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larry-scott
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: Help with tricky Control Network Setup?

Nate The Surveyor, post: 409125, member: 291 wrote: Before you really invest any more energy in this project, be sure of what is going on.It just may ...

9 years ago
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RE: Opus question

If the data from a field exercise is for topographic, and/or engineering, and funded by tax dollars, then a professional needs to be responsible. Real...

9 years ago
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RE: Help with tricky Control Network Setup?

For that level of relative confidence, a few 100 ft, or 30 m baselines established, by the book, with a NIST calibrated Invar standard is cheap insura...

9 years ago
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RE: Help with tricky Control Network Setup?

Bill93, post: 409070, member: 87 wrote: That's very important because any centering error would be systematic for a single setup. If you rotate your ...

9 years ago
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RE: Help with tricky Control Network Setup?

My first Q is: 2mm/500m standard err or 95%?How many points?Never trust a tribrach. Plumbing of targets may require transiting from about 8-10 ft wit...

9 years ago
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RE: keeping warm

Under 15F I figure is a good time for static gps observations. Only have get tribrach leveled. Park close enough to keep the receiver in truck cab. Wh...

9 years ago
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RE: Star shots

RoadBurner, post: 407371, member: 6168 wrote: Thanks again, Larry. Somebody should start printing the ephemeris again like Sokkia did. It had everyt...

9 years ago
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RE: Star shots

RoadBurner, post: 407371, member: 6168 wrote: Thanks again, Larry. Somebody should start printing the ephemeris again like Sokkia did. It had everyt...

9 years ago
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RE: Star shots

One mistake the is often made is using mean sidereal time versus Apparent Sidereal Time. Be sure to always use Apparent. I convert these times to HH.h...

9 years ago
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RE: Star shots

RoadBurner, post: 406675, member: 6168 wrote: It's been years since I did one, but sometimes I'd like to think that I could do an hour-angle observati...

9 years ago
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RE: Star shots

RoadBurner, post: 407192, member: 6168 wrote: I see declination and RA, but no GHA. What am I missing? Yes, I did have get GHA Aries using ICE.(GHA A...

9 years ago
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RE: Old trusty calculator starting to fail

Thank goodness for HP41 and HP15 apps for iPhone. Although I still program and punch my original 15c almost daily. I'm lucky enough to have 4 working ...

9 years ago
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RE: An interesting old quad sheet find

I came across a good quad map find. Working on a site map for Mount Rushmore, I pulled an early version 15 min. 1903, to compare with more recent maps...

9 years ago
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RE: Invaluable Experience

My first real construction project, relatively new to the company, was a railroad bridge/grade separation/tunnel. (9 months of overtime.) The design w...

9 years ago
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RE: Star shots

Major stars sun and planets GHA. declination.This is what you want. I use this site a lot for star and sun shots. You can get year long, 0hr GMT ephem...

9 years ago
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RE: Nate Tells some of his secrets

Nate The Surveyor, post: 400968, member: 291 wrote: Finding a woman, willing to put up with a surveyor.I'm at a loss for words.Give em an inch, and th...

9 years ago
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RE: Gurley Solar Transit

RADIORED, post: 402640, member: 8050 wrote: I recently acquired a Gurley Solar Transit, I am familiar on how it operates. I am looking for easy way t...

9 years ago
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RE: We engineers can be very helpful sometimes

Then Gabriel ask Peter "is he a civil engineer?"And St Peter said "Oh yes, very polite".

9 years ago
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RE: Retired equipment

In desert areas I find chaining pins. I don't think they were left intentionally.

9 years ago
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RE: Blunder of the Week

Or swapping the gps base receiver file with gps rover file. And 3-4 people staring at it for 2+ hrs not understanding why everything is mirror image.

9 years ago
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