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Joined: May 29, 2012 9:14 am
Last seen: March 14, 2025 3:27 pm
Topics: 93 / Replies: 2598
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RE: Handling inaccuracy and the positions of existing monuments

I skipped to the end of the book. I never was much for reading thick books. I only have two questions:1. In the case of the line that measured 99.5' i...

10 years ago
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RE: Who wants to go and compare GPS?

I agree. I don't think a splitter is appropriate for this sort of test. I would think this would be a system test, not just a receiver test. After all...

10 years ago
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RE: Who wants to go and compare GPS?

So, six high precision Chinese receivers go to a bar and...

10 years ago
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RE: Who wants to go and compare GPS?

I've tested a lot of receivers within a foot of each other. I've never seen any issues from interference.A traffic control cabinet I'm sure is produci...

10 years ago
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RE: 4 SV Galileo Launch Today was Successful

I'm not in a huge rush just yet. From the article linked above:Not all are fully operational but Galileo‰Ûªs owner, the European Commission, said the ...

10 years ago
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RE: L Band Corrections (Centerpoint RTX, etc.)

My experience with high precision L-Band corrections is getting a bit dated, but it seems like the rules for getting sub-decimeter performance were si...

10 years ago
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RE: Spectra Focus Robots

To be clear. I never reviewed a Spectra Robot. When I did my reviews, I'd try to go to a busy parking lot (such as Wal-Mart or a large grocery store) ...

10 years ago
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RE: Spectra Focus Robots

Mark Mayer, post: 400023, member: 424 wrote: My Topcon PS - a new model - will pick up the reflection of the prism in a window from time to time.I cou...

10 years ago
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RE: Spectra Focus Robots

I tested a few passive robots in the past few years and I found that they do not track anything but the prism. I'm surprised that the Focus does. Mayb...

10 years ago
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RE: L Band Corrections (Centerpoint RTX, etc.)

Is it using HTDP or 14 parameter only? OPUS uses HTDP. Probably not substantial over much of CONUS, but a difference nonetheless. Particularly with su...

10 years ago
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RE: New Receiver From Hemisphere

Mark Silver, post: 396026, member: 1087 wrote: But back to performance, it is really-really-really hard to compare GNSS performance for top of the lin...

10 years ago
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RE: New GPS purchase advise

I'm not at all convinced that the future of GNSS is going to be in DIY $1500 systems. At least not within the next decade. I'm not suggesting that suc...

10 years ago
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RE: What is the best business type?

When I started my company, I was ready to go LLC, but after talking with my accountant she explained that there were no real protections for me (as Ji...

10 years ago
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RE: Allow Instrument to sense Temperature & Pressure or Manual Entry?

GeeOddMike, post: 398401, member: 677 wrote: Of course, you do use an umbrella to shade your instrument...I don't even use an instrument very much a...

10 years ago
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RE: Allow Instrument to sense Temperature & Pressure or Manual Entry?

As others mentioned, I'd be curious how accurate the temperature reading would be if the instrument is sitting in the sun for very long. My android sm...

10 years ago
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RE: Bought Two New Guns

Jerry Shearon at Hayes has always been a class act.

10 years ago
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RE: Contest to Automate ALTA Surveys. WTF........

As if the field work were the most time consuming part of an ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey.It's quite possible (though not typically likely) to do the f...

10 years ago
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RE: Bought Two New Guns

Kris Morgan, post: 398030, member: 29 wrote: The ONLY thing I don't like about them is the vertical fine motion is on the left side and not the right ...

10 years ago
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RE: Going solo

Jim Frame, post: 397791, member: 10 wrote: That's what this site is for! (And Facebook, too.)You are exactly right, Jim. It's definitely therapeutic!

10 years ago
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