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Mark Mayer
Mark Mayer
@mark-mayer
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Joined: July 21, 2010 9:32 am
Last seen: August 3, 2025 1:00 pm
Topics: 54 / Replies: 3317
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RE: Fitting Record Drawing to Field Points

We all know that every measurement is imperfect. A coordinate to however many decimal places is computed, but we understand that for any measurement, ...

4 years ago
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RE: Yesterdays survey

In many circumstances that makes perfect sense. But not when posting a 100+ lot subdivision - knowing that 2/3 of the monuments you set will be destro...

4 years ago
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RE: Yesterdays survey

The situation is reversed when you are within the smell of salt air. At the ocean shore aluminum caps deteriorate in short order while plastic caps la...

4 years ago
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RE: Yesterdays survey

Plastic caps on rebar are ubiquitous in most jurisdictions. Nevertheless, plastic won't survive more than a few years, tops, of the high prairie sun. ...

4 years ago
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RE: Which Trimble Data Collector what type of work and why is it your choice.

Count yourself lucky. It's not as common as you seem to think.

4 years ago
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RE: Which Trimble Data Collector what type of work and why is it your choice.

Your nerd is forgetting a third: when any part of the raw data is not in Trimble format. One of the major strengths of StarNet is it's ability to comb...

4 years ago
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RE: 2" Total Stations and Use

You will not get 1" results out of a 1" gun unless you also get 1" tripods, tribrachs, and glass - and keep them in 1" adjustment and condition.?ÿ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Greetings to all from a wannabe independent surveyor

I do not have a low opinion of engineers. I have a low opinion of engineers who think that they can simply sidestep into surveying.?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: '3rd party' software companies (like MircoSurvey): What's their future outlook?

Basically, anyone exclusively using Carlson or Microsurvey CAD is doing their survey calcs in a CAD package. Which is quite a large percentage in the ...

4 years ago
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RE: Name the five US States

Two would be Alaska and Hawaii.

4 years ago
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RE: Stock Market

The market finished last week with the DOW at about 29,900 and most pundits saying that there is still more downside to come.?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Seeking advice on purchasing a basic total station setup (reflectorless/prismless), software & controllers.

That screen cap is from the Allen Precision Equipment website.?ÿ Talk to them.

4 years ago
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RE: Robot calibration

I use a Topcon PS103A, which should be a 3" pointing error. That means 6" splits, or better. It will do that immediately after collimation. Next day, ...

4 years ago
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RE: Seeking advice on purchasing a basic total station setup (reflectorless/prismless), software & controllers.

For a reflectorless non-robotic one of these Nikons might be the ticket: ?ÿ

4 years ago
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RE: Robot calibration

The proof is in the splits of sets of angles. If they are tight you are good on collimation. At my current work there is a TCRP1203 in service. Purch...

4 years ago
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RE: Reimbursable Expenses

when and if the mileage rate increases to accommodate high gas prices EV people will be in the really tall cotton.

4 years ago
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RE: C3D 2020 or 2022

2023 is now in release. 2022 has been out for a full year. Itƒ??s as ready as it will ever be.

4 years ago
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RE: Correlation between PDOP and precision

You didn't say anything about VDOP.?ÿ PDOP is a combination of HDOP and VDOP. ie/PDOP at least has a VDOP component. HDOP has no such component. When ...

4 years ago
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