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I'm in a similar situation and I have to say that going from Leica to Trimble is not a pleasant experience, especially when the gear isn't exactly new...

What about cars? Where do they go? We have a few marks in the road that were grandfathered in through various road widenings but they're usually in a ...

I don't remember it all. It probably doesn't help that I've been through so many companies, it's all a bit of a blur. I remember the first day in th...

Excuse my ignorance but why do you need to dig through asphalt so frequently that you need a special tool for it? Are your monuments in the road for w...

Based on this video, I know which method I would like to use. Scanning is definitely easier and far less boring. I'd rather spend a day in the office ...

If you put all of that on a quick plan, I could probably offer an opinion from across the pond but I'm a bit lost in the US technical jargon and imper...

If I was doing that, I would definitely use a TS instead of GPS and I would expect to do it in about a day or less with a 2-man crew. Have something t...

99% of the time I eyeball it. I really don't think anyone cares that much, some clients have questions the location of a tree, especially when it's cl...

I'm not sure about including marking, but depending on the position maybe. If the trees are spread out enough that you only need 2-3 setups to get eve...

How can a 4 look like a 9? I understand the goal post 4, but what is the other type of 4 that is mentioned? See below for how I write a 4. The other q...

This very question is why I think eventually I will have to start my own company because I don't think anyone is going to pay me a manager's salary fo...

From my days in uni, it's possible to determine the prism constant by doing a three peg test. You place three pegs in a line. You then measure the dis...

Having a better instrument, 1 sec vs 5 sec, will give you higher confidence in your work and it will be more versatile in the long run. I'm just spe...

Never work in the mud, it's not worth it. It's slow, dangerous and you spend too much time cleaning everything to make any real money. Always carry a ...

My TS15 range goes between 90m to 150m depending on where I'm using it. In the city where there are a lot of magnetic fields present, from Wi-Fi, Blue...

The idea behind it makes sense, because regulations change, technologies improve etc. But most surveyors I know and have worked for are pretty stuck i...