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larry-scott
larry-scott
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Joined: May 28, 2014 10:48 pm
Last seen: April 9, 2026 5:20 pm
Topics: 61 / Replies: 998
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RE: Houston area Elevation Certificates

Paul D, post: 443857, member: 323 wrote: What I have heard is that this is a 1000 year event. So, no update needed, but lots of flooding for propertie...

9 years ago
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RE: GNSS, did you know?

gschrock, post: 443872, member: 556 wrote: It was amazing what could be done with a handful of satellites and some clunky equipment. After almost 2 d...

9 years ago
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RE: Establishing an Equipment Baseline

Every office should at least one good, easy to use, 300-500 baseline. Back in the day ...We would take all of our EDMs (pre mono optic total sta) to t...

9 years ago
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RE: Establishing an Equipment Baseline

Definitely pepper at least one line in 50 ft sta for 300 ft for calibrating chains. I think a braced quadrilateral. Observe all angles for a very tigh...

9 years ago
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RE: EXCEL formatting for Surveyors

Just use radians. Formatting isn't an issue. And formulae are easier to write and trouble shoot. But I didn't think a single cell dms was even possibl...

9 years ago
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RE: GNSS, did you know?

gschrock, post: 443590, member: 556 wrote: Got that right Larry, high precision baseline processing was not invented in the past few years. Kids of t...

9 years ago
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RE: GNSS, did you know?

Nate The Surveyor, post: 443393, member: 291 wrote: Did you know that two GPS receivers, In the wide open sky, (L-1 only is fine), set up 1/4 mile, to...

9 years ago
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RE: Survey Predictions

Dave Karoly, post: 443427, member: 94 wrote: "This Survey is too important to be jeapordized by humans!" D.C. Hal: "Let me put it this way, Mr. Amor....

9 years ago
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RE: Question on converting a distance in 27 to 84

John Hamilton, post: 443248, member: 640 wrote: NAD27 used the clarke 1866 ellipsoid, and made H=h (i.e. N=0) at the origin (MEADES RANCH). The proble...

9 years ago
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RE: Question on converting a distance in 27 to 84

Mark Mayer, post: 443236, member: 424 wrote: In other words there is no distinction made between ellipsoid heights and orthometric heights in NAD 27. ...

9 years ago
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RE: Question on converting a distance in 27 to 84

Found it ....Page 9, near the bottom. Center weighted grid factor, for proper grid factor of long lines. Might make up for your difference.

9 years ago
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RE: Question on converting a distance in 27 to 84

MightyMoe, post: 443163, member: 700 wrote: There can be yuge differences between a state plane distance in 27 and 83. You need to know the parameters...

9 years ago
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RE: OK, Let's Play "What is it?"

Peter Ehlert, post: 443207, member: 60 wrote: that is probably the best guess yet. With name like Tru Line, I'm thinking line. Fence, chaining, clear...

9 years ago
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RE: OK, Let's Play "What is it?"

Don't know. Version 2?

9 years ago
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RE: Angular Error Problems

Kent McMillan, post: 442455, member: 3 wrote: I never did, but the run error in a Zeiss Th2 never seemed to be significant. I had a network and Starn...

9 years ago
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RE: Angular Error Problems

Kent McMillan, post: 442440, member: 3 wrote: I think that it originated in a much earlier generation of theodolites that were prone to "jump" as the ...

9 years ago
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RE: Angular Error Problems

Kent McMillan, post: 442440, member: 3 wrote: I think that it originated in a much earlier generation of theodolites that were prone to "jump" as the ...

9 years ago
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RE: Angular Error Problems

Jerry Attrick, post: 442323, member: 1585 wrote: My two cents:Back in the days of theodolites, T-16, T-2 for me, for turning sets of angles, my first ...

9 years ago
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RE: Angular Error Problems

"Turning angles by turning the fine motion always CW."I have never found any justification in that practice. If I need back off a micro radian, I back...

9 years ago
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RE: Angular Error Problems

Jerry Attrick, post: 442323, member: 1585 wrote: My two cents:Back in the days of theodolites, T-16, T-2 for me, for turning sets of angles, my first ...

9 years ago
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