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MightyMoe
MightyMoe
@mightymoe
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Joined: September 22, 2010 9:13 am
Last seen: June 8, 2026 1:58 pm
Topics: 990 / Replies: 9552
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RE: Base/Rover - what's being transmitted?

The DC at the rover is doing the calculations. If the rover collects more satellite data than the base, the extra rover data isn't used to refine the ...

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

All that nice control done in 2015, then someone comes along and sets up SPC and designs from that, but the design is ground (pretty sure), control is...

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

Removing the 26 million is often done, that dates back to the 1960's at least. Now it's not done for the reasons it was then, but it's a simple way to...

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

This all makes my head hurt. In the mid 2015 the County commissioned a control network presumably to capture data for tight topo control. They set and...

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

The control sheet looks to be for a municipal infrastructure survey. It was Mid 2010's and should be very recoverable unless all the points have been ...

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

My process would be to occupy the control with state plane projected into my field file in the DC. When the points are located the DC correctly applie...

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

950.15' x combined scale factor of .999853 = 950.01'. That's what you're seeing isn't it?

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

I did a quick calculation at that location. You're using the wrong system, you're confused by the scale factor of 1. The grid distance of two state pl...

2 years ago
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RE: Control Bust

I'm not sure you're speaking the same language as the control surveyor. Are you reducing your measurements by a combined factor to get your distances...

2 years ago
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RE: Traversing after free station

It's a weaker way to collect positions. This comes from a surveyor that's been resecting for 45 years and had no problem starting a job by resecting t...

2 years ago
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RE: SPCS 2022 legislation updates

I'm on pins and needles waiting for the 2030, maybe 2035 release. JK!!

2 years ago
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RE: US survey foot in xkcd

Without US survey feet, I just can't go on. I have to retire now.

2 years ago
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RE: RTN coordinate drift / variation - share your stories

This week we are surveying a road for improvement. The survey is within our database of property monuments for the city, although it's near the edge. ...

2 years ago
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RE: RTN coordinate drift / variation - share your stories

I've known vendors that calibrate every day. First thing they do is take the DC and its file from the day before and calibrate over the previous calib...

2 years ago
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RE: RTN coordinate drift / variation - share your stories

Site control monuments are critical for any construction project. But, there isn't any reason to calibrate to them and there's lots of reasons to not...

2 years ago
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RE: A new toy to play with

I believe they can, I played with it a bit, but normally I'm taking voice notes with my Cell phone in the field. Very speedy compared to typing.

2 years ago
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RE: Railroad "Val Maps", what map projection are they drawn to?

I've been making good money from GIS data. Fixing it that is. One of the biggest creators of work for me is Onyx, I get lots of work cause of them.

2 years ago
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RE: Railroad "Val Maps", what map projection are they drawn to?

I've not known val maps to be projected to anything. You might have to tell us how you got them to show up anywhere near their real world location. I ...

2 years ago
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