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john-putnam
john-putnam
@john-putnam
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Joined: February 4, 2011 9:44 am
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Topics: 82 / Replies: 2381
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RE: Survey Plat with aerial imagery in background

Another tip, make sure to send the image to the back in the drawing order.

2 years ago
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RE: Old Digitizer

I was thinking more along the lines of pull-down menus and mice. After that, unless you were actually digitizing something the mouse was king.

2 years ago
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RE: Field to Finish tricks 'n tips

@bstrand I'm guessing it is better than you think, unless you are using a 6 foot straight edge to figure out where the PC/PT actually is. Guessing...

2 years ago
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RE: Field to Finish tricks 'n tips

@norman-oklahoma LisCAD calculates a 3D position for the PC/PT so if your shots are close to the actual points you still get a good DTM. When I wa...

2 years ago
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RE: Field to Finish tricks 'n tips

LisCAD has a collection routine for mapping tangent curves. You shoot 2 points on the tangent in, a point on the curve and 2 points on the tangent ou...

2 years ago
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RE: Silly Question (or is it?)

@norman-oklahoma I have most of that information tied to cogo points via 'User-defined Classification Properties' in C3D. My clients can view it a...

2 years ago
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RE: Old Digitizer

Fax machines were definitely around. These with a 9 key digitizer as the bomb. As I recall, we had a much bigger digitizer pad. I think AutoCAD/DCA...

2 years ago
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RE: 'Restoration Of Lost Or Obliterated Corners And Subdivision Of Sections'

Thanks Sluggo, I have the DNR version and I was able to find a copy of the 1979 edition after I posted. Your 74 edition is much easier to read sinc...

2 years ago
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RE: Elevation Certificate

All of their fillable forms bite. You can't fit the required data in the fields. Don't get me started on the password locked Word documents they use...

2 years ago
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RE: Let's Talk Tree Surveys

@tom-bushelman That's interesting. Years ago, a tree on a piece of property my family owned fell and crushed the truck of the neighboring architec...

2 years ago
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RE: old firmware from Leica not available online (for TPS1200 / TS12)

@panos-tamp Here is a link to the various version of v7.# I have. I'll leave the link up for a couple of days. Good Luck, TPS 1220

2 years ago
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RE: The number 4

@jimcox Pretty much all of Europe uses that style. I still do because it is what I was taught as a youth in Germany. It keeps them from looking l...

2 years ago
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RE: Let's Talk Tree Surveys

@bc-surveyor Several years ago, I was tasked with providing a design survey on around 50 acres of clear cut on the Oregon coast. The engineering c...

2 years ago
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RE: GS14 lost hook how do I do a measure up

@gene-kooper Only if you are using the 'hook' with the proper carrier and post. If you are measuring to the ARP then there is no vertical offset. ...

2 years ago
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RE: bxr7 base with CS14 rover

The GS14 only has 3G mobile.

2 years ago
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RE: bxr7 base with CS14 rover

As long as the base can but out an RTCM 3 (w/MSM if multi constellation is required) it should work. Configuration of the radios will be the issue. ...

2 years ago
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RE: Calibrating a tubular Leica vial.

I've never figured out if it was the button or the diode that dies. I have not taken one if for repairs in a decade or so since the service techs ans...

2 years ago
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