@field-dog If you don't have a topo foot, consider taping a cap to the bottom of the point when taking ground shots. That should stop the point fr...

@bstrand The random points are points not used in the DTM creation. By definition, any of the points used in the DTM will fit the DTM perfectly. ...

@gary_g And before it is cleared of brush undoubtably.

Years ago, I was taught that the APWA colors were chosen to signify the danger level of hitting the utility. I'm not sure how true that is but it mak...

Hey Mohammad, I'm not exactly sure what you are referring to by consolidation report. I you are looking for and averaged or adjusted coordinate base...

I just finished up a design survey where an adjacent survey has the most screwed up centerline curves I've seen in years. The survey shows 4 curves a...

@norman-oklahoma I take offense to the 'old' statement 😀. I still use concave around here (convex if I want to be mischievous). If the la...

Here is a link to 5.62, the oldest I have archived. Good luck. TPS 1220

I'm not sure it matters as long as you identify the direction of the curve. if you know the curve is concave the SW and the radial lines bearing is to...

A covered bridge. Right of school I was thrown on a crew doing a design survey for a large commercial park. The place consisted of acres and acres o...

And you are still using said tribraches?

You have to love title companies and their deeds. I just finished up on a property line adjustment. I had sent the title company review copies of th...

Thanks for the tip BC, almost 40 years into this profession and had never seen this. I will say that it probably won't work for the vertically challe...

@norman-oklahoma Berntsen make a magnet the fits below the plug when you use the countersunk bit, the really make them sing. In addition to settin...

First I'll preference this by saying that I rarely use localization/transformations/calibration for boundary searches, I prefer to translate and rotat...

@wa-id-surveyor You can find them occasionally in Oregon (mostly Multnomah County) but they are from the 1950's or earlier. Most likely from offic...

I can understand not needing a boarder if you are just handing the data off to your internal engineers. I know for the certain that most of my extern...

@wa-id-surveyor Including metadata in professional work is essential. While design clients might not always need it, adding a border with notes to ...

Just have to ask. Is that a radio antenna in your back pocket or are you just happy to see us?

@james-fleming I can see your point. My two concerns are the number of survey monuments being wiped out without any thought and the lack of though...