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Northern Yolo County> Sounds like the project I saw advertised some time back. I thought about submitting a rfq on that it, but decided it was a bi...
Jim Frame-Now the proud owner of a Ridgid WD1450 shop vac. It came with 2 each 20" extensions, which should get me to the bottom of most any monument...
Equine Footwear> aka boston digger / post hole diggerNever heard it called a mule shoe, but yes, already have one.I was thinking of fabricating som...
Jim Frame-> You NEED to use a shop vac.I never thought of using a shop vac. I have the generator with me anyway for the demo hammer, so power isn'...
Unless I know that the client is interested in the bridge surface, I leave the shots on the bridge deck out of the DTM. I use shaded linework to show...
Northern Yolo CountyI spent most of yesterday on this:It's a 1" iron pin 2.5' below the pavement surface recovered as part of a monument preservation ...
1937 SuburbanThe Wikipedia article shows a restored 1937 Suburban:It has the classic lines that I've always associated with "old school" survey wagons...
Tri-pod Anchors> I don't mean to get off subject, but where did you get those sand bags.They're nylon taffeta ditty bags that I bought from Campmor...
> Setup Base on Section Corner (or whatever) in the morning, return to pick up in evening, and it's GONE! Here's my first line of "insurance" for t...
If it's a topo, I usually include a TIN so the designers have an accurate surface to work with. Sometimes a client will also request my points; I'll c...
Something Looks FunnyIf I'm reading the descriptions correctly (big if), this is what it looks like using record dimensions:I'm not understanding who ...
Don -Cow> does he speak with that pleasant but distinctive Texas dialect?I've spoken with Kent on the phone once or twice. It's Texas, but not se...
Here are some photos of my version:I mostly use it in urban/campus settings where vehicle access is restricted, but the wheels are large enough (and t...
> Ok. The first thing you need to do is run the rinex files through RinexDates before you import them into TGO so you'll need to back up a bit and ...
Maybe they'll finish it off with some nice T1-11 siding and paint it a lovely shade of purple. Something to really jazz up the neighborhood.
I don't know if the fee for an RTK radio is different from that for handhelds, but I paid $475 to license my Motorola CP200s last May. I used Nationa...