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paul-in-pa
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RE: Calculator for FS exam

Common, my wife learned RPN and preferred to grab my HP 11 to do the check book over straight models. Second, I don't think anyone needs a pre-progra...

5 years ago
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RE: OPUS RS Issues?

@bushaxe OPUS-RS fails when people upload too soon. There may be a few users out there that have no idea how to get or check for a worthwhile OPUS-RS...

5 years ago
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RE: Change entire surface elevation in Carlson

"Move" does that. Adjust all your field points, ignoring zero elevations with the translate command. Set your breakline layer on and create a new 3D l...

5 years ago
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RE: battlefield archaeology need to transform total station points to actual points, have UTM for instrument and backsight

@kevinmd You did not mention PASDA, Pennsylvania Spatial Data access,/p> The most recent series of photos are orthorectified at 0.5' per pixel and c...

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RE: battlefield archaeology need to transform total station points to actual points, have UTM for instrument and backsight

I am in PA and can help. Besides the questions I had emailed you, I can also get you started using available online PA data and ortho-photos. In fact ...

5 years ago
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RE: Complimentary Licenses/Certifications for a PLS?

In New Jersey some surveyors are certified as Professional Planners allowing them to give testimony similar to Professional Engineers and Architects i...

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RE: How to break into working for yourself

@samizdat Working for multiple bosses makes life difficult. I worked for several companies under multiple engineers and usually I got it right with 2...

5 years ago
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RE: How to break into working for yourself

I do not see you say that you have your PLS. For instance NJIT required 2 courses in Business Law and one in Real Estate Law for their 4 year degree....

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RE: Conflicted Helper

Hm? A Realtor has a definite interest in the parcel, maybe the Realtor should not be involved with who does the survey. Generally it is up to the sel...

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RE: Why do we call it a "Total Station"?

The Tacheometer was a separate device from the optical theodolite and you swapped them out during a setup. Then they mounted a tacheometer on top of a...

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RE: GPS Static Data Issue

@john-hamilton You were in a traffic lane on I-95 in New Jersey and are here to talk about it? I don't believe you. I had a blowover once on to the ...

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RE: GPS Static Data Issue

@leegreen Point and time of impact does not always happen. Of my 4 blowovers 2 hit the ground, the other 2 were leaners to 45° so I had to backtr...

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RE: GPS Static Data Issue

I know in my receivers when I create a RINEX file I sometimes see the comment "Antenna is moving". I work from just before that to the time I noted I ...

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RE: Beginner Equipment

I would suggest the Boy Scout Surveying Merit Badge book as your first text. Look for a used tripod and a lower power scoped level with a 360?ø circle...

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RE: Rock to Pipe

Years ago I had a description call for a rock, but the adjoiner called for a clump of trees. So as I traipse through the swamp I come to a rock sticki...

5 years ago
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RE: GNSS Solutions

@mark-silver Mark, if you close Solutions and reopen it, you can import a second file, Close and reopen until yu import them all. It is slow and pain...

5 years ago
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RE: GNSS Solutions

I imported it into GNSS Solutions this morning. I downloaded NCNA CORS and opened it first, then closed GNSS Solutions. I found this to be neccessary ...

5 years ago
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RE: Zeiss Elta R50

Worth more if it is reflectorless. I had a yellow Trimble 3306 LR reflectorless which said it was an Elta R50 when you turned it on. I was sent a loan...

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