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john-putnam
john-putnam
@john-putnam
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Joined: February 4, 2011 9:44 am
Last seen: September 19, 2026 3:56 pm
Topics: 82 / Replies: 2381
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RE: Homestead Entry Claims vs Donation Land Claims

Procedurally I think they required the same actions to acquire patent. Homesteads are based on the sectional breakdown. DLCs were created out of nec...

2 years ago
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RE: Mini Prism vs. Standard Prism and Prism Tilt

Like Jim & Mark, the GMP101 is my standard prism for control and boundary. I just finished a project where I shot almost 875 meters to a GMP101 w...

2 years ago
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RE: Leica LS10 Files

@field-dog I think the software I'm referring to was originally free-ish. It came with the original Leica digital levels back in the 90's. Hell, ...

2 years ago
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RE: Leica LS10 Files

If the LS10 can output a GSI text file, I have Leica's original DOS based line adjustments software. I still use it with my DNA03.

2 years ago
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RE: Does C3D support alpha numerical point numbers?

In C3D the 'name' is a unique point identifier just like the point 'number'. Each point actually has both a 'number and 'name'. You can create a fil...

2 years ago
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RE: Does C3D support alpha numerical point numbers?

C3D is funny that way. Each point has a number and a name. The number needs to be an integer while the name can be alpha numeric. It seems to me th...

2 years ago
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RE: Survey Truck Size

They used to sell 'heavy' half-ton pickups as OleMan referenced. But there is a lot more that goes into a 3/4-ton pickup, like heavier frames and othe...

2 years ago
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RE: What is your favorite pie?

Why would you even ask such a question? You're making my head hurt. I can go as low as top three. Pumpkin pie with a butter crust and light on the ...

2 years ago
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RE: Snake boots. Which is best

My Danner snake boots go pretty much up to the knees. I opted for boots over chaps just because of the amount of time I spent in them. It was for a ...

2 years ago
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RE: Quad Runners in Surveying

Okay, this thread hexed me. Trying to avoid a deep Creek ford I went crashing through the high sage. Ended up high centered. Took about 45 minutes ...

2 years ago
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RE: Quad Runners in Surveying

I have a little Honda Pioneer 500 UTV. It is about the size of an ATV and will fit anywhere they will. The only difference is that I'm partially pro...

2 years ago
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RE: Deregulation

@mightymoe In Oregon, OSBEELS regulates photogrammetrists. Other than that most I know are certified by ASPRS. I can not think of any firms that ...

2 years ago
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RE: Deregulation

While I agree, this is a major deal, who would you suggest is better to defend state laws than the state's attorney? There might be an opportunity fo...

2 years ago
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RE: Disagreements when applying Google Street View to decode aerial data

"I am at a loss trying to figure out how anybody would possibly be using digital imagery from Google Maps or any other similar imagery providers."<...

2 years ago
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RE: Survey Truck Size

I would avoid 1/2-ton trucks for survey work. When loaded with standard kit, my trucks have always tended to weigh in at the upper limits of 1/2-ton ...

2 years ago
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RE: Civil 3D and Coordinate Datums

Just a quick note on C3D, points and projections. First, point can be entered as local N / E or Grid N / Grid E. A point can have different local a...

2 years ago
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RE: The disappearance of Lynn Simmons, surveyor

I'm not really sure how she lost Keith. Its not like he was more than 300 feet from her. I'll give her that it was dusk. I think she left him with ...

2 years ago
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RE: The disappearance of Lynn Simmons, surveyor

I was running a project in Duck Valley, ID back in the 1995 were we had a lost surveyor situation. The terrain was not very rugged, but it made up fo...

2 years ago
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RE: quick RTK Base/Rover question

I don't think the RTK base determines a single correction based on all of its available constellations. I think the corrections are computed and tran...

2 years ago
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RE: Snake boots. Which is best

I have a pair of Danner's that I really like. Not cheap but comfortable, breathable & waterproof.

2 years ago
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