I'm under the impression that the "heavy cloud cover" problem crops up when the base is subject to it and the rover isn't, or vice versa.?ÿ But since ...

I've been as guilty as the next guy, but in recent years I've been trying to conform to the NGS preferred format.?ÿ Mostly as a result of John's needl...

Yesterday I dropped a chuck key on a dial indicator face - does that count?

John, you're the last guy I'd expect to see writing "bench mark" as one word.

I don't know either.?ÿ More photos, particularly photos of the bits assembled, might help. ?ÿ

I can't recall the last time a client actually wanted a Record of Survey filed -- they either want monuments in the ground that they can use for build...

I write my contacts so that payment is due when the ROS is submitted to the county for checking.?ÿ If the country drags its feet, it's not a big conce...

Most of my work is done with a robotic total station.?ÿ But the jobs that need GNSS couldn't be done without it in any practical way.

The law requires that the records be provided at the cost of reproduction in the form in which they are held, not through some method that's convenien...

Apparently, I'm among the misinformed.?ÿ I made the assumption that the complaints I've heard about BPELSG dismissing formal complaints without sancti...

I don't disagree, but it means that private practitioners become the enforcement mechanism (the holders-of-feet-to-fire).?ÿ We have to get along with ...

In an ideal world, sure.?ÿ But local agencies, especially the small ones, don't have staff with enough expertise and budget to enforce state law.?ÿ I'...

Many times.?ÿ And it has levied substantial sanctions (fines and/or limitation on or loss of license) many times.?ÿ Unfortunately, there are more viol...

P.S.?ÿ Phil Danskin may already be working on this.?ÿ A couple of months ago he asked for a copy of the PRA request I filed, I think he was planning t...

File a Public Records Act request with the Recorder, asking for digital files of all maps (the same ones they use to make copies).?ÿ Copy County Couns...

Your local machine shop can fabricate one to your specs.?ÿ It won't be Amazon pricing, though.