Had a project up there from October to January last year and will be back this year again at that same time. All I can say is that working in -20 to -...
ScottWe are in the process of purchasing one now, you are looking in the 45k-60k range depending on accessories, etc.These are usually special order, ...
> Just another example of LIDAR proofing gone AFU. I think that Mike hit the nail on the head. The problem with LIDAR is that if you do not collect...
> I barely got away from Dr. Loon with my life in '09.It was that same way when I graduated in 04' with just a B.S. His classes were always at 8 am...
I agree with the Leica 1200, however the new Viva robot is slowly gaining an advantage with my crews.I would take the low end Leica total station over...
Everything we do in the field is written in the field book. Doesnt matter if it's GPS, total station, taping, etc. When you want to go back to a job 4...
Might Be An Anti Carlson MoveIf you saw/used the latest version of Viva SmartWorx you would change your mind about that statement. After using all fou...
Have at least two crews booked for the next 5 years. The other three crews are doing steady work and have projects lined up until next year. So overal...
> > Things change. We have already seen how the land surveyor has been increasing cut out of the housing resale process. Soon, the same will be ...
MatthewI agree with you that whining wasn't the best word to use. There is no doubt that there are surveyors that would be using scanning, etc. if cos...
Maybe if more surveyors had a more open mind about doing something more than just traditional surveying there would be alot less whining going on abou...
Yes, NTRIP is a more reliable solution and had been more stable since we switched to it over single baselines.
Just a note from many years of using Leica robotics for precision layout.I have never seen 0.06' in error in any Leica instrument/prism package. Very ...
AndyWe just installed 5 of these on our crew vehicles about 2 months ago and my crews love them. We built some custom boxes for inside the bed, but th...
If I remember right, there used to be a limit in the size of the card that you could use. Also, for some reason Leica equipment only seemed at that ti...
LiabilityI did say that I would not let a contractor tell me how to do my job, just that a resection when done correctly can achieve the same results....
Not to say your methods are wrong, but we have found that when done properly we can get the same if not better results by performing a resection IF th...
MattIt was a PTIA at first, but after some time now I couldnt imagine not using paper space.
KrisBlueSky, xrefs and paper space makes pipelines a breeze. I never believed in paper space either, until another tech in our office showed me all th...
That was a very interesting read.