I've taken four rebar from the same bundle and they all had different signal strength. I'm sure location can have a serious impact, but it's not the o...

My Bund NATO Entrenching tool/shovel goes with me most everywhere now. It cuts small limbs pretty well and digs better than any shovel I have ever use...

Shawn Billings, post: 419234, member: 6521 wrote: Humbly, I'd suggest not assuming that it was on any sort of right-of-way. It certainly could be, but...

rberry5886, post: 419228, member: 232 wrote: The corner in question was set at the established Right-of-Way for that road....60' R/W...think of it as ...

[USER=9631]@John Thompson[/USER],this is a great thread by the way and probably would be a good PDH/CEU topic (something people would actually benefit...

If the guy in the video slowed down a bit over the dead rod, he probably would have noticed that the locator buzzes a little when off the rebar and go...

Mark Mayer, post: 419077, member: 424 wrote: Look first, really look. This is the "art" part of the pin search.I don't know how often this happens by ...

Always a good idea to do a little digging before you set a monument (unless you are the original surveyor, in which case it doesn't really matter). I ...

Bruce Small, post: 418662, member: 1201 wrote: I was an assumed datum, something like 2000/5000 so it is highly unlikely a different base was involved...

Good reason to use a base ID. A second base on the same frequency, using the same protocol would be pretty unlikely in my neighborhood but it would be...

Have you looked through the raw data file yet?

leegreen, post: 418154, member: 2332 wrote: I suggest applying latest technology. Setup a Qcode scanner system, using a smart phone app. Associate eq...

Slant vs ARP maybe?

Don't be so insecure as to pin your value to other people's ignorant opinion of you or your profession. Don't be too arrogant so as to discount knowle...

I see your point on the new wording Andy.

I send kmz/kml files to my more sophisticated clients. It allows for a lot of what you are talking about. You can see the survey lines on the aerial i...

I won't say "no one" does it, but those that do are unicorns. Most follow the current metes and bounds description. Some will take into account the ad...

Good question, Jack. I think that is good surveying. I don't know how you can respect junior/senior rights without knowing what the junior/senior righ...