 by 30 seconds, rotating the pole 180 between.I'm curious about the pole rotation. This is sometimes d...

> The CDROM is supposed to be the first item in the boot listThe first item in the boot list is supposed to be whatever you told the BIOS you wante...

Is 0mm or -30mm a better prism offset?Well, no wonder that prism was confused -- see that white stuff on the ground? That's an indication that it's w...

Ah, the Fax Machine> 1) When was the last time you sent a fax?Within the last year, though I can't recall specifics.> 2) received one?Within the...