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MightyMoe
MightyMoe
@mightymoe
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Joined: September 22, 2010 9:13 am
Last seen: June 8, 2026 10:40 am
Topics: 989 / Replies: 9552
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RE: All you GPS gurus should love this area

That's pretty much all day every day for us. 😎 We don't need no stinking trees!!!!

2 years ago
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RE: New rig

That SUV has mad legroom.

2 years ago
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RE: Reminding myself how much I like fieldwork...

Well, one needs to discriminate concerning types of jobs taken. 😉

2 years ago
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RE: Reminding myself how much I like fieldwork...

Every day in the field is better than any day in the office.

2 years ago
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RE: Mis-Aligned Right of Way Taking

You seem to be concerned about the old plotted property line and the station at the end of it. If it's wrong then it's wrong. Gunter never granted th...

2 years ago
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RE: Mis-Aligned Right of Way Taking

I don't get the question in the context of a retracement. It's clear that the deeds get put together on the ground. The plans may or may not follow th...

2 years ago
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RE: Mis-Aligned Right of Way Taking

That's a good question, I assumed from the OP's original post that it's a DOT project, but if it's a private survey for an adjoiner then the answer is...

2 years ago
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RE: so called software maintenance

It is annoying to pay each year for a program that doesn't change in any appreciable way. TBC and Auto-cad do "upgrade", however, I still have Auto-ca...

2 years ago
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RE: so called software maintenance

Yes, many do require a yearly fee. I'm moving away from those programs as often as I can. Sometimes it's not even the fee, but the hassle of dealing...

2 years ago
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RE: Mis-Aligned Right of Way Taking

Option B with the caveat that DOT changing the plan sets isn't a big problem. If plans are too far along then leave the new ROW as is and create a ki...

2 years ago
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RE: Wetland Survey Insanity

A community water project was to expand two adjacent dams that impounded water just above where two streams merge. Both dams were needing repair so by...

2 years ago
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RE: Running Levels with a Bit of GNSS

I can do GPS spacing for level work with my DC, it's no bigger than a cell phone and I don't need a base, pole, or receiver head to use it. Quick, eas...

2 years ago
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RE: Running Levels with a Bit of GNSS

I've always included multiple bench marks in a level run if they are available. Much better than hanging out control based on one mark. It's a matter...

2 years ago
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RE: Impact of apparent ROW cost on survey time

One of the biggest FAFO costs of a construction project is putting concrete, pipelines, ect on the wrong property. Having the correct location for ROW...

2 years ago
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RE: “What does a surveyor do?” Spiel

Run from one job to another in a big chaotic state of crisis and confusion.

2 years ago
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RE: Taxes in Texas

Yes, you have to collect taxes. Even in states where it's not collected.

2 years ago
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RE: Vicinity Maps

A QR code is interesting, however it must take you somewhere, I suppose if it drags the user to the county GIS and drops them onto the highlighted sit...

2 years ago
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RE: Vicinity Maps

They are useful for some plats, for others they are space taking and avoidable. It's a case by case basis, I would say more useful for small jobs, a ...

2 years ago
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RE: Error sources of a total station measurment

Snow and Ice, other forms of unstable ground.

2 years ago
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RE: Error sources of a total station measurment

Unless you meant it in the subcategories comment, HI and OH measurements are two big ones. Calculation errors which can include bad entries for coordi...

2 years ago
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