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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: Additive Constant

Similar to what we pay in the US when you consider the conversion rate.

1 year ago
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RE: Additive Constant

Just how are you doing your own service? What is the pedigree of the TS16. Did you purchase it new or used. If it was used, I would definitely wan...

1 year ago
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RE: Additive Constant

@landbutcher464mhz Temperature introduces a ppm error, not a constant.

1 year ago
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RE: Area of a Parcel

@norm There has never been a reason not to trust linework, as long as you verify its integrity. If the creator just used CAD to sketch a concept (...

1 year ago
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RE: Area of a Parcel

I doubt the difference would be outside of the significant figures you should be reporting area too. Say you have a 466.69'x466.69' (5 acres) track a...

1 year ago
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RE: As the world Turns

Surveyors don't let friends scale to ground without truncating. Anyone that leaves bastardized grid coordinate looking like the real MacCoy should be...

1 year ago
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RE: Leica AP20 tilt sensor

I would agree that the AP20 is a little overkill for boundary work. Like I said, I still turn 3 sets to monuments. But for topo and layout, the bulk...

1 year ago
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RE: Leica AP20 tilt sensor

I love my AP20, but I'm still kind of old school on turning angle to monuments. The main exception being points where you can't get vertical were the...

1 year ago
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RE: Another unusual deed call.

Well of course, it is intrinsic knowledge that a Scot's rod is longer than average.

1 year ago
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RE: Missing property corner survey pins?

Not that I do a lot of subdivision work, but once upon a time I worked for a larger engineering firm that did. Common practice, in Oregon, was to set...

1 year ago
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RE: How to do a topo for a Specific Contour Interval

@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...

1 year ago
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RE: How to do a topo for a Specific Contour Interval

@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. ...

1 year ago
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RE: How to do a topo for a Specific Contour Interval

@gary_g And before it is cleared of brush undoubtably.

1 year ago
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RE: APWA Utility Colors

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...

1 year ago
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RE: Leica Infinity _ consolidate (Merge) 2 GNSS static sessions

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...

1 year ago
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RE: Radial Bearings - PC to Radius Point or Radius Point to PC?

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...

1 year ago
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RE: Radial Bearings - PC to Radius Point or Radius Point to PC?

@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...

1 year ago
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RE: leica Tps1200 applications v5 61 download

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

1 year ago
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RE: Radial Bearings - PC to Radius Point or Radius Point to PC?

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...

1 year ago
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RE: What's the weirdest thing found while surveying?

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...

1 year ago
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