The other is time. What clock steering are you applying to your receiver is it just what’s built in or do you have the ability to get cesium and or r...

Yes, we're setting up a tightly controlled network, measured with GPS, TS and level, it will be least squares adjusted using SALSA. We need it tight,...

@jitterboogie Awesome, thank you, I know nothing about it, I'll do some research to help me understand and find someone local who does. Cheers, Pete...

It's on top of a double story concrete building, looks reasonably solid to me, more solid than a tripod (which moves around with temperature throughou...

@michigan-left Metrology

@jflamm That's close to the tolerance they use in the pits for mining. They want it tighter around the plant, it doesn't cost much to let the GPS si...

@lukenz Yes mains supply for anything longer than 24 hours, although it would also be possible to swap out batteries daily, for a week.

@lukenz Yep, they're using a Zephyr geodetic 2. I had figured the choke ring was an improvement and some of the later designs have improved capabili...

@beuckie Thanks, I'll take you up on your generous offer. Talking to my local rep, Reigl doesn't recommend setting up the instrument over a point, ...

@leegreen Clever thinking.

@lukenz @jitterboogie Installing deep seated survey rods, no other accurate references (a mine in the middle of nowhere), nearest mark has an estimat...

I guess Einstein was right when he said everything is relative. So I guess, if you have some really accurate observations, at intervals over time, y...

@jitterboogie Scary thing, some peeps are gonna try that: "It's mine, check google maps!" lol.

Adjustment allowance for setting up over a point (can be rough aligned using the laser plummet in the instrument height measurement tool, then fine al...

I've had a chance to discuss the new Riegl vz600i with the local dealer here in Australia. To achieve the stated 3mm @ 50m or 5mm @ 100mm accuracy, t...

The scanner carbon fibre tripod table adapter for tribrach, following Finite Element Analysis, modelled with 500kg clamping force on the 5/8-11 thread...

In an upcoming job, our client has recent scans of their mine wash plant, not geolocated, we've been asked to geolocate them. I find this quite a lot...

I've had a chance to discuss the new Riegl vz600i with the local dealer here in Australia. To achieve the stated 3mm @ 50m or 5mm @ 100mm accuracy, t...