There is also the Canadian System. I can't recall the acronym. In Oregon there is the ORGN real time network. Lots of states have such things. Assu...

Testimony of people with local knowledge is a valid source of boundary evidence.

@surveygrug I suspect that your spec is going to apply to the position relative to adjacent monuments, not to the network accuracy. This report ...

The local setting is appropriate then. I'm not saying your approach is wrong but it isn't mine. I'd keep the control "unscaled", adjust in the project...

I've had only a quick look but it jumps out at me that you have the coordinate system set to "Local" while you say that you are holding GPS'd azimuth ...

I suspect - they ask for your bank info so they can pay you a retainer by electronic transfer. BOOM! They have your bank info, enough of it at least, ...

I have had to replace a couple of these that have bent on me, so I'm thinking that this might be it. This picture is from the Allen Precision website....

Oregon's DOT has detailed instructions on writing legal descriptions for right of way and easement acquisition in its Right of Way Engineering Manual....

The joke was, and is, that Sergeant Schultz knew more than anyone else. He knew very well what the heroes were doing, and when the heroes needed infor...

I've noted that the Oregon DOT stuff prior to c.1980 is pretty much golden, and the stuff post c.2000 is reliable, too. But in between those times, wh...

One can usually get parts for SECO stuff from SECO. Baseline Equipment is a dealer for SECO, they can likely help you.

In a footnote to the Oklahoma case of Threet v. Polk the judge writes: "During the 1960's the supreme court, in an effort to reduce its five year ba...

What we have here is the majority of the empaneled judges criticizing the legal profession as a whole, while two of the judges criticize the majority....

3. Get a retainer at least sufficient to cover expenses before starting work.

I’ve never been a Topcon fan. They used to be cheaper than the alternatives, now they haven’t even got that. I expect that you will be much happier no...

I've never seen a written decision that had more than half devoted to asking just what was the basis of the appeal.

I have learned that Bonneville Power Administration has models of wire heights for their transmission lines. They can provide 3d linework, and don't r...

State Highway in Oregon is generally acquired and held in fee simple. I think that is commonly the case in other states. That makes a big difference. ...

Don't forget that simple inflation on $15000 from 2011 is now about $22,000. And $15,000 compounded at 6% for 14 years would be $33,900. Add in whate...