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RE: Topcon GPT 2003

maybe time to get them recelled. we get many days of topo work done on a single battery. two will easily make a week for us.

13 years ago
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RE: Topcon total station at something other than 1200 baud?

I think you can configure the paranis to 1200 using the configuration software instead of the dip switches. Older topcons are fixed at 1200 as far as ...

13 years ago
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RE: Topcon GPT 2003

I use it every day when not using the robot. Good gun. Not the best reflectorless range or beam width out there, but it will shoot power poles at 350'...

13 years ago
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RE: Field Code Tips ~ 3 point curve "bubbles"

agree with the others. often a curved curb or walk isn't a single simple curve. we break them up into two or three compound curves when in doubt.

13 years ago
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RE: Carlson w/ Intellicad Linetype issue

Bring up the properties box by picking the line and right clicking. The option is at the very bottom of the box or next to last.

13 years ago
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RE: Javad Triumph

Interesting. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer on this. Phone support, videos, and tutorials have always sufficed for me except when we bo...

13 years ago
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RE: Javad Triumph

I agree Al. Especially with electronics. GPS generally doesn't need calibration or lubrication. Support is important but I think the need for local se...

13 years ago
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RE: Javad Triumph

Talk to Shawn Billings...those Triumph receivers are still the most precise receivers I've used to date. with Carlson data collection, you've got a wi...

13 years ago
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RE: Projections

So long as the scale factors are accounted for, there is no error in SPC. It is perfect mathematically. But even at 1:17,000 you're looking at a 58.8 ...

13 years ago
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RE: Carlson SurvPC problems on Windows 8 tablet

Sounds really cool! Do you have to go through that Bluetooth setup every time you boot up? I think that surface could really be a game changer. I like...

13 years ago
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RE: Bluetooth to robot

I've had the same experience.

13 years ago
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RE: Combining GPS and Conventional Measurements

[sarcasm]Say it ain't so. Not starnet![/sarcasm] lol

13 years ago
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RE: Combining GPS and Conventional Measurements

:)I bet even StarNet supports the voodoo art of custom projections. Or did they provide you with a special version that grays out those features?> ...

13 years ago
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RE: Combining GPS and Conventional Measurements

"harmful" might be an extreme take on the warning. every pair has error. keeping the traverse extension shorter than the pair keeps you from magnifyin...

13 years ago
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RE: Combining GPS and Conventional Measurements

I've been mixing GPS and conventional data for several years with Least Squares. I've not found a better way to do it. Attempting compass rule adjustm...

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