thebionicman, post: 323897, member: 8136 wrote: We switched to redundant RTK for the last half of the day. If things got squirrely we would catch it. ...

Man, that Kp index is up there!The last solar storm I worked in seemed to affect long range RTK, but didn't seem to affect short base rover vectors pe...

I like Garamond for title blocks. Mostly we use simplex and triplex.

Thanks Mike. I suspected that you might be surveying under a particular set of requirements. I'm not terribly familiar with PLSS instructions. But, wh...

GEOMETRIC, post: 322967, member: 8346 wrote: You are responsible for locating any evidence along the property line. Not doing so can be very economica...

What software? Since you said 'calibrate' I'm guessing Trimble. Most software allows you a way to use either geodetic North or grid north per whatever...

I absolutely agree that calls for features along a line will bend the line. I don't agree that a blaze on a tree, uncalled for in the original survey,...

If you determine a constant for the true HI minus graduation HI you could use the vertical offset in instrument height on the LS and just enter the gr...

Good stuff, Mike.I'm not opposed to clearing lines if it's called for, I just don't think it is always necessary. I think finding those old stumps and...

For some applications, I'll put the LS on the 25mm adapter and attach that to a standard prism pole with a bipod.With the doohickey you linked to, I n...

TRIUMPH-1M supports Beidou, TRIUMPH-1 does not. Today, it doesn't matter much as there aren't enough Beidou satellites to make much difference over th...

it seems that a 15 second is as good as a 90 second.I can't share too much at this point, as I'm still collecting and assessing data, but I believe yo...

Norman Oklahoma, post: 322565, member: 9981 wrote: Five RTK ties on a brass monument. 3 are 15 second occupations. 2 are 90 seconds. Guess which ones....

I suppose that sums up my personal definition of success. Professionally, I hope that surveyors a hundred years from now will get excited when they se...

PseudoI feel the same way. May change as I grow older, but I think retirement can be a trap. If you have something to retire to, as well as retire fro...

I told my kids long ago that I don't really care what career path they take as long as it honors God, finances whatever lifestyle they want, and hopef...

This place used to be great until you went and messed it up with the new format...I know I'm a little early with that, just wanted to be ahead of the ...

RTK deviations for ConradLooks like about a 900-1000 second period crest to crest or trough to trough, around 15-18 minutes. It would be interesting t...