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Norman_Oklahoma
Norman_Oklahoma
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Joined: June 15, 2015 7:55 am
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RE: Court says drone pilot can’t offer mapping without NC surveyor’s license

I wonder how much this ruling depends on the specific wording of the NC statute and, therefore, how it would apply in other states.

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RE: question

DMD stands for "Double Meridian Distance", a means of calculating areas of irregular figures that was do-able with a slide rule. It was already out of...

2 years ago
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RE: question

You came here asking for opinions and have been unanimously told that your planned course of action is a bad idea. No matter, you know better. I get i...

2 years ago
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RE: Easement

I'm not certain but I think I see the suspect vector.

2 years ago
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RE: Official City map vs iron pins

Fact is that this sort of situation, while not unheard of, is not particularly common. And there are good legal arguments to be made on both sides. Pe...

2 years ago
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RE: Almost Retired, Topcon Hiper GPS set retired before me

I'd start calling around the bigger outfits in your area asking if they have a "backup" system gathering dust in a closet.

2 years ago
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RE: Hydraulics and Hydrology

The really old school way to determine a watershed area is to start at the point of concentration and draw a continuous line that crosses each success...

2 years ago
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RE: Trimble Standard Tribrach with opt. plummet repair

Dittos on the Pro level Leica tribrachs. There are none better. The extra up front cost is well worth it. Cheap in the long run. Note that Leica al...

2 years ago
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RE: Levelling a total station & error

I ran a similar test - not as extensively or as systematically - some years ago with a Trimble 5603 and got similar results. Up to about 3 minutes ou...

2 years ago
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RE: Legacy GPS

OPUS will take care of the decimation issue itself. It simply only uses the 30 second epochs no matter what you submit. There is no need for you to wo...

2 years ago
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RE: question

"... it’s to many problems I’m planning to do half the book then take the test again. is that a good strategy or should I just do the whole book ? ....

2 years ago
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RE: Geomax Prism Reccomendations

I'd like to hear how you are enjoying your new "Leica" vs. your experience with Topcon. You can use any prism, including the APT1, with any instrument...

2 years ago
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RE: Seeking Repeating Signature

Two words - "digital signature"

2 years ago
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RE: Survey Broker

There have been times when staff could be sent home and be counted on to be there waiting for your call. Not these days.

2 years ago
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RE: Survey Broker

If you have plenty of work from other sources then you can either: a) say thanks, but no thanks, or b) give them a price for what it really costs, in...

2 years ago
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RE: HP Calculator repair

When I entered college in 1982 HP41cv’s were selling for $389. That’s around $1200 in 2024 money. I couldn’t afford one, did college with a TI-30 . W...

2 years ago
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RE: HP Calculator repair

Cheer up. There are some absolutely awesome calculators being made and sold for a song, just not HPs. RPN lost. The one constant in our world is chang...

2 years ago
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RE: Updating Deeds

In most jurisdictions of Oregon you can no longer create new lots without going through a Land Use Review process, which means filing a subdivision pl...

2 years ago
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