Pretty much always when working for the Forest Service/BLM out in the boonies.?ÿ Big iron in bear country (though a sidearm is mostly useless against ...

Yup, that's the proper approach.?ÿ Even assholes deserve representation be it lawyers or land surveyors but there should be a premium to guard against...

Yup, super useful when staking logging road catch points in mountain severe side slopes after L-line has been calculated so centerline stakes are in p...

Yes to all.?ÿ Add eraser shields and electric erasers (with nasty solvent impregnated eraser sticks), sitckybacks until the County banned them, a Rhod...

Used one in 1969-70 for traversing Section lines to stay on line.?ÿ Interesting was when traversing E-W the line ended up being a curve like the Manua...

Even when newly constructed the track may not be centered in the R/W by a considerable amount, in anticipation of double tracking the mainline (or mor...

Much of my career involved the PLSS, working for BLM, the USFS and rural Counties.?ÿ Most surveyors who are savvy hold original PLSS monuments of reco...

Yah, a stinger or pinpointer.?ÿ?ÿ

Tellurometer measurements also require a humidity correction,?ÿ usually obtained by using a sling psychrometer.

Off the top of my head ????.?ÿ Agreed 1-2" is achievable.

It's all kinda silly. Tape and transit surveys were only good to a few hundredths and maybe 20'' at best.?ÿ Geodetic observations with good targetry a...

Surprised to see such an egregious atomic typo in what is a Trimble Manual.?ÿ

I sense some above posters are stating the testing (and experience, references, etc.) requirement has become too lenient and applicants who are not qu...

Good topographic field procedures when surveying improved property involves shooting break lines along TOC and shooting curb depressions for roadways,...