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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: Best Way to Read a Level Rod

You are saying the Topcon DL-502 does not have a mode to return the median of a set number of readings each time you take a measurement? I would chec...

3 years ago
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RE: Post ‘82 CE Doing Boundary Surveys and Forms Certs

With the exception of the boundary work you mentioned, an engineer in CA can actually prepare flood certs and perform layout on their own projects. S...

3 years ago
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RE: Leica vs GeoMax vs Trimble

I recently added an MS60 w/AP20 to my arsenal. When I told the dealer I needed GeoCom I was informed me that Leice needed to know why before they woul...

3 years ago
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RE: Lidar contours

Just the cartographer in me speaking, but the larger the map scale the smaller the area mapped on a given sheet size.

3 years ago
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RE: Lidar contours

LiDAR output is somewhat uniform grid of discrete ground shots. Break lines can be combined with a LiDAR data set to create a better DTM but that is ...

3 years ago
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RE: Rugged digital camera

Before smart phones were everywhere, my crews carried an Olympus digital camera which was rugged and was capable of time stamps. But in this day and ...

3 years ago
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RE: Magnetic Locator

I have both Schonstedt & Subsurface detectors (from back when I had multiple crews). 20+ years on, I like them both. The Schony is currently in ...

3 years ago
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RE: GPS tools to use for Elevation Certificate

Bonus points only if you use to, too & two

3 years ago
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RE: Hey Trimble where is your answer to the Leica AP20 AutoPole ??

Then you would have to walk around with the R12 on top of your prism and it would only work in areas that you can get a RTK fix. The AP20 with height,...

3 years ago
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RE: Hey Trimble where is your answer to the Leica AP20 AutoPole ??

I just got my AP20 so when I'm finally on job where I can use it I'll let you know how well it works. As for your second post, I think you would need ...

3 years ago
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RE: Leica SD Cards

Mr OK, Leica has always pushed their memory & one of the first things they ask when you have issues is if you are using their memory. Over the de...

3 years ago
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RE: RTCM 3.MSM with a trimble base and rover "waiting for information from the base"

How many constellations? I was running into the same problem over UHF with three. I think it is a bandwidth thing. Also, have you checked that the ...

3 years ago
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RE: F1/F2 angles outside parameters

Not sure if the OP is using Leica, but with Leica both 'lock' and 'ATR' passively site the prism. ATR, auto target recognition, sites a prism in its ...

3 years ago
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RE: Field Checking a tribrach

With the exception of my GNSS base (precise post will not fit in the case), I have not owned a tribrach with optical plummet in nearly 30 years. Fiel...

3 years ago
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RE: Field Checking a tribrach

Do tripods even come with the hangers anymore?

3 years ago
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RE: Tool Belt

I still use the knee pads I got when I first started out in the late 80's. I look at some of the new articulating styles I see carpenters wearing and...

3 years ago
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RE: Plotter Replacement Recommendations

The problem is I'm not sure it is just the print head. I cleaned it but get the same error. The cost of a new printhead is a big % of the cost of a ...

3 years ago
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RE: Plotter Replacement Recommendations

Editing error on my part. It looks like a deleted something. I was trying to say that I don't plot much. If it wasn't such a pain to get it plotted ...

3 years ago
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