@norm Yes on taping. I have 2 full sets and a partial set of chaining pins still. I remember setting hub & tacs and then turning around chaining b...

@on_point also depends on settings. Look at how much scaled or fixed scale can change just looking at residuals. ?ÿAnd the ppm on the tilt also depend...

@michigan-left yes I understand site calibration and have reviewed a ton of them and had to tell fellow surveyors that its not good. Well i hit the po...

@mightymoe yes in the area where my project is itƒ??s pretty good relative to itself in the areas i have checked so far. I been reading some other thi...

@mightymoe yes sir. Well i do know this area has a county published sudo nad83 and sudo ngvd29 datum i have only surveyed this area for about a year o...

@mightymoe It all boils down to knowledge and understanding and at this time itƒ??s all waited against the time clock. I worked on data till 130am las...

@rover83 I love how you word things. Your Assembly Line remark is spot on. ?ÿAnd its not always wrong it has its place we all want to be more proficie...

@on_point well very true in some situations for sure. The biggest thing I see is and it is a catch 22. That is very smart people are taught a procedur...

@350rocketmike Yeah well I almost messed up a lot of data because of word play. They kept saying localize project details are here in this folder plea...

@fairbanksls I agree the construction market uses gps as much or more than surveyors. The problem is not them. The simple set up there base thats semi...

Copenhagen lids and beer coke soda bottle lids is what we use to use. ?ÿI had a cousin way older than I he was electrician so he use to bring me the c...

In general yes. But I was thrown for a loop and heard of people saying Localize and had to ask some questions and what they were referring to was scal...

@holy-cow I have to admit I have had that song on tape cassette CD and now on my phone still. Been listening to it since I was a youngster and still d...

@350rocketmike you just keep your head and keep doing what you are and learning you will be fine. You have the attitude of you care and want to so tha...

@350rocketmike oh no worries at all. I was not long out of the USMC was living below my means and building a nest egg but also lost my first wife and ...

@jaccen well lets just say he was and he did above and beyond keeping his reputation and seal covered but the engineers did not see it that way they s...

I am no expert at all. All I know is Trimble Business Center with Trimble gear is a no brainer. Here we do the TBC to civil3d route. Now we are always...

@350rocketmike lol. Gotcha. Well I have no idea what state or your age. Take it from me do not be afraid of college. Not all states require a BS degre...

@bstrand i have seen it all for sure. ?ÿI even have witnessed once licensed they the company would have a fit if the LS did any production type work. ...

@bstrand yes once you are licensed doesnƒ??t mean you have to work in office all the time thatbis a company thing.