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Kris Morgan
@kris-morgan
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Joined: July 1, 2010 1:41 pm
Topics: 123 / Replies: 3753
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RE: Client not happy with bill

I grew tired, about 10 years ago, of "change requests", which is why nearly all of the projects are typed and emailed with a proposal or something wri...

9 years ago
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RE: Survey's plotted to Grid vs. Ground

If it's on the grid, keep it on the grid. This is my standard meta-data statement about coordinates, bearings, and distances. I've gone both ways an...

9 years ago
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RE: Maptech 1986

Dave Karoly, post: 335519, member: 94 wrote: he CRD files I am familiar with are from Carlson; it seems to me they are binary. PacSoft also used CR...

9 years ago
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RE: Surveying a golf course

I don't know of many small courses that make a profit to speak of. As the economy worsens, people begin to cut out those $50 days at the course. I c...

9 years ago
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RE: Rinex Edit for OPUS-RS

I feel your pain. When I have to do that it gives me fits. What's worse is when you log multiple static shots to the R8 rover and want to make separ...

9 years ago
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RE: Clockwise or Counter Clockwise? Inquiring minds want to know.

rfc, post: 334497, member: 8882 wrote: Here's a deep one for the intelligencia: Most of the surveys I've seen seem to have the metes and bounds going ...

9 years ago
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RE: Autocad glitches with large coordinates

I run Carlson 2015 in AutoCAD and have ZERO problems, but I seldom use TRIM. I do however, set the snaps like I like and grab the grip and drag it ba...

9 years ago
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RE: Back to basics

Couple of quick thoughts. When you level your instrument, rotate the barrell and watch the horizontal angle. If it moves more than 10", then you nee...

9 years ago
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RE: Profit margins & projections

I took a historical look at costs, hours, and revenue. 7 years worth of historical data. It allowed me to tract linear progression (least squares) o...

9 years ago
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RE: static/long static

The guidelines I work under atUp to 10 KM, 10 minutes regardlessPast 10 KM, 1 minute/klick, or distances in kilometers = time in minutes. Anything pas...

9 years ago
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RE: Another danger of Surveying

Peter Ehlert, post: 331891, member: 60 wrote: thanks Kris. I have lots to learn. You and me both brother. I see bees by the garbage cans at the gas ...

9 years ago
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RE: Pdf to dwg in Carlson 2014 Autocad standalone

Not that I'm aware of. However, I have a program called PDF2DXF that I have had VERY good luck with. IF the PDF was made with a computer generator (...

9 years ago
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RE: Another danger of Surveying

Nate The Surveyor, post: 331624, member: 291 wrote: If you look right by Big Help Number 2's right elbow, and to the left, you can see where I had JUS...

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RE: Another danger of Surveying

I get stung extracting honey from my bees more than walking next to the hives or working the bees. The little buggers crawl up in the comb and I end ...

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RE: Trespassing, ethics, etc.

JPH, post: 330842, member: 6636 wrote: That said, when I draw my plat, I‰Ûªm hesitant to show these shots, as it records my trespass. The state has n...

9 years ago
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RE: texas original survey/abstract lines

You have to reference it otherwise you can't chase the chain of title. Drop the "approximate" lines and tell the idiot that you find out where lines ...

9 years ago
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RE: I passed!

Congrats!!!! I figured you were licensed. Terrible shame. You have exhibited that you are no dummy by any means. You would be a great licensed sur...

9 years ago
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RE: Only funny to a surveyor

We did a survey a few months ago, and the crew came in and said they had found one of our corners. We scoured the records and couldn't find the calcu...

9 years ago
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RE: Is it just me?

Not from our vantage point. In fact it seems to have gotten better in the last 10 years with new owners of title companies. The last time I was aske...

9 years ago
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RE: Observation of forum members--not about Kent 😉

[USER=7679]@yswami[/USER] I think the uptick in the new members posting is due to Kent's absence. In the old days of POB, there were several contribu...

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