I have never done it in star*net. In geolab, the file is exactly the same, but you tell the program it is a simulation. It totally ignores the actual ...

That is a "cone". Not sure exactly what they look like other than the top. Here is a description from another nearby station of the same vintage (DISB...

Lead plug and tack.

We also used the "drop a rock" method as mentioned by Radar.I would be interested to know how many have actually done a topo with planetable and alida...

I found station BETHEL 1839 (JU3319) about 23 years ago when we were doing a bluebook survey for the City of Philadelphia. It was a few feet down, and...

rfc, post: 386297, member: 8882 wrote: Is there a way to test this in Star*net by adding dummy, or fictitious observations, like from 14 to 1700 or f...

That really needs to be GPS'd! I see that EAST BASE is a FBN, but not WEST BASE. Wow-an original intact baseline is present in Salina and MEADES RANC...

I used to use an old T2 exclusively (before total stations). It came in a bullet case, and we always kept it upright, as that is what I was taught by ...

Oh, now I see that it is a 5700. Are you using the USB download or com port? If one doesn't work, try the other. Last resort, remove the CF card and p...

do you have real com ports on your computer or are you using a USB-to-serial dongle?I have never run data transfer from inside TBC (you don't say if y...

Yes, if you publish sq ft then I agree it has to be to the nearest square foot, but decimals of sq ft?I saw once a treatise in a textbook on uncertain...

I agree, Duane, a person fresh out of school is not a finished product. I worked on a survey crew before I went to school (well, after I went a while ...

I wonder how an interesting post about the quality of older work and some really interesting analysis that Scott did devolves into a discussion of ter...

Ric Moore, post: 385665, member: 731 wrote: I'm curious as to why you believe this? Not trying to be argumentative, just want to understand your rati...

Speaking of area...I have seen plats that have areas to the fraction of a sq ft. I think what many people don't realize is the uncertainty in the comp...

There is always the issue of power. In order to transmit a position, the GSM module needs to be powered up and connected to the network. So if it is s...

hlbennettpls, post: 385812, member: 10049 wrote: I found it quite easily on their website when I clicked on "Products" link. The web page I got by do...

I don't like it when you cannot see the price upfront, I had to go to a pcmag review to find the price, which is $30/month/user. Not that I am against...

There is an excellent report about the 1920's surveys....I have recovered a number of triangulation stations, and tied in some when I needed to do a l...

makerofmaps, post: 385694, member: 9079 wrote: Hope this isn't to off subject but they often brag around here about our mapping abilities and history....