When it matters, I recommend setting marks for the excavator, setting marks in the excavation for a footing , and setting marks on the footing for a f...

Before I stomp the shoes of the tripod legs into the ground, I take the instument off and put it in the box. Then, after the tripod is firmly set, I p...

Publishing a map with a spelling error would be an embarassment. Although I use the spell check feature, I always put the map aside for a day or more ...

It's a great story.

Thank you to everyone. I must say, it is not fun to measure the walls inside of a building, especially when the rooms are not rectangles. It was fun u...

You're right. I can change the dimension style to architectural and apply a scale factor of 12 otherwise it will show a line that is 10.5 feet as 10.5...

The map is more than adequate. In fact it has been my experience that the attorney my transcribe the description incorrectly, so you wind up having to...

I place the tribrach and rotating adapter (with optical plummet) on the tripod, center and level it. Then I take the tribrach and adapter off to measu...

Norman_Oklahoma It's called the "Right to Farm" law. It's a state law (Chapter 40A Section 3 of Massachusetts) allows farms on land two acres or more....

I have always maintained an open mind for participation in everyday aspects of the project. You never know where good ideas will come from. Sometimes ...

Thank you. Could it be moisture in the air? Anyway I am trying a land route to discover if there is an error. It wasn't just one day with the river. ...