Sorry Richard, To join Trimble's beta testers, you are expected to purchase the new kit.

There are two different ways that data transmit/receive wires in a serial cable can be wired up. You may need a 'null modem' in the line to reverse t...

May I suggest that, if the ends of your traverse are not inter-visible, you want two points at each end. ?ÿ

rhumb line or great circle ?

@350rocketmike Australian / Kiwi surveying term for total station or theodolite. More generally any piece of mechanical equipment. Probably came fr...

@bstrand With DR it pays shoot at least 3 points on every surface. That way you can tell which distance is wrong.

We have both S6 and S8 jiggers The reflectorless is better on the S6. The S8 is fussier about angle of incidence and on target reflectivity. They al...

We use a zip level sometimes. They can be very handy for getting into tight places. They are useful for doing floor level surveys in earthquake damag...

@williwaw Yup three big ones - the largest at 8.1. But at a distance and deep, so no major damage Tsunami warnings issued have just been lifted

Waving back at you from deep Down Under

@sergeant-schultz ?ÿ No, real New Zealand. This part of the country was too rugged for the film crews