"I think that Kevin meant the errors from the tilting or trunnion axis of the instrument being non-perpendicular to the spindle. As long as the instru...

If you're worried about the deviation from the horizontal as you ascend/descend the vertical scale, you might try backing off the arbitrary 6' distanc...

No, she doesn't....I would think she doesThe description of her property has now changed with the advent of this new claim, and filing this for record...

"A Title Company will issue a Title Commitment prior to the survey."(forehead slap) Thanks A.Harris. I don't know where my head went to, i've seen ple...

Man! Thats scarier than hell. Arsenic trioxide

Back in '91 I dropped my first and last instrument. Red Mini off the top mounts of Sokkisha theodolite.I will carry an instrument on the shoulder. It ...

"Help was declined with the comment - 'We have GPS"[sarcasm]Yeah...so did Malaysian Airways flight MH370 [/sarcasm]

"The Trimble 5603, which is mid '90s technology, being a rebranded Geodimeter, did not have a permanent faceplate. So not having one is not a new deve...

I got to run one S6 for a time and it struck me that it didn't have a faceplate.Do these instruments come with a faceplate / is this another extra ?Ha...

"Epistemic modesty"[sarcasm]I disagree, adamantly, i'm not sure why but, if you give me a minute, i'll make something up. [/sarcasm]

"Well, the fact that the map has a scale of 1 inch = 40 chains is a pretty good clue as to units."I'm amazed they were able to print the calculated ac...

I suppose the four pole chain theory would sound right. If i'm not mistaken pre-Republic instruction for surveying included a vara equal to three geom...

A few tips on KukrisAnd not to be the perennial bummer, but after all that, wouldn't it just be easier to purchase a decent machete ?

As a quick observation, the legs of your figure in Problem 3 are considerably longer than the legs of the figures in the first two problems.