>It wasn't intended as a flame, I just think that a Solar defeats the purpose of GPS. In my opinion GPS is meant to replace it. I'm just curious ho...

I don't know the type of work he is doing, but I do know that adding some solar observations, with static GPS control, and traverse lines gives some r...

> I am using a Trimble R6 using TDS Pro to set control points at the beginning, middle and the end of a job. The total distance of the job is 5 mi...

> What do you mean by sun shot?!? The control points were RTK.He means taking a solar observation with your total station about every mile or so as...

Wow a boundary survey for $325!

Excellent post Ralph. I always enjoy Paiva's articles.

I don't consider this an "orchestrated attack on surveying", rather an "Orchestrated Attack on Licensing". It was more about absorbing budget as it w...

Good Lord, real surveyorsWe always do our best to be surveyorly!

Shouldn't this be in humor?;-)

Regional licensing, especially in regards to Boundary surveying would be extremely difficult to implement.Established case law and statutes in multipl...

Good point Steve. I think the recession has definitely "ripened" this debate/discussion.

Maybe next year this little punk will tag along!

I agree those sandwiches were great, your wife was very kind in packing our lunch up the hill!That graffiti is horrible up there isn't it? All that s...

Thanks for posting the pictures Scott. It was a great time to talk to some non-surveyors in a no pressure setting.I think this will be a great annual...

Tomorrow, March 19, is Survey America!I was at the Triangulation Station on top of Pilot Butte in Bend, OR with Scott Freshwaters, Mike Berry and Gary...

Kent> "Professional surveying" means the practice of land, boundary, or property surveying or other similar professional practices. >Glad to see...

Tomorrow, March 19, is Survey America!Careful Wendell, you might end up with one thousand 4 hour videos of GPS equipment measuring positions!:-) Kind ...