As everybody here knows, I don't subscribe to the bastardization of State Plane (or UTM) Coordinate doctrine. If you want to work in SPC (or UTM), fin...

MLSchumann, post: 332596, member: 471 wrote: Loyal Having difficulty understanding the "scaling from a ‰ÛÏpoint‰Û defined by the False Northing and E...

Point of clarification... Actually, when you Scale the Coordinates, you are NOT scaling from the projection ORIGIN, but in fact scaling from a ‰ÛÏpoin...

Leveled Bench Marks above 10,000 Feet are relatively rare (except maybe in parts of Colorado). Here's one situate not too far South of my house, that ...

I think ya can probably put a fork in that one... Loyal

Probably "astro" or "astronomic." But I'm just guessing...

Lee and Tom are spot on, something is hinky with the bearings. For Tom (ASSUMING the coordinates rfc posted are Vermont SPC): ========================...

rfc, post: 330450, member: 8882 wrote: I could put in fairly accurate elevations, if that would make a difference. It would make a difference, BUT i...

About the "bearing" issue... If the "input bearing" (S31-02-39W) is NOT a Vermont SPC GRID bearing, AND you have [somehow] "rotated" your Traverse to ...

WOW...not nearly enough information to answer your question. IF (BIG IF) you have "setup" your traverse in Vermont SPC correctly, AND you have input [...

Went to ink over 30 years ago. I have quite a few colored pencils in the office though... 😉

A side note about "chisel marks" One thing that I have noticed over the years... when you find a GLO (PLSS) STONE in a Mining District, it will have a...

Manual of Instructionsfor theSurvey of the Mineral Landsof theUnited States1909 The 1909 Manual is pretty much a reprint of the 1895 Manual. The...

Scott Ellis, post: 329702, member: 7154 wrote: Is the from a state code, or a book a survey wrote, or notes from a seminar? What is the source? BLM M...

alt 155 My 2å¢ B-)

I'd start with NRCAN Lots of data, lots of options. Loyal

I [sometimes] use a Spike Radome on my Base Station. That of course ONLY works when the Base is in use. Loyal