I don't know where that name came from or even if the spelling is correct, it's been over 40 years since I looked at those data sheets. I assume it's...

I'm with ya old man. The idea that I'm expected to enter that number in one field in TBC and CAD to make scale coordinates useful is just too much. I'...

The great Paul Reid advised me many years ago that the words true, correct, accurate should never make it into a surveyor's statement.

A wooden bridge will bounce around as you stand on it with cars crossing. I believe you're a public employee, so there's not much liability for your ...

That's a good one. Our published subdivision labels of 1 second and .01' for everything is a fantasy already; there's no need to make up imaginary num...

As an experiment; take a job you've done with a limit of 1/4 of a section that uses one of your 9 place project factors applied to state plane distanc...

lines snapped to a calculated search point, to a check shot point, to a random end line, to almost anything in a cad drawing will mess with the correc...

How does he do it now? I started with an HP calculator. Older surveyors started with 8 place table books and slide rule or Curta's. So, I'm assuming...

To check prism offsets it's about measuring with a tape measure. It's always done to be sure the proper offset is entered for each prism TS combinatio...

Irrespective of the TS/Prism combination it's important to truth them before using them. Regardless of the manual provided this step can't be ignored....

There are many online courses that you can take inexpensively. I would go that route, they are normally painless and if you know enough to take the te...

White's. They have a "lower" level of boots that I purchased last year, not sure how it is for an office boot but I was very surprised by the good qua...

I haven't worked in that county for almost 10 years now. I don't know if they still do that, but it was brilliant.

I'm not a huge critic of GIS by any means. Our local one has cleaned up much of the issues that plagued it for years. It's a good research tool for th...

I've got to dispute the idea that the GIS is a reflection of the surveying community's work. I've been trying to fix the local and surrounding area GI...

OnX is not very accurate, your neighbor is perfectly fine using it to find what he thinks is his corners. He can't be paid by anyone to "find" corners...

Yeah, only this isn't an official monument. There are no records or even maps for it with the BLO-GLO office. I wonder if the $250 applies.