That's interesting Mr. Pacer. I prefer to work with a local base. I'm not against RTNs, I just seem to get better performance from my own base. Multi-...

I'm surprised at the hesitancy to use RTK to stake boundary monuments. When done with care RTK can be an extremely efficient way to stake points in a ...

Except that's the exact opposite way that it works. You take one shot and it does the work of other software that would usually require collecting mul...

It's very likely that your office software will perform the best-fit transformation you're looking for.?ÿ As others have mentioned, the transformatio...

That's great. When I was doing solar observations about 20 years ago, I was using a 3" total station with a solar filter and got time from a handheld ...

I don't know anything about it. But that's a nice looking compass. Good find.

This is a manual that describes how to operate, maintain, and adjust the Wild T2

I came across this document from a video posted by Jesse Koslowski on YouTube. DTIC AD0642295: PRACTICAL FIELD ACCURACY LIMITS FOR A WILD T-2 THEODOL...

The discussion of observer bias sort of circles back to the original post. The MS60, with its 0.5" accuracy, delivers repeatability of astronomic bear...

@john-nolton I don't really have any expectation. Without running some calculations, I would estimate 3" with the T2 sighting Polaris and a distant az...

@john-nolton No sir. Not yet. I can't wait to do it, but I'm covered up with work right now. I want to adjust the levels in it before I turn any angle...

@john-nolton No it isn't mine. It belongs to David Hoffart at Transit Works in Lincoln, NE. I was just pleased to be able to see it.?ÿ I believe he h...

Sorry for the hijack. A few pictures. ?ÿ

David Hoffart is an equipment dealer with Transit Works in Nebraska and Iowa. I met him at the Nebraska surveyor's conference. He's a great guy and wa...

This is really fascinating. I like the "low-tech" approach of CODIAC even though it seems much more limited than robotic work.?ÿ We (Javad) messed ar...

Several years ago, when we first started using static GPS receivers, I noticed several radio towers in our work area. One or more were often visible f...

@beer-legs I just checked. It's a DM-S2. I don't recall which model Dad had, I think a 3. It had slope reduction, I do recall that. This S2 has slope ...

@thebionicman I was just picking. I was referring to the western regional conference in Las Vegas last week. And yes, he was there. Lol. I understand ...

That's great information, John. I really appreciate it. ?ÿ

@dave-o Yes! You caught me in error. Thank you for correcting. The point I was making was regarding the square of the CSF and I neglected to pay prope...