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paul-in-pa
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Joined: July 3, 2010 7:50 am
Topics: 700 / Replies: 5344
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RE: Chains to feet conversion

When Right of Ways are designated in chains, many years later many were converted to feet. Most common road ROW was 2 Rods, 33', adequate for most pur...

3 years ago
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RE: Determine Azimuth between two ECEF Coordinates

Be aware the azimuth from A to B is not the same (nor the reciprocal) as the azimuth from B to A. Paul in PA

3 years ago
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RE: Group delay & Phase advance (GPS vs Ionosphere)

You use the handle "Geodesist" which implies you should know the answers to the questions you are asking. Also you are making assumptions on what data...

4 years ago
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RE: A True Cul-de-sac?

A true cul-de-sac would have a different sreet name, even if ir is just "Street Name" Court. Lot 14 and 17 appear to be standard lots, lot 15 meets t...

4 years ago
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RE: Hello....so I guess I'm now an old-timer

Actually, us Old Timers started with steel tape and transit, not even transit and steel tape. Would be interested in any Older Timers that started wit...

4 years ago
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RE: What really is the role of a survey technician....

The problem for you is that this type of work does not add any time to you working and being in responsible charge. In ten years of this work you may ...

4 years ago
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RE: POB magazine folds operation

Just read my email from them. They lost their way. But WOW was their website a great trip a few years ago. Learned a lot and managed to pass a few th...

4 years ago
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RE: Structural Inspections in Surfside, FL

From what I have read there were quite a few delays during the construction. My first suspicion is the rebar was exposed to saltwater air for too long...

4 years ago
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RE: .PDF to CAD

True to scale means you have to begin with a scaled drawing and only actual dimensioned lines can be true to scale. They want you to take chicken shit...

4 years ago
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RE: A New Definition for Perch

@mathteacher?ÿ Flounder are saltwater fish, perch are freshwater, typically pond and small lake fish. they are essentially a long panfish, like sunni...

4 years ago
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RE: Local, assumed coordinates and bench mark for Drone Mapping

Your phone will give you close enough coordinates to come up with SPC coordinates that any software would accept as good. Just don't accept it yoursel...

4 years ago
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RE: Opus error

@larry-scott?ÿ OPUS does not need the C or P values, but lack of them indicates that the L1 and L2 were not quite up to snuff. i.e. OPUS-RS would not...

4 years ago
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RE: Opus error

Delete the first three minutes of data till 22 42, P1 and P2 were not being fixed. Paul in PA

4 years ago
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RE: Field to Finish - Civil 3d Top and Toe of Wall

Toe of wall at face, top of wall at the back. Works for curb when necessary also. Leaders may be needed at inside corners only. Top of wall may requir...

4 years ago
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RE: Base-rover vs OPUS-RS

First: Break your 6.5 hour OPUS into 4 or more segments of less than 2 hours and submit to OPUS-RS. Take note of which CORS are used, should be up to ...

4 years ago
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RE: Survey Textbook Author Pile-On

Being listed as an author gives credence to their right to charge a higher fee for their educational guidance. Sometimes things are changed not becaus...

4 years ago
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RE: deed for street purposes

It is redundant and confusing to use the word "exception". To remove the exception from the prior conveyance the term required is "Excepting and reser...

4 years ago
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RE: Young Surveyor

As a degree holder you should already have taken the FS. I believe an AS or junior standing in a 4 year program is all that is necessary. Welcome. Wh...

4 years ago
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RE: Massachusetts Land Surveyor

I am using my original SMI on my Win 7 computer. Install it directly on the C: drive not in a Programs subfolder. I have a desktop startout shortcut?ÿ...

4 years ago
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