So, I finally found what I was looking for; an NGS document regarding Datasheet data, 3/01/2017, see below. On page 8 I found this footnote; "1 Heigh...
And here in PA it is International Feet MA0655 ______________________________________________________________________ MA0655* NAD 83(1986) POSITION- 4...
Dear North, "I am unaware of any state having documented an official foot for elevations." Please cite one that has. Paul in PA
The US converts meters to international feet except where the state has documented use of the US survey foot and that is for position. I am unaware of...
At the same time you should have been taking GNSS observations at the 4 corners at the top of said structure for comparison. I said 4 corners because ...
I've talked with my brother, another?ÿ engineer, who saw a news reporter where a first hand witness saw lightning strike a tower and the first section...
The client gets what he asked for in removing the 30' strip. If he wants an extra 0.06 acre removed he pays for the cost of doing that. It is his choi...
You were told to exclude the 30' now in use as a road, do that. Whatever the acreage is, it is. Explain tot the buyer that if wants to exclude that 0....
If you change it wrong in the filed it is almost impossible to go back. If you change it without first explaining it to your boss you could be committ...
I take it you never broke a file up the manual way before. Open the RINEX file in WordPad, delete the observations outside your markers, and save the ...
6" should have shown up as 12" +/- closure error on each set of turns but should have come out in the wash when meaned. 31" in 17 turns is less than 2...
A text editor is very simple to use, I use WordPad. How much of the file do you need to use? Paul in PA
Convert it to a RINEX file and use a text editor to edit it. Or use teqc to do the same. Paul in PA
You survey a boundary in PA, not a line. One has to consider the date of the blazes,?ÿthe size of the trees and the calls in the deeds. Yes, I said de...
Very interesting articles. I would add that one should check with he US Bureau of Standards for when they first started calibrating steel tapes. The t...
PA does have an emphasis on "boundary line surveying" work and the experience required for a licenses without a degree is considerable. New Jersey req...
Having a license in state A does not make you eligible for a license in State B. Many states have multiple requirements: No degree 12 years experience...
Yes! I see 4 nearby sites: North of you is CHET CORS in Chetumal, Mexico, GPS & Glonass Southwest is MTP1 CORS, Tapachulo, Guatamala, GPS Southwes...
State Boards know the specific rules in their State, they do not think their rules are better, but do know they are different, sometimes for reasons o...
Not crazy, State Boards are required to follow the letter of the law. It is the applicant's responsibility to show he/she meets the law's requirements...
