Years ago I did a job for the city's DPW cross-sectioning 3,000' of a downtown arterial (only 4 lanes at the time, but it was heavily used).?ÿ I finis...

I got a call a few months ago from an irate adjoiner who wanted to know why I filed an "incorrect survey" and "put a cloud" on his title.?ÿ I explaine...

@james-fleming Attending all those meetings looks like a full-time job.  When do you survey?

I could retire today if I wanted to, but I don't want to -- yet.?ÿ Right now my plan is to work full-time until I'm 68, then half time until I'm 70, a...

I was 39, almost 40.?ÿ I left a good job that I'd held for 10 years because there was no ownership potential, despite years of talk about just that.?ÿ...

Other, Carlson Surveyor+.

After regular equipment checking/calibration, this is probably the single most important thing you can do to increase measurement accuracy in a produc...

I've gotten a couple as well.?ÿ The first one seemed legit at first, so I submitted a proposal and then got the CC ask.?ÿ I don't take CC, so that end...

I rarely use a bipod when working robotic, unless its a windy day.?ÿ I use a brace stick instead, which is much quicker to plumb with than a bipod.?ÿ ...

It makes a lot of sense to me, as long as it's encrypted and I also have a local copy.?ÿ Belt and suspenders.

I'm all too familiar with this sequence of events...

The range will be limited to the weakest member of the pair.?ÿ It's a two-way communication protocol -- both members transmit and receive information ...

I'm based about 15 miles from downtown Sacramento, but I rarely work on that side of the Sacramento River.?ÿ Most of my work is within a few miles of ...

Standard GMP-101.?ÿ When I started out with a Leica robot I tried using the big 360 glass, but soon got tired of the weight and size and the need to m...

I don't understand why you think precision will suffer.?ÿ I use a miniprism exclusively with my robot, and don't have any precision (or accuracy!) pro...

@richard-imrie I generally sign my first letter to an individual with "sincerely," and use "regards" for subsequent correspondence.

The one time I rented some equipment (RTN rover) from a dealer, I had to provide proof of insurance for it.