"Here’s one thing I’m curious about: what’s my expected relative accuracy when following this process? Should I just rely on the R8’s manufacturer spe...

"Oh, brother! Don’t get me started on INDOT’s low distortion projections. Went from Indiana’s two zone SPC’s (East and West) to 40-something separate ...

I use the Int'l Foot when working in NAD83 in Oregon. The "Oregon Coordinate System of 1983" is so defined in state law. The same law dictates using U...

Personally, I use the term "broken back" specifically in cases where compound or reverse curves are non-tangential at their common point.

On pg 4-22 of “Writing Legal Descriptions” Wattles states that a broken back curve is merely another term for a non-tangent curve.

"I’ve never studied it but I’d bet humans are far and away the biggest source of error on any given survey." People end up in court because of blunder...

Curious. Why 2018, specifically?

If the boss is willing to pay the extra bucks and get the 1" model then I see no big reason to oppose the purchase. They operate the same as the 3" an...

IMO the sweet spot between precision and cost is the 3" model. They don't cost much more than the 5" model and you aren't going to get much extra out ...

I agree with John. The bridge will move a lot more than that while my Labrador Retriever walks across it. Or when the sun shines on it. But for any m...

For setting property corners a 5" gun is more than sufficient. Also, remember that to come close to the guns performance you will need top quality tr...

I've been waiting for someone else to say it, but I guess I have to play the part of the "heavy". What kind of "professional" land surveyor doesn't ha...

Q-COGO looks interesting. And I second the excel suggestion. Nevertheless, both of these options will require some learning on your bosses part. I thi...

I've never desired to do it, so I can't claim personal experience. Nevertheless, I'm sure that any cobbler could do it.

Your desire to avoid speed lacing is very limiting. You could rather easily replace the speed lacing hooks with regular eyelets yourself if you can't ...

I agree with John that we may assume that any metadata we offer in our submissions will be jettisoned by the time final plans are generated. And whil...

"...None reduced but expect the office to do it...." I reduce level notes in a spreadsheet nowadays. But I'm never more than 5 miles from the office. ...

"... didn’t learn that about removing instrument while you stomp the legs in ..." I used to do that and still would, but the last 5 total stations I'v...

Check your backsight after having been set up for ±20 minutes. You will, most probably, find that it has drifted off. Reset the backsight at that time...

Check your backsight after having been set up for ±20 minutes. You will, most probably, find that it has drifted off. Reset the backsight at that time...