Here's another good one and is historically accurate: Surveying the Land

Watched it, entertaining and the Kilchers operated it fairly correctly.?ÿ Essentially they were setting points on a cleared(!) line so any?ÿ telescope...

What has happened??ÿ 40 years ago Federal BLM, USFS, USGS, NOAA, NPS et. al. were fully staffed, doing next generation science, operating and maintain...

Used a Tellurometer CA-1000 sporadically when working for a County.?ÿ Fantastic instrument for long distance measurements prior to the advent of GPS.?...

Thought I was an expert on purely topographic surveys concerning elevations on agricultural land and got spanked in furrow fed truck farms where inche...

@gisjoel Good news!  It appears the Legislature is taking action to block the FCC's ruling.    

What it all boils down to is where plate tectonics?ÿ (and subsidence vertically) are active old coordinates reference frames do not?ÿ correspond with ...

Only used a Starr drill and hammer in my pre-electric hammer career. Tedious.?ÿ Always paid a sub to come off nail ties and set well monuments on pave...

I spent a summer working for Chugach National Forest remote site surveying where carrying firearms was mandated.?ÿ All crewmembers carried holstered h...

@holy-cow  Yep, if the profit is a percentage of the cost of the building, architects will jack up the cost with Italian marble facades and floor...

@bill93 Easy-peasy: °C to °F Divide by 5, then multiply by 9, then add 32°F to get °C Deduct 32, then multiply by 5, then divide by ...

I've interviewed and hired my fair share of applicants , and the process was to quickly read their resume' and judge it as fluff or reasonable.?ÿ A fe...

I've only bought one survey instrument over the InterWebs, a Kern DKM1(2?) miniature theodolite at a good price where the guy had three of them surplu...

I have a one acre parcel in a rural Arizona town (pop. 1,700) where garbage service is $24/month, every Tuesday.?ÿ But they only service parcels on Co...

After further contemplation I see your point.  If there's an error at the joint of a two piece rod you'll be shooting below the joint on foresigh...

Yup, I've done compass only surveys with Gurley transit and a chain/tape for miles and ended up within a few feet of the monument.?ÿ I was walking in ...

Being a Westerner I've only seen rattlesnakes and they were shy and not a problem.?ÿ I've heard cottonmouths are much more aggressive but have no expe...

I beg to differ. The accuracy and stability of the rod does not ameliorate diffraction effects when shooting low then high on the rod in hilly country...

I loved levelling and the pinnacle was a three year contract (every time they filled or drained the drydock, about every six months) for first order C...