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Joined: December 3, 2013 11:38 am
Last seen: September 15, 2026 6:51 pm
Topics: 197 / Replies: 1035
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RE: Measuring corner of a building.

How about with no prism? Make a closed traverse of at least three points where the building corner is visible from each station. Turn angles only ...

7 months ago
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RE: Wood Hubs as control points

On the construction of a bicycle trail we found several stakes of the original survey that had been done by others. One had the tack still in it but w...

7 months ago
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RE: Professional Services Contract?

I keep my proposals to one page. It states the property owner, the address, and deed reference. It describes what we do, the estimated fee, retainer...

8 months ago
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RE: The State of the BeerLeg (RPLS.com) 2026

I do speak a little Spanish. It's nice to have an international community here Best wishes to Wendell and the rest of us.

8 months ago
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RE: The State of the BeerLeg (RPLS.com) 2026

I read it too, and thought I was having a stroke.

8 months ago
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RE: I never expected to ever see this happen

I worked for a person who insisted that the lines be trimmed within the monument symbol. I refused. Perhaps he grew up with drafting by hand. What are...

8 months ago
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RE: Grading Plan

Here is an advisory ruling from 2022 where the types of tasks and who is qualified to perform them are explained.

8 months ago
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RE: Why not Metric??

I have a science education, so it doesn't matter to me what system of measurement we use as long as we decide which that is, and not spend time expres...

8 months ago
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RE: the 2026 ALTA standards

Based on this discussion, I think I will stick with historic boundaries and stay away from any requests for ALTA surveying. I do have one question t...

8 months ago
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RE: Software for Sokkia SET3030R3 and substitute cables in place of RS232 for USB or similar

Have you looked into the purchase of a dedicated serial port? Desktop computers will have slots called the expansion bus. Notebook computers have a ca...

8 months ago
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RE: History Lesson

Some additional information found indicates that surveyors were 'expected' to fix the location. Most of the stories indicate that the mayors of the ...

9 months ago
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RE: History Lesson

@landbutcher464mhz The story explains that the historians were local and were perambulating the boudary between two border towns. They suspected th...

9 months ago
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RE: Cleaning up

When I worked for DOT we took classes in the winter when things were slow. In one of the classes, the professor was also a surveyor. So, after the c...

9 months ago
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RE: AI "helper"

When I compose an email AI asks if I want help, so I dismiss. Then when I am finished composing AI asks if I want help 'polishing' my writing, so I di...

9 months ago
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RE: Incomplete or Make Believe?

@landbutcher464mhz Indeed.

10 months ago
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RE: Found?

@peter-lothian It is actually an 1867 town layout that was altered in 1900 by the county commissioners. A map of that alteration was recorded in th...

10 months ago
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RE: Found?

The stone was there in an alteration of the layout made in 1900 by the County Commisioners. The stone was recovered on a survey made in 1982. In 2009 ...

10 months ago
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