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paul-in-pa
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RE: Systematic differences in GPS antennas

I recall that being a persistent problem with certain Topcon antennae from several years ago. Do a search to see if there ever was a correction establ...

5 years ago
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RE: DOT Exemption from subdivision regs

I believe in our area state agencies are exempt from fees, but the actual regulations serve a purpose, such as notice of planning, filing for the reco...

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RE: Trying to make a Bilby tower

Suggestions: Bilby towers would be erected on the nearest high hill, so it would not typically be in the foreground on an HO railroad scene. I agree, ...

5 years ago
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RE: OPUS broken?

I went to the CORS RINEX ftp site and downloaded 2 1 hour files from a nearby CORS. I merged them into one file and submitted to OPUS as well as the l...

5 years ago
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RE: Mentoring

It takes time and money to do mentoring. Essentially you are taking on an employee you do not strictly need and should compensate them for the value o...

5 years ago
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RE: Barway?

Barway does not mean the use of iron bars, iron was too precious when wood would do the job. The gate installed essentially bars the way. You are too ...

5 years ago
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RE: Post-process VRS

@bigd1320 You've just posted to a 5 year old thread, so you may not get the attention you seek. Post what you are doing and what you think you want t...

5 years ago
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RE: Adding contours to CAD drawings

More specifically a breakline is a 3D polyline from specific feature points to points. Using my example of a curb, you could sequentially shoot a 3D p...

5 years ago
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RE: Adding contours to CAD drawings

For years I have shot the base of a retaining wall at the face, and the top at the back and created breaklines. The contour line within the wall shoul...

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RE: Surveyor Christmas Tree

Just saying Clark, "The little lights don't twinkle". Merry Christmas Vacation. Paul in PA BTW, Robert Frost was referencing a very common surveying f...

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RE: State Plane Coordinates

Are they not lost corners, so you just move on to the next available corner? Having correctly located same you may in fact be able to determine from r...

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RE: I NEED HELP! Carlson Survey continues to crash for a reason I am oblivious to and if anyone is capable of helping please do so.

Are you waiting for the image preview to finish before trying to insert? It will then crash me out. For some reason my Carlson Survey sometimes report...

5 years ago
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RE: TDS Raw file processing

@dave-lindell If you need Kermit it is an option in SMI and Carlson. Paul in PA

5 years ago
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RE: TDS Raw file processing

@randy-hambright I agree with the process in CAD, as I have done it often enough. Usually it is the cell phone call just as I am setting up my next s...

5 years ago
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RE: 5600 problem

A 4 pound engineers hammer should solve that problem. Paul in PA

5 years ago
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RE: West Bank of a creek

Consider West bank of creek to mean approach the stream from the West. You cannot interpret West bank of the creek without reviewing the deed for the ...

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RE: Curious as to what the most popular data collector used?

After field book and pencil, that would be the HP 48, with either TDS or SMI software. TDS and SMI are essentially the same software, with SMI having ...

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RE: Not your typical curve problem

@mathteacher First off you must assume that the ladders are 20.00' and 30.00' to have any precision. Throwing in a rail width of 0.33' or more complic...

5 years ago
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RE: Not your typical curve problem

2.2622 radians 129?ø36'53" The alley problem is indeterminate, since the ladders are at a corner of an alley and no mention is made that they cross fr...

5 years ago
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RE: Is anyone using CORS rinex to do Post-Processed Kinematic Surveys?

@rover83 Logging at sufficiently short intervals is a current problem with CORS. In the past you could get 1 second files from NGS even if it was rec...

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