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The bigger question I have is why reference astronomic north in the first place. I mean, how many, unless you are building an observatory, how many p...
While this is true for distances between discreet points, that falls flat when dealing with coordinate systems using large false northings and/or east...
The Beta has been GNSS for at least a year.
Back to the original post. I've been using RTK in various forms since before O.J. became a glove model. I have found that a Base/Rover better vertic...
Jim is spot on about narratives. A good narrative is priceless. And don't skimp on the details, meeting the minimum requirements is almost as worthl...
@field-dog Oh yeah, and we don't survey in rain here in the Pacific NorthWet. That reminds me, I need to go grease my boots. Winter is coming.
@norman-oklahoma With the exception of the propensity to be crushed by clamps, I find carbon fiber to be far more durable than aluminium when it co...
Mick, Its been a bit since I've used an 1100 series but I do not remember seeing that routine. Could it have been an add-on program? Anyway, not t...
I've been getting them as well, although not nearly as verbose as yours. More like this: "This is Zarrah, I'm looking for a Boundary survey and Top...
If you bent the adjustable threaded tip I would guess at least the upper section of the rod is bent as well.
Do you have a photo of the part?
@wa-id-surveyor I find it hard to believe that TBC will not process a Rinex file. Did you include the Obs (##O) file as well as the navigation fil...
Wow, that is pretty bad. Only Trimble would make their current software non-backwards compatible with their own hardware. Have you tried converting t...
Yeah, the transmission line engineers are going to want the local temperature. I think they often want time of shots in addition to determine load on...
I confess that I have not read the article yet, but my experience with scanning would suggest that you will not be getting a valid reading on the IE o...
@norman-oklahoma I'm guessing that is the reason you must certify that you have recently read the statutes and board rules upon renewal. I had not...