@norman-oklahoma?ÿ I think that's the difference right there.?ÿ We use mostly 1.25" sq. x 4' stakes where I've worked, in New England and NY. What y...

@mightymoe?ÿ It's only open, (and flat), when we look at the plans

@mightymoe?ÿ I use GPS on many jobs, even when I don't think it's needed.?ÿ Sometimes it makes solo recon for remote points a bit easier

@mightymoe?ÿ I guess it depends on what kind of construction site.?ÿ If it's a building, no site work, then I'd have no use for GPS/SPC.?ÿ Especially...

No need for GPS, in my opinion, unless it's needed for tying into the site. Sometimes you need to run a loop, other times just a baseline is needed.?...

@norman-oklahoma?ÿ I wish that surprised me more

@antcrook?ÿ I do think there are many people who think they can just call their town and have their boundaries marked out, like it's a service the to...

It normally comes down to foolish people writing their own deed descriptions without a survey.?ÿ Sometimes it is foolish attorneys, lenders, etc. atte...

@va-ls-2867?ÿ What is this command?!!?ÿ I've never heard of it, but now I can't wait to try it.?ÿ Thanks

@mark-mayer?ÿ "deed staked" must mean something other than what I'm thinking.?ÿ I've definitely staked per the deed.?ÿ No other physical evidence aro...

@michigan-left?ÿ They were all over Ohio in the 80's.?ÿ No idea about now.?ÿ And I know Matamoras PA has them, and drive-thru cigarette places too

@gmpls?ÿ I'm sure some of the special C3D stuff will be lost.?ÿ Lines come in as lines and polylines.?ÿ Contours will come in and can be exploded to ...

@gmpls?ÿ I'm not sure what difficulty you're having bringing a C3D dwg into Carlson.?ÿ I usually just rename it, open in Carlson, do Points/Convert P...

Why do you care? Conservationism is the last refuge of a NIMBY

@andy-bruner?ÿ People kept telling me to move south to get away from the cold and snow.?ÿ I tried?ÿ it, moved to Massachusetts once, but I wasn't tha...

I've worked on many-mile long easements.?ÿ It would be almost impossible, and insanely expensive, to survey each and every boundary that it crosses.?ÿ...

@jitterboogie?ÿ And there are some areas where that's the LSIT salary range.?ÿ LS range would start at that high end

@holy-cow?ÿ No idea what's happening now, but at this point I wouldn't be surprised to get a call from another surveyor saying he's got this ALTA we ...

@cyril-turner?ÿ That's par for the course.?ÿ They want their ALTA, and usually ignore my emails when I mention the zoning report.?ÿ So I end up addin...