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RE: How to evaluate uncertainty in an azimuth

@cf-67 Thanks for the link above on the sensor. Besides doing something like Nate the Surveyor said in his post above about laying out control I woul...

4 years ago
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RE: How to evaluate uncertainty in an azimuth

@cf-67 Question:  How accurate is the heading sensor on this 8 metre boat?   JOHN NOLTON

4 years ago
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RE: digital level rods...where are they made?

@jt50 I think you must read your post again. I answered your very FIRST Question. See your first line above. I forgot to answer your 2nd qu...

4 years ago
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RE: digital level rods...where are they made?

@jt50 Your question "Do you need to calibrate the rods"  answer NO. Since you are using a 3-part rod and that is not allowed by the FGCS spects....

4 years ago
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RE: digital level rods...where are they made?

For: John Hamilton, your post above leaves a lot of questions. But first if you read the Specifications for Electronic Digital/Bar-Code leveling you ...

4 years ago
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RE: Water Surface Elevation

For: Not my real name Question:?ÿyou ask "get a precise water surface elevation"?ÿ ?ÿ just what do you call precise? ?ÿ JOHN NOLTON ?ÿ ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Plummet

@plumb-bill  It sounds like you have never read about or used an optical plummet. I would suggest you read the following; 1. Surveying Instrumen...

4 years ago
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RE: Plummet

@old-shatterhand  I looked up the spect. on the Trimble 5602 and you are correct; it not accurate for your work. Question: can you get (borrow) ...

4 years ago
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RE: Plummet

For:?ÿ ?ÿjt1950?ÿ and?ÿ Plumb Bill The plummet that?ÿOld Shatterhand is using?ÿDOES NOT HAVE A COMPENSATOR IN IT. It uses a 20 second bubble per 2mm ...

4 years ago
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RE: Plummet

Old Shatterhand?ÿ?ÿin my post above its SwissTek not SwissTec ?ÿ JOHN NOLTON

4 years ago
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RE: Plummet

You have several choices. You will find some on ebay (zenith) or you can rent one from several places. One such place would be SwissTec in Brewster, ...

4 years ago
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RE: Laser level

Larry could give me the model number of the DeWalt you are looking at. Your question is a very good one and I never thought of?ÿ it. I would say NO b...

4 years ago
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RE: Anyone here once used a Tellurometer?

YES; Had the Tellurometer MRA1 in the military in 1963 , then?ÿ MRA301 in 1968 in the military(military version of the MRA3) . MA100 tellurometer (pe...

4 years ago
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RE: Museum protractors

Thanks for the post?ÿM.T.?ÿ?ÿIt brought back old memory's for a couple almost look like a RDP (range deflection protractor) used in FDC (fire directi...

4 years ago
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RE: End of a era

@loyal  Your next calculator (since you like RPN) should be the SwissMicros DM42   JOHN NOLTON

4 years ago
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RE: GRS 80 not merely geometric

@geeoddmike You use the word "pointless" (see your post above);     well it not pointless. If you print a number then it should b...

4 years ago
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RE: GRS 80 not merely geometric

@geeoddmike I thought it might be something like that. Sometimes I try to type too fast and then hit the wrong key and then I have a bad habit of not...

4 years ago
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RE: GRS 80 not merely geometric

@geeoddmike Its  R.E. Deakin NOT  R.E. Dealing   JOHN NOLTON

4 years ago
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RE: GRS 80 not merely geometric

@geeoddmike I see you give a link to a paper by Prof. Dr. R.E. Deakin on  ECCENTRICITY OF THE NORMAL ELLIPSOID. I don't think you have read thi...

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RE: WGS vs ITRF

@geeoddmike I would like to bring to your attention 2 things. 1st), the calculation of e^2 for GRS80 ellipsoid by Dr. Dennis Milbert is just a littl...

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