Posted by: JPH ?ÿ Are you hitting so many curbs that you need it automated??ÿ Also, top of curb instead of bottom??ÿ Why? I have seen people o/s curb ...

With the exception of TBM verification surveys and maybe a couple other tasks I have not set up over a point for any reason other than to set control ...

I am a party chief, when they call me it is to fill a department head position.

Never heard of the webbing idea, sounds like a good one. For work on compacted rock I like a cotton gin spike.?ÿ They cost about a dollar a piece whi...

What is the item strapped to the Chainman's wrist at the 2min mark??ÿ

If I understand it correctly Washington is pretty lax about accepting academic experience, a symptom of not having a bachelor level survey program in ...

I would used fixed prisms for control as well so you do not have to set up tripods every visit. If properly executed resection from fixed points outsi...

Cut and fill in decimal feet has been the rule rather than the exception in my experience. The point set is more often a mag or hub set flush with the...

I recall a contractor who, had pipe coming out of the ground because they thought that since we were at negative elevations that a cut would become a ...

A construction worker not reading a stake is indeed a troubling occurrence,?ÿ but we should also be aware of the blind spots in construction layout th...

Looks like an emulator is included with the Demo package on the website. Carlson is more popular around here especially in the land development marke...

I like texting as a way to convey basic information without the formalities of a phone call or email. ?ÿ

Need to get Kent back in here to stir the pot a little ?. On the whole social media seems to have killed the forum format. Which is too bad from my pe...

The NEDO rods work well and are durable. I have used them for monitoring at the surface and control underground. The light up dummy bubble on the back...

I like the barn, even though they mislabeled some of the survey equipment.

I heard the TS15 is going to be discontinued, the one I used did not have imaging.

My daily driver is 2", for control we have a 1/2" instrument, the back up gun is 3" and there is a 1" sitting around as well.To have any meaning the q...

If rocking out of level is a problem in your work perhaps it is time to check that your legs are in good adjustment and your procedure for setting up ...

The separation of disciplines is unhealthy for both, one day we will unite again.