@mathteacher I don't think Leica creates a coordinate system when none is specified. When no coordinate system is chosen, only local grid values a...

@bstrand While a rarity anymore, I do use the 'None' (no datum/projection) coordinate system when working in an assumed coordinate system utilizing...

@murphy I whole heartedly agree as long a you note the reference system and realization used. I can not tell you how many surveys I've seen with a...

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

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

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.

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

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

@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...

@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...

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. ...

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

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

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