This week. Retrace an old subdivision from the '60's. For most of it, lots and blocks weren't followed. But odd meets and bounds. Errors of 10' are no...

That sort of lack of knowledge, only will get worser, and worser. If all surveyors, that use GPS, understood "mapping angle", it would solve a whole h...

Of course for SOME surveyors, it's been round for a long time. (Even the early GLO surveyors were aware. But, somewhere along the way, a whole batch o...

I used to be a flat earther... (You know, the kind that does not worry about anything beyond basic cogo) GPS seems to like to make us consider a bigge...

No, it's a little bigger than that. It's the theoreticaly perfect north, that your particular "grid" is based on. You can use any north you want... Wi...

I like what @JKinAK said.?ÿ The fact that you posted the 1st post in this thread is a good indicator that your on the right track, and that your consc...

Are you applying theta, or not? I've used Carlson data collector before. As I remember, you have an option to use state plane grid, or ground. Are you...

Do you know what bearings you are on? Nate

Cut them trees, then you can tape it! Grin! Nate

I like all the suggestions above. I'd even be in favor of you doing some metal detecting, with a 100' tape in the neighborhood. Remember, distances ar...

Number one way to avoid burnout. Up your prices. And fire a couple of clients. Nate

?ÿ Ring ring... Participate in a survey? O sure! That's what I do for a living. To get things started, I'll need your address, and home telephone. And...

DGPS that's your answer. Differential GPS. If you set up a lone gps, 100x, and store data, on the same point, for 2 hrs each time, (shut it down, and ...

That's real nice. N

Boiled linseed oil. Once a day, for a week. Once a week, for a month, Once a month for a year. Once a year til you lose it! (Maybe he's selling linsee...