On one occasion I used the pre-analysis to show how many times monitoring points would have to be repetitiously observed to be able to achieve results...

billvhill, post: 432189, member: 8398 wrote: ...Or should I just use the level. If I were determining elevations using the level I probably wouldn't ...

I recommend just working in state plane. But if you must scale to ground the thing to do is to select an average scale to use for the entire project. ...

JMH4825, post: 432180, member: 10876 wrote: I have just began mixing gps with convential methods. I have never used LSA, only compass rule. I really l...

Daniel Ralph, post: 431916, member: 8817 wrote: Usually? They had been in there over the winter, were in a state of decomposition that smelled like se...

You might include a short note about estoppel with your invoice.

You pull the rags/paper towel out and much of the mud comes out with them. I usually find it to be a welcome find.

Government. They have their ways. They can't do thing any other way. "Justification" probably just means making a list of tasks you expect to complete...

Re: GPS For Land Surveyors OK, it's not the definitive last word in all things GPS and geodetic control. Hey, it's only a few hundred pages long. But...

Allen Wrench, post: 431461, member: 6172 wrote: What are the current go-to books for GPS and/or geodesy? A second vote for GPS for Land Surveyors.

Totalsurv, post: 431306, member: 8202 wrote: what may be the pitfalls of doing so? Delivering something that is out of the ordinary is likely to conf...

Jim in AZ, post: 431311, member: 249 wrote: But they rarely produce drawings that are complete! I haven't seen a set of plans other than our own that ...

Scotland, post: 431293, member: 559 wrote: The latest I had to scale the drawing down by 12 and translate it to the original control survey. I think ...

Scotland, post: 431293, member: 559 wrote: It shouldn't be that difficult to create a clean drawing that can be used by anyone. Engineers and archite...

I use an inverter and the regular plug in charger.

I notice the plumb bob about a foot and a half above ground level (and presumably above the mark). Is that as low as it got, or was it just stowed tha...

RPLS#, post: 430773, member: 12280 wrote: How water resistant is the Trimble TSC3 and S5? Can you work with it in light rain or will it damage it? Ou...