I'm not saying I have the answer but I do know that zoning and codes can have teeth.?ÿ I would say the least they could do is red flag the property.?ÿ...

Pin finders are designed to look primarily for vertical ferrous objects.?ÿ Your average metal detector is not.

Unfortunately raid need to be set up from the beginning.?ÿ In most systems you can add additional drive to an existing RAID.?ÿ Depending on you NAS se...

For the first 8 or 10 years I did as you John, I stored completed projects on CD/DVD.?ÿ At some point prior to that I started storing stuff on an exte...

@bill93 Yes, but the answer is only if they are original, undisturbed and called for.?ÿ Just because a surveyor sets a monument to represent a corner...

@richard-imrie They want you to set concrete pillars for control on a topo??ÿ I set (okay I have the contractor build) pillars for structural monitor...

I would say the calibration certificate is a hold over from total station requirements.?ÿ I have had numerous project at require the TS has a recent c...

I'm a firm believer in doing a fresh reinstall at least every couple of years. As for LDD, until a year or two ago I kept a copy of LDD 2009 loaded o...

I would not worry about a little rain or snow.?ÿ Rain exposure is a daily for 6 moths out of the year here in the Pacific Northwet.?ÿ ?ÿ I can not beg...

@field-dog The funny thing about the new datum is that around the PNW they will be very similar to NGVD29.?ÿ Go figure.

@jim-frame Point taken.?ÿ I rarely run level anymore either.?ÿ I've never find much difference in the results I get from running good control with my...

I would let the contractor dictate project deliverables, not the method in which you achieve them.?ÿ They are free to make suggestions but they are lo...

The shade issue was a big problem with the old NA2002 levels but I have not had much troubles with the DNA03.?ÿ I'm sure the LS series is an improveme...

@field-dog I was kind of joking.?ÿ As Bill says, the new vertical datum will not based on passive marks.?ÿ Levels will still be needed locally to kee...

@jim-frame You can level by yourself.?ÿ It take little more time and a lot more exercise.?ÿ I currently have a single rod w/ bipod for my DNA03.?ÿ I'...

@jon-payne Not to knock OPUS, but unless you are using OPUS Projects or adjusting the extended output data inhouse, your results are just an average ...

@brad-ott Yes, some projects require a tighter solution than you get with a real-time network.?ÿ For those situations I prefer to use the IP connecti...

My Base/Rover technique varies depending on the scope, size and time frame of the project.?ÿ If the job is short term and only requires one base I wil...

I think that you will find that most high order leveling procedures require that you run a loop between two known bench marks before you start running...