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jkinak
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RE: Grid/Ground coordinates SOP

If the combined scale factor (at the points which have the greatest error) exceeds (or even comes close too) our project error budget then we find or ...

5 years ago
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RE: Telemarketers, robocalls, and niucance calls

My experience is that nearly all of these are an autodialer with humans monitoring a bunch of lines waiting for someone to pick up. So if you have to ...

5 years ago
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RE: HOW MANY OF YOUR TRACKED SATS ARE USED IN YOUR SOLUTION?

I'm guessing you are using RTK. When using RTK: as many as are COMMON WITH THE BASE. ?ÿ

5 years ago
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RE: Multi-constellations?

There is NO advantage to tracking fewer constellations. More is better. More constellations is better. More satellites is better. There is the possibi...

5 years ago
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RE: Payments by check

Skip the risk - cash the check at their bank, deposit cash in your bank, and then do the work. Forget the wire transfer - if something goes awry they ...

5 years ago
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RE: Definition of Responsible Charge

I encourage you to ask the AELS Board if supervision of people is a required element in order to count work experience as responsible charge. I have c...

5 years ago
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RE: Definition of Responsible Charge

I don't think this reg language has changed in quite some time. The language in the regs is: “Responsible charge of professional land surveying...

5 years ago
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RE: Definition of Responsible Charge

"Bottom line: a state will not issue a license to someone heavy on CAD documentation, but no field work." Not true. Alaska is a state and in Alaska ...

5 years ago
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RE: Definition of Responsible Charge

Not Necessarily. You can be in responsible charge without being licensed - an unlicensed person operating quasi-autonomously performing qualifying wo...

5 years ago
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RE: Multiple layered dxf files and staking out

Yeah - you have to watch the contract. We prefer to stake from the stamped drawings - we state in our proposal "stakes will be set based on the final...

5 years ago
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RE: Multiple layered dxf files and staking out

Bring it into CAD and wblock (remove from drawing option selected) out everything that isn't relevant. (Wblock it so that you have a drawing that is a...

5 years ago
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RE: Staking out from another surveyor's station co-ordinates or mine?

LandManJohn - your approach is legit. Unless the earlier survey had a significant blunder you would be wise to use their values. All the design is bas...

5 years ago
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RE: Hub & Tack curb staking

"C&G work (actually, any hardscape) in flat country has to be staked tight and built accurately." Good post. It's all about the grade. In stee...

6 years ago
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RE: Drawing in 2 seperate co-ordiante systems-Carlson or Autocad

If you can submit one of the drawings without points (or other incompatible objects) it's as simple as: Create one complete drawing with the dominant ...

6 years ago
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RE: A close call for a Cash boy

Glad he's OK. All you riders - get an airbag vest to protect your core - save the ribs and the back - I'm not sure if it would have helped the collar ...

6 years ago
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RE: Stamp Design defined by Law?

The appearance of the Alaska stamp is defined but the size just needs to be legible (which is handy on 8.5x11 and 8.5x14 exhibits where you can easily...

6 years ago
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RE: Car shopping

We purchased a new Audi in September. All negotiation was done via e-mail. Spent 1.5 hours in the dealer taking delivery (getting schooled up on the t...

6 years ago
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RE: Second round of discussion (about me buying a robotic total station, UK)

ChrisA - Hear me out before getting offended by the following post: It's been said before and it's worth saying again (and again): ?ÿ It's false econo...

6 years ago
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RE: Civil 3d vs. LDD

This... is how you get repeat clients and... This... is how price becomes a non-issue in that relationship. Our goal is to deliver well organized dat...

6 years ago
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RE: Let's play "Guess That Cryptic Layer Name"

Why do people still use names like this? Because sometimes, it makes the most sense to do so. When you say "long layer names" I suspect you mean - nam...

6 years ago
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