I couldn't agree more, but there are at least a dozen equivalent processes that work, too. And the thing that makes them work, and also makes them equ...

You're describing process, not defining DAF. That's like saying that to create carbon dioxide, mix vinegar and baking soda. The process works but why ...

See, here's where we're missing each other. Each point has a combined factor and each point has a DAF as well. This DAF should be the reciprocal of th...

I think tha tin your example, you compared a ground distance to a grid distance. If I take your state plane distance of 3711.92 a multiply it by your ...

Yes, but the theory is the same. Isn't the DAF derived from the combined factor? How can you say that the DAF is a more accurate adjustment than the c...

You have to use the same factor in both calculations.

I would argue that the DAF is applied to distances. When you inverse, between two ground coordinates, you are using grid coordinates adjusted by the D...

It's as bad as it gets, Moe. I'm a hundred miles or so from the mountains and got only moderately heavy rain and wind, but a lot of my favorite fall d...

NGS-published combined factors transform a ground distance into a grid distance by multiplication. It follows that a grid distance can be converted to...

LOL! Thanks, Moe! You know that I'm just an old contrarian and mean no harm.

The second paragraph says that it's a combined factor. A rose by any other name ,,,,

Any factor that converts grid distances to ground distances is a combined factor.

Now, I'm no absolute defender of either NC statutes or procedures, but this one passes my personal muster. Note that in prior state plane systems, Lam...

Excellent work! Here are some comments, perhaps nit-picky in some cases. No significant criticism intended. In calculating an elevation factor, the ac...

I don't know much about surveying software workings but I do know a thing or two about coordinate systems. Using South as Positive x and West as Posit...

From Wikipedia concerning the opening intro to The Lone Ranger TV series: "Iverson Movie Ranch Much of the series was filmed on the former Iverson Mov...

Point out the significant digits in the city's result. Then claim that they're discriminating against the client because he's (insert best category he...

I never used those memory aids when I was a student and only learned about them when I started teaching at age 56. My colleagues had one to remember t...

That is a really well-designed problem. The figure is drawn on an xy plane with the hypotenuse originating at the origin. BStrand is spot on. Note tha...

I've been away for a while. I'm familiar with a Local Tangent Plane in terms of a plane coordinate system designed so that the projection plane is tan...