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john-putnam
john-putnam
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Joined: February 4, 2011 9:44 am
Last seen: April 22, 2025 5:41 pm
Topics: 73 / Replies: 2157
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RE: Starnet - Static/GNSS GPS Obs

@norman-oklahoma Leica's Infinity uses a version of Move3 for network adjustments. The funny thing is, Leica's parent, Hexagon, company owns Star*...

3 days ago
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RE: LEGO Transit

They need 3770 more votes in the next 23 days for Lego to move the request forward. Everyone get out and vote.

4 days ago
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RE: Total station calibration costs

My MS60 was over $1k including a full on service. But that is good for 2 years. The dealer's shop rate is well over $100 an hour.

5 days ago
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RE: GPS on roadway monuments - how bad of an idea is this?

@mightymoe In some cases, a centerline Mon in a median is the safest place to leave the instrument.

1 week ago
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RE: FEMA Elevation Certificate Gripe

Jim, Have you tried to print the completed forms using a print to PDF driver? I do not understand why a federal agency locks public form blanks. ...

1 week ago
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RE: GPS on roadway monuments - how bad of an idea is this?

Back to the post, unless the centerline monuments are in a protected area, i.e. in a turning lane or median, I usually tie them conventionally. I don...

2 weeks ago
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RE: GPS on roadway monuments - how bad of an idea is this?

What???? Are you trying to say that centerline monuments don't have as much weight as right-of-way monuments? It is a rarity around here for the ori...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Things that make you think

@gary_g I tore a meniscus several years ago and wore one of those flexible knee braces. It took about a half a day for me to figure out how much t...

2 weeks ago
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RE: A serving of pincushions

I'm just impressed that PK nails set in 1973 are still in that good of shape. Most of the time you go back a couple years later and they are either p...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Preferred Plat Font

@jim-frame I have a couple of simple steps to protect myself from unauthorized use of my CAD files. First, I do not include a copy of my stamp or m...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Splash Ad

Oh, but the best part is being able to kick people off the form. Think of the extortion possibilities!

3 weeks ago
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RE: Total Station Trunnion Axis Error

@norman-oklahoma You're way to nice. I would never give my crews that option. Hell, these days I'm the only crew & I don't give myself the op...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Preferred Plat Font

My wife was a drafter extraordinaire when we met way back when. Here hand lettering was more uniform than most people could get out of a Leroy set. ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Preferred Plat Font

True Story, I was taught how to use a leroy template by a surveyor named Leroy.

4 weeks ago
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RE: Staff barcode for Leica DNA 03

@lurker Have you used one? I'm wondering why the expansion coefficient is half again as much as the 3 piece fiberglass version.

4 weeks ago
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RE: Staff barcode for Leica DNA 03

For lower order work, Leica has several staff options in aluminium and fiberglass. They range in price from $166 to $400.

4 weeks ago
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RE: 2025 Photo Contest & Wall Calendar?

Ordered. Didn't the site use to have swag link?

4 weeks ago
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RE: 2025 Photo Contest & Wall Calendar?

Okay, I saw a post for purchasing them around the beginning of the year. I'd like to buy one but don't see where to at this point.

4 weeks ago
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RE: Preferred Plat Font

Arial or Helvetica for me. Crisp and clean. What ever you do, don't use a serif. Also, capitalized L080 is a small as I go on plats or records of s...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Traverse

With rare exceptions I run control at the same time I collect any mapping data I may need. The exceptions are usually based on time frame for control...

1 month ago
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