I agree that a full pilot's license should not be necessary. As part of getting a license one does "ground school" and flight training. I think they n...

Any program that i find useful I pay for, and I donate to those that are free but ask for donations if you find them useful. So buy Adobe if you find...

A drone could fall out of the sky and hurt or kill someone without warning. Highly unlikely, but could happen. A car, on the other hand, does not rand...

Much smaller, maybe 200-300. It was put on by ASPRS and was specifically mapping drone, whereas I think the Vegas conference is all kinds of drones?

Lee: I originally thought I wanted a fixed wing. But, after attending the UAS conference last week I think the rotor craft are the way to go.

I have a lot to learn as well! I am just now starting to try and understand the regulations, which of course are constantly changing. My understanding...

While we are a country with a lot of freedoms, one must keep in mind that nowhere else in the world has the same volume of air traffic, both commercia...

it goes to Obama's stash...

I would think they are still useful in areas of vibration (around operating machinery) and on bridges, as well as for precise layout. We do a lot of ...

Tom Adams, post: 337777, member: 7285 wrote: If you're a member of your State's Professional Society, some people might look @ that list. I did that ...

I am always reachable, except if I am on a plane. My office phone either forwards immediately to my cell, or it will forward after 30 seconds or so if...

Here is a great diagram from Earl Burkholder's book that I mentioned above...the "BK" numbers refer to specific transformations, for which formulas ar...

Here is how I do it...1) convert the base lat/long/HGT to X/Y/Z X=(N+h)*cos(latitude)*cos(longitude)Y=(N+h)*cos(latitude)*sin(longitude)Z=(N*(1-esqr)+...

Loyal: I guess you are referring to me. First of all, I don't mean to disparage OPUS or infer that it is not accurate or reliable, nor do I mean to be...

so now version 10.0 is out. I haven't looked at it myself, but my scanner guy says it makes the survey workflow MUCH easier now. Thanks, Trimble.

I only use OPUS as a check, I process against CORS myself. Wouldn't that be an option? I feel I can achieve better results by doing my own processing....

NON-PROPRIETARY data formats (GPS and data collector). This is aimed at Trimble, who now has .t02 for GNSS, .job for total stations (survey controller...

Gene: neat stuff and great finds you made. Glad to see you back here.