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RE: Latest from FAA on drones - y'all be careful

FAA ADS-B C?I'm wondering for small drones if this device could be at the ground rebroadcasting the position of the drone in order to minimize weigh...

12 years ago
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RE: HP CALCULATORS

:good:great stories.I'm still young, so it's probably just ignorance or arrogance, but I don't really get retirement. I'm probably wrong, but I see my...

12 years ago
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RE: Which was probably RTK?

dmyhill - 1:?????The thing we seem to be seeing is that professionals will be professional with or without standards, the warts will be unprofessional...

12 years ago
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RE: Iron rod set - yea right

Shawn....Iron rod set - yea rightthat's a good one, Glenn!We followed a company that does TxDOT work a few months ago. Their survey work seemed fine, ...

12 years ago
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RE: Iron rod set - yea right

Shawn....Iron rod set - yea rightGlenn,I have great respect for you and I hope that my disagreement with you will not undermine that.I believe you are...

12 years ago
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RE: Iron rod set - yea right

Are you better off?> I agree that it's usually much better if the quickie-dickie surveyors don't set any markers at all. Probably more than half th...

12 years ago
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RE: Iron rod set - yea right

> That's the BOR's job. > > From my Standards of Practice manual. 'A Surveyor's Creed'> > As a Professional Land Surveyor, I dedicate ...

12 years ago
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RE: Iron rod set - yea right

Of course it's your place Williwaw. I like the pushback, but I'll do a little gentle pushing back myself. What obligation do I have to protect the pub...

12 years ago
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RE: New Javad Data collector??

Yes. It'll connect via Bluetooth to a Javad receiver. It also has a lot of stuff built in - digital camera, internal compass, WiFi, optional GSM (cell...

12 years ago
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RE: Iron rod set - yea right

> I should turn them all into the board, but I wont.> I'd say do it, except the last three or four crap surveys I've followed I haven't turned a...

12 years ago
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RE: New Javad Data collector??

Very different animals. Very different software.

12 years ago
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RE: HP CALCULATORS

Great thread Jerry. Thank you for sharing. My affinity to HP calculators came much later. Dad has an 11C and 42S. The build quality of the 11 and its ...

12 years ago
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RE: Would someone please check my math?

Ah that's exactly right. In fact I'm pretty sure what I suggested will not work. Thanks for the catch.

12 years ago
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RE: New Javad Data collector??

By the way Javad has a message board for users that you can visit and ask whatever you like.www.support.javad.com

12 years ago
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RE: New Javad Data collector??

I'll be interested to read your comments. I'm also interested to know when you were a beta tester. The software has changed rapidly.Nate it's still de...

12 years ago
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RE: Which was probably RTK?

> Shawn and J.D. Billings set some corners we tied to in an adjoining county. Holy crap it was close. I'm not talking the magical 0.04, no. I me...

12 years ago
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RE: Which was probably RTK?

> I see folks do it both ways. My preference is either LDP or pre-computed CSF. Too many run-ins with botched maps on a bogus scale or left on SPC ...

12 years ago
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RE: Which was probably RTK?

I wouldn't trust the transformation to ferret that out. I'd try either 1 or the SPC CSF for the project area.

12 years ago
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RE: Which was probably RTK?

In East Texas, I'd remove 1251 from the transformation as an outlier (I'd also consider 1249 as a possible outlier). Likely the residuals will drop su...

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