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2.1.3.3.4. Alternative Survey Instruments. The Land Court acknowledges that new surveying and positioning instruments are constantly being invented an...
Yeah, edit above:?ÿ I meant, deed description, not, deed.
Posted by: TJE Yogi What caught my eye on this post is: "The title company must have prepared the deed". Was the deed stamped by he surveyor? Don't tr...
Posted by: BStrand Measure down from what??ÿ All the cuts and fills I've done are from a hub and use fractions of feet. I do an equal sign after a cut...
Posted by: WA-ID Surveyor Posted by: J Another way to get points from Carlson to C3D, is to use the command, 2soft, which converts points to Softdesk ...
One thing also to consider.?ÿ Depending where you live or where you want to live, you may not be able to find a decent paying survey-only job.?ÿ But y...
I think realtors are in the habit of not doing much actual leg-work.?ÿ Maybe it comes from running around with potential buyers who 80% the time don't...
Posted by: BlitzkriegBob Posted by: Totalsurv I have been asked to provide a topographic survey with Civil 3D surface and objects. I use Carlson Surve...
I usually just send my dwg, along with a point file and an xml with the surface file, (tin).?ÿ But you could put the points in the xml with the tin.
The Land xml import in C3D will automatically create the point blocks.?ÿ So the import converts everything to C3D format.
Posted by: Totalsurv Posted by: JPH landxml_export I've sent this often enough to people that I know it works.?ÿ You may get a call if they're not use...
Posted by: Jimmy Cleveland I have explicit instructions for my guys to never enter into a confined space. There is only one survey company in town tha...
landxml_export I've sent this often enough to people that I know it works.?ÿ You may get a call if they're not used to the format, and have a hangup a...
Posted by: JKinAK It's seems like continuing ed is getting hobby practitioners with stale skill-sets to either tune up their skills (maybe not as much...
Continuing Ed is a racket.?ÿ Maybe not in all states yet, but it's coming.
"While rare I have met PE's that go to field, I have even met a couple of LS's that go to field but at the professional level it is rare in both disci...
I'd stick with the CE degree, and take as many surveying courses as you can, the ones required by the state you intend to eventually get your land sur...
Posted by: strizzy Thank you gentlemen. The immediate scope for a sister company is alignment stakeout of a new utility line in Boston. Well, now you'...