@david-c-newell-rpls-ls-cfm While it's still in my search history, here a link to the whole document that came from in case it has any further explana...

I did not think that was a correct statement.?ÿ I had to pause and look that up just to see if I was mistaken.?ÿ I was mistaken in my thought that the...

@bill93 That certainly introduces the rigorous analysis and would explain a portion of the very minimal difference between the two processes when the ...

I don't think I would say negated.?ÿ I think I would say failed to develop the conditions that are most beneficial to LSA. ?ÿ Those 1990s papers did...

I'm probably too argumentative about this topic, but every time it is brought up there is this language that goes along with it that makes LSA out to ...

Nate What are the numbers in green meant to represent? ?ÿ

I've not noticed that in the areas I practice.?ÿ Had to look it up to find out what it represents.

I didn't use C&G, but there is a whole menu of C&G options in Carlson, so it might be that you would be able to jump right in and get up to sp...

1. Hanging upside down from their perch with their wings folded around them? 2. Because when you were only 2,630 feet away, you pitched it off to the...

False equivalencies.?ÿ Recently, I've been on the way home rather late and wanted a drink.?ÿ There is a small gas station / convenience store on my wa...

After you've established the new one, since you say there is still a good bit of work left, why not run static on the "new" base location as well and ...

LOL.?ÿ Alright, you might be right on that.?ÿ I'll have to admit that just today I used an old flat head screwdriver to remove about a 1/2 inch of chi...

Okay.?ÿ Do the blunders always get detected if you use LSA??ÿ I thought blunders needed to be removed prior to LSA as one of the assumptions of least ...

Yes.?ÿ And that is great if someone chooses to do so.?ÿ Many people do not choose to incorporate other methods, equipment, etc.. into their practice a...

@dave-karoly That doctor's office junk is REALLY annoying.?ÿ People are usually there because they already have a health matter, no need to expose the...

@norman-oklahoma I understand that it is very easily accomplished with clean data.?ÿ I've got Carlson, I use GPS combined with TS as needed, I've cros...

By the way - my original question about the non-redundent closed traverse and what LSA analysis would bring to it was an actual inquiry seeking knowle...

Yes.?ÿ I can see where you are coming from on that statement and I agree.?ÿ Accreditation should provide for a certain expectation of at least a minim...

The recurrent theme was "I".?ÿ As was discussed about the national scope of the exams, practice is not the same in every area.?ÿ Not all surveying com...

@norman-oklahoma Dogma.?ÿ That old chestnut. I would suggest that it is dogma suggesting least squares is "best practices" when a closed loop is a pe...