I don't see what the problem is. Give them the points to the nearest hundreth and let them do their thing. Surely you stated on the plat that the co...

> > What do you call this? The overnight surveyor?> > No, it's a wardrobe failure, obviously. If you've ever attended a CEU seminar, you w...

> Without laying out the barn with a tape twenty times to establish a realistic estimate of your standard error, then running the results through S...

I laid out my 30x40 barn with a tape. No different than the cross ties on construction jobs. After we got the pad built and the points laid out, we ...

You tote two sacks of cubes with you when you go, shake them and lead them 1000' away, pour them out, and haul ass back.

Meet the dude, tell him it's screwed up, show him why it's screwed up, tell him that he's exceedingly lucky that the co-op is footing the bill to fix ...

As Kent mentioned, when the roads were dedicated, they indicate them as a Class I, II, or III road. The transportation code will tell you the width a...

> You aren't using the RTK vectors, but are estimating the uncertainty of the average coordinates from the standard error of three positions? What ...

We use three, 2 to 3 minute observations on control points and corners, then average those and look at the standard errors that it determines. Two sh...

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Uncertainty in Grammar> > The other part was either that RTK wasn't good enough to meet the existing standard or too many users were complaining...

And the static snob returns to the board to lambast anyone who dares use a procedure that differs from his.Glad to see you back.

Then quit and move on if you're not going to go talk to your boss.

JamesHe said this "I just worry that he has over-sharpened his pencil on this bid."Couple that with wanting to talk to another surveyor about it, not ...

I'd fire your ass for talking to a colleague of mine about what price I give on a project, unless you're a partner with me. You'd be scratching your ...

I use a circle for all corners, and then label each corner.Sometimes, when space is tight, I will shorthand the label with Fnd. and in the notes say F...

I've laid out high school tracks before. We have done work on our local golf course for distance markers.

I pushed a crew from 19 forward until I got licensed. From 12 to 19 during the summers, I ran a rod or a gun. I HATED my job if I was behind the gun...

We got a fire truck to come out and make a turn. Measured it. It was 50'. So, we made it 60'.Our standards for S/D are easy. Collector street, 40'...