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I have worked for Surveyors on both ends of the spectrum, some will want to start from scratch every time and others (far fewer) are fine starting and...
I worked for a well respected survey shop in Washington that went through and destroyed all records that were more than seven years old on the belief ...
The correction that I remember making was gross distance blunder on a the first or second leg of a traverse that I did not catch until I was a couple ...
I have done it on the data collector back in the days of Allegro/1200 dominance. It was easy, just edit and re run the raw, the crd would update also,...
Slight hijack?ÿ ?ÿ I have an SMI card that I do not particularly want and would like to trade for a TDS card if anyone is interested.?ÿ?ÿ
Good times and bad. An LS I know got a camera ticket during the boom around 05 when I pointed out that he could just say he did not know who was drivi...
Leica DNA03, other formats are available. Attached field notes for two circuits, raw data of measurements and adjusted values from level routine.
Prepared with the topo shoe and everything.?ÿ
We set the atmospheric ppm where I work, I usually do it either every set up or at the top of a new page. It only takes a minute and we do a lot of mo...
Having a plumb bob for research is next level preparation.?ÿ
The amount they get used nowadays a gammon reel will break or wear out before use, I have given up on using them although I still carry a plumb bob.
The bigger problem facing our profession in my opinion is the segmentation of the work. I have gone years without seeing an LS or office tech in the f...
Thanks for sharing.
Total station should be fine, do your resections in two faces to button up the HI a little and be sure the equipment is in good working order. I would...
Usually in GEOcom you can still see the Survey interface, it is just being controlled through the DC or PC. The SurveCE/1100 combo that was popular wa...
Overcharging for a clerical function seems a good way to sour the whole experience for the client. Whether or not recording is mandatory would have so...
I am only posting to say that using the screw does make a difference. Another thumbs down to topcon, those GT guns and accessories have really hurt my...