The January issue of the Treasure State Surveyor (MT), in the "Land Surveyor's Guide to the Montana Supreme Court", written by Brian Portwood, PLS has...

Grew up where rattlesnakes were plentiful, SD. Worked around them many times in the Dakotas, Wyoming, Utah and Montana as well as other places. Used t...

Think the "Wicked Jester" may be living up to his Name!

Looking forward to Kent's new and improved final production version!

I wouldn't sayApproximate corner is like being a little bit pregnant, either it is or it isn't!

As a long time surveyor in a large shop where surveyors surveyed, Cadd people drafted and we checked it over after they were done (I used Foresight fo...

Get these calls quite often. Usually in an accent I have a tough time understanding.I ask them for where they are calling from and other information I...

One of the interesting things I found was bits of cast iron stove plates, while working in southwestern SD. It was called out by the GLO Surveyor (Cha...

BTWHoly CowYou are showing your age, must be reaching geezerville like me.Was Sheb Wooley just a random thought you pulled out of the air or--Do you k...

Random and off topic thought, but 100 plus years from now will surveyors be collecting our current Surveying equipment? Commenting on the primitive na...

At least it was a COW!As a former ranch boy who saw cows eat MOST everything with no ill affects, and as a long time land surveyor who heard from nume...

rplsntxThe laser dot is only visible for a short range, maybe 50 feet on a sunny day, haven't had a chance to test it in overcast conditions. It is ea...

I bought a Cygnus last year and have been pleased with it. Guess it is a poor mans Topcon, but have had good results with it.

Mandatory in MT, SD, ND, & ID. I concur with WA-ID Surveyor, how can we purport to "protect the public" if we don't record our surveys?

Opus has definitely been acting odd lately.Had a file collected 4/18, and one on 4/19. Waited until 4/22 to send in and it rejected both, with conflic...

Likewise, I haven't had any luck with OPUS in the last week. Even with files that worked previously.

No disrespect HC, but I am always suspect when I hear landowners tell stories like this.Remember, these original surveyors had to probably haul from G...

jeffEI have a BT24Q battery in good working order from a GTS304, that the distance meter is toasted on so in essence all I have is a theodolite. Batte...

48GX InstructionsIf you have no cards in the 48 you can go to step 3.STEP 1: turn 48 off.STEP 2: Remove an IC cards you may have plugged in to your 48...

Yea! Tom. It's the old saying "first liar never has a chance!";-)