@mightymoe No arguments here, I don't have a problem with the math, my point was that in the context of this thread, there's not any question about ...

I'll probably get blowback from this but it's my opinion that resections are a risky thing and in cases where the DC software isn't cooperating, you a...

If you're getting the DC file from the surveyor, and they have already run a calibration that you are merely transforming from one file type to anothe...

@ashton Surveyors, unfortunately, tend to have a "one-and-done" mentality when it comes to their work. Part of it is because for most of our license...

I really wish there was a pop up warning or a little meter showing how much space remains or something. Once you are connected to your receiver, go...

I wonder how much training those Plumbing and HVAC employees get in the office. Regardless of whether they get training when there's a slowdown, I ...

Eh, it's as simple as ensuring rates are high enough to attract top talent and pay them well, as well as train them. Other professions, and even trad...

Surveyor called saying that court ruled accepting one survey or the other (both recorded maps) and judge told surveyor to pull his monument (section c...

"Construction drafting" is less "drafting" and more "figuring out how to extract, convert, or back in design information that is often conveyed in les...

I have used StarNET (~7 years total), TBC (~12 years), Infinity (~3 years), LGO (~5 years), and Topcon MAGNET Tools (~1 year). So take the below with ...

So the GCPs are CYA points. Efficiency wise you could do without, and usually be right. "Usually" ain't going to cut it when performing profession...

I have noticed that you generally have your most precise shot within a few seconds of occupying a point. The longer you sit the farther off it goes. ...

Having two points of beginning, but only one of them being "true", is one of my description pet peeves. Sort of like "true" north. We're accustomed to...

I spent two full days collecting SX12 scans in 10000/10000 and then couldn’t figure out how to get TBC to do a simple translation/rotation onto office...

Even if my pole is off and out of plumb. By always facing north and bubble on rod facing the same my relative is better my absolute would have a syste...

Here is a good video showing how to create subsets of constellations so that you can get independent data from different satellite constellations with...

When Trimble cleaned up the coordinate system names a couple of versions ago it threw a lot of field crews for a loop. SPCS job templates created with...

@rj-schneider Just did a quick test and it seems to be working for me in v2022.11: Report this stuff to your dealer, they can get it to Trimble an...

@fugarewe Due to the myriad ways in which different software programs store system definitions, and the fact that datums, projections, and naming co...

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