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I found my lot corners before I purchased my current house but I would not have paid for a survey if the seller would not compensate me. I have no har...
I like glove mitts. I buy half a dozen of the cheapies and make sure I start the day with three dry pairs. When one pair gets wet I just swap them out...
Due to the proliferation of pit bulls in many of the low income housing areas that I survey, I intend to start carrying. I was a fishing guide in the ...
I've run Leica robots since 2008. I recently had a Topcon demonstration of their best robot (can't remember the model) and it was slower to find the ...
Was it ever, and/or is it still, possible for land owners to subdivide their land without the aid of a surveyor in PLSS states? I know Maine still a...
Export your CAD linework as a dxf or if it is a busy drawing, make it a block with the "wblock" command (C3D) or copy and paste into a new drawing the...
If it is C3D, expect to spend roughly 40 hours setting up a comprehensive title block.Include:Layout tabs of portrait and landscape versions of every ...
I suppose both, but I was referring to the latter.I don't take the stance that a surveyor should be penalized for using previously obtained knowledge...
It would be unethical if you charge your new client a discounted fee based solely or in part on data gathered while under contract with the former cli...
I did not intend to imply that I agree with it. Maine requires a signed contract prior to the start of any survey and the client has the legal right t...
JKinAK, post: 432888, member: 7219 wrote: For those in states which don't require recordation of boundary plats, corner replacement, and surveys that ...
Wiley X, same as the military. Priced well and they meet or exceed all construction/OSHA standards. Good peripheral coverage while still allowing for ...
Maine and North Carolina, I practice in NC. Wish I could practice in Maine as the laws there make it easier for a PLS to cater to clients. There just ...
Maybe you could punt and just email them a GoogleEarth kmz file of your boundary. Even the most computer illiterate clients can be shown how to downl...
I've seen it work consistently for well drilling atop the mountains near Boone, NC. The trick for wells is to remember that water runs in veins which...
Don't forget that the Australia's LocataTech has already created and implemented a terrestrial network of transmitters capable of greater accuracy tha...