> wow! and what's the yearly extortion...er, I mean, subscription fee after that?Subscription for a single seat of plain AutoCAD is about $500.

The hanger appears to be one piece, same with the case handle. How do you get a new hanger onto an old case?

Very nice! I've been thinking about putting some of my old Geodimeter batteries into service for GPS use, but I'm reliant (for now) on the Geodimeter...

> It is light years ahead of the Leica 1200 I was using.Which 1200 config were you using, and what do you find better (e.g., speed, accuracy, searc...

> I found BPC code 8771(c) to be of great interest. ;-)It's poorly written, but I interpret it to mean that the submitting surveyor gets to make th...

CA (PLSS and Mexican Rancho lands):Subdivision plats (Final Map and Parcel Map) must be filed with the County Recorder.Record of Survey must be filed ...

Very nice, as usual!

> The client has the option to supply you with a suite of their software if they are so specific.Most of the clients with which I'm familiar would ...

> Example: (Assuming no monuments recovered at property corners) Would you find two centerline monuments, establish the intersection of each sidel...

> Many poles have impressive-looking graduations along them but i never knew how to use them when they're telescopic. Does anyone? And is the zero ...

> You could do some playing around to come up with the distance from the bottom of the handle under the tri-pod to the center of scope.The tripod s...

The best available evidence of the boundary location. In other words, it depends. Each situation is unique.

TDS is owned by Trimble, under their Spectra Precision marque. If you think Carlson support is less than optimal, just wait until you've experienced ...

> I'm not a fan of the "platform specific" devices.So you bought an iPad? From Apple, King of the Walled Garden?

I have to provide insurance certs pretty regularly, often to clients with persnickety requirements, but I've never had to pay anything extra to my car...

Done, done, done!That's a sickeningly realistic model. I haven't been following your efforts, so my questions may already have been answered, but her...