I think I would apply the ground-to-grid scale factor on the traverse legs only, easy to do.?ÿ If elevations are important, run differential levels be...

There was a prominent surveyor in our city that used plastic caps in the 60's and 70's and we recover them in decent condition all the time.?ÿ Me, I u...

To add to the analogies:?ÿ it takes as much planning, preparation, and equipment to camp overnight as it does for a week. ?ÿ

CMM was an all-in-one program that did amazing things.?ÿ BLM All Points just did protracted section breakdowns.

Yes, my LAS data is in meters.?ÿ When I look at the data properties in Infinity, the elevations are in meters but labeled as feet. It lists an elevati...

I checked the header of the XML file, it's exactly as your example, everything in feet

Roger, we have the same state plane zones set in both apps, specifically in US Survey feet. Globally in Civil 3D, we have drawing units set to feet e...

There's an old program by the BLM called "All Points" that calculates section breakdowns in State Plane coordinates based on protracted values.?ÿ If y...

No linen, but yes to nearly everything. Not sure if I feel proud or just old.?ÿ Add to all of this: if you have ever worked on a 4 man crew, you migh...

I get it, I really do.?ÿ But, aren't we splitting hairs a bit??ÿ Doesn't a call for monuments trump everything??ÿ Isn't this the reason we use prorati...

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in (~);}

@husker796?ÿ If prorating between two monuments, wouldnƒ??t the actual prorated position be the same, regardless of the record data? Now, the quanda...

If the BLM were to retrace a section line, and found locally accepted property corners, wouldn't they hold them and prorate between them?

If a client intends to pay you, they won't have a problem giving you a 50% deposit.?ÿ

One of my party chief's graduated from Wanakena Ranger School.?ÿ He was tough as nails, I learned a lot from him.?ÿ He had some great stories of schoo...

A general comment regarding all of this:?ÿ Surveyors should be charging fees based on the value of their service, not on how long it takes to do the w...

In my area, a plot plan is a mortgage inspection survey.?ÿ The certification states that the survey is only to be used for this purpose, is not a boun...

@aliquot I agree.?ÿ My intention is right in setting witness corners along the side of the road, but the plat should indicate the centerline as the p...

Let's say the property owner does have title to the center of the road.?ÿ If the road has been used by the public for decades, at the very least the r...