Depending on the age of your tripod those rubber grommets between the tripod top plate and bottom as well as where legs attach. They start going bad a...

So true. I often will pull data from CORS that surround my work site area and do some checking especially in areas where I have not worked. I have fou...

A good crew should be able that’s on their A game is 5 miles per day average. No matter if it’s a digital level or reading three wires manually. Note ...

Yes yes. We called them red rod so one rod had a red tape or whatever on it. But the even number of turns and making sure that they land starting and ...

Berm or windrow berm. A Furrow is the trench in which to place the seeds. Terrace is also used. As an erosion control method. Stones in areas were ...

One of the best calculators ever. A friend lost his after many years and he told me it just dies been repaired a few times. He got some app that he ha...

You nailed that. Then the line of I expect if I am paying Crew chief wages they should know. I am like you hired them. I personally spend a lot of ti...

Yeah that joint transcipt thing came out after I got out but it supposed to be set up that I will receive credits for that as well. I know 3 ABET coll...

That’s very interesting. I do see some of what you are saying in reality. Especially the part about mentorship. It seems I see the whole if I am goo...

$20 per hour with no experience right out of HS. Yeah you are seeing what I am seeing. I know every area is different and what the market will handle ...

What state are you in. I am very interested in the aspect of them accepting military experience. This is something that I have not seen in every state...

Yeppers. I had to call miss utility before I dig on farm. Anytime I am close by 10 ft or more to any markings. I am extra careful for sure. Because it...

There are different levels of SUE. So not all paint markings are equal. This is where a Note on the plat or map needs to be made in order to protect t...

It depends really. Everything had to calibrated for what I was doing. What I can tell you is I remember the two good decor prisms a different offset w...

If you get this to communicate please do some checking between known points like base is on a known and rover. At one time topcon had a issue in some ...

Yes yes yes. The difference between accuracy and precision is also in this scenario. Accuracy to the datum. If you set two points in the same scenario...

Man you could set those up and log data and send to opus for a cheap way to get on datum for sure. And yes they were heavy. Imagine that on your back...

You could get some readings from the metrology side of the house. They don’t use the term prism but SMR. In Williamsburg VA there is a place that does...

Those things were absolutely bulletproof. I used that civilian version and the military version for many years. Static fast static. PPK then RTK as ba...

I always turn rounds. To control and property corners. I also will do direct and reverse when tagging a Finish Floor I know a lot of people do not. So...