Were you clipped in with a harness when the second photo was taken? No way I'd step outside the barriers without being tied off.I don't think so, any...

I'm envious, as my own 15-year-old has shown no interest in surveying at all.P.S. Don't let him click his heels together three times or you'll have t...

> Would you convert it to feet, or would you work with it as is?It depends on what you want to accomplish. I generally do geodetic control project...

> How do you code your points when using a data collector?> Do you use an alpha or numeric description?> Do you include string codes with the...

You just have to hope that the ill-tempered Rottweiler on the other side isn't too good at climbing ladders.

> Or to make notes to myself such as "shot 58 rod height = 4.84 idiot"I put those in the raw data file as a comment instead so I don't have to stop...

> Ah, that makes you a left-hander, Jim.Actually, I was born a left-hander. 🙂 But the field book pocket of choice is certainly a good clue to ha...

> Anyway, for those that still use a field book, where do you keep it?Inside right-hand pocked of my day-glo orange Filson, which I always wear in ...

Last year I happened to walk past the active scene of an injury accident (medical issues had already been dealt with) and saw that the fire department...

> Huh? That makes no sense.Assuming good data, OPUS uncertainties tend to fall within a limited range. For most survey purposes that range is too ...

> This position frequently requires travel away from home up to 3 nights or more a weekWhy bother saying "up to 3 nights" a week and then say "or m...

> Problem: I observed two points 320' apart, with a top of the line GPS unit and then with my unit. Both points differ in Northing by 0.22'+/- an...

> Yep Jim tried 3 different browsers, no dice. Something wacky with my network??? My smartphone gets the site fine when connected to a different wi...

> FYI--procedure only has a total of two "E"s. Put them wherever you deem best.Well, since you brought it up, "minuscule" only has one "i."

Have you tried a different browser? The first thing I try when Firefox starts giving me trouble is to launch Chrome.

It'll be at the intersection of two straight linesSpeculating on what the GLO surveyor might have done is fine, but the question remains: how best to...

> No, the SPC midpoint is what you get by sighting between quarter corners and going half the distance.I wasn't thinking midpoint, but rather inter...