I’ve set a point a little over 1500’ with a 360 but the radio kept jumping in and out on the robot and I was wondering if I was going to even get it b...

Whoa!😮 409!? Makes my head hurt just thinking about it. 😂

Yeah, over tightening is one of the first things I teach an apprentice when showing them how to take care of the equipment. Another big one is to alwa...

Sokkia gcx3 rover and Topcon fc6000 data collector. I believe it’s network solution however, it occasionally switches the base station so not sure. I’...

Had a Trimble +10pc 360 prism once that took a battery and had leds on it that never checked good. Also had a Trimble +2pc 360 prism that worked grea...

Is it dependent on location such as state or county? I always thought it was up to the client or contractor to let me know if they want or need an as-...

As long as the GIS maps serve their intended purpose most of the GIS ppl I know don’t really care if they’re more precise. After all they don’t need t...

I doubt GIS will ever be very precise if they don’t need to be. I only use it to look up deeds other than that I ignore the line work. Seen it of by ...

You could try using a compass and entering the azimuth when shooting the backsight then the total station and control will match that rotation which w...

Doesn’t help that while your trying to get the control or project figured out the contractor is pressuring you to get some layout on the ground or the...

Unfortunately, control issues seem to be a common occurrence when taking over a job from a previous surveyor(s). I probably run into at least once a y...

Pick the projection you want to use and set up the job in that projection. Set two points with RTN at the start of the loop and a point at the end to ...