> And to clarify: in C3D, the "Transformation" tab allows input of the scale factor and scaling origin point, while the "Units and Zone" tab is whe...

[sarcasm]yeah. basic.[/sarcasm]Your transformation is like a localization. It's not a projection. They don't equate. The GIS guy is asking for a proje...

Full disclosure: I know nothing about C3D and little about ArcGIS. I do however know that a transformation is not a projection. A transformation is li...

> He should also include his estimate of the positional accuracy of any coordinates/heights that he shows (e.g. .1, .05 ft etc)I like the idea, but...

> This statement appears on numerous surveys from the same person. A quick check shows he is usually on or near grid or localized to an existing ma...

> That's even better than my all time favorite "BASIS OF BEARINGS GEODETIC BY GPS"...hmmm. I'd definitely prefer more information (such as Geodetic...

damn that's frustrating

sweet. glad I could help.

edit>text>rotate text - select text, then options for twist screen, azimuth, entity (such as a polyline or line), follow and pick are given.

You've piqued my curiosity Wild. I'll have to look up both.

:good:

> I have a client who needs a geodetic azimuth determined for an antenna alignment. Regardless of whether or not the meridian convergence between ...

Localizations can really bite. I avoid them like the plague. But sometimes a necessary evil. Set up base with autonomous derived coordinates, localize...

Matt,You are right. For many big corporations 10 days (depending on the job) is too long. Without an existing relationship, an expectation for next da...

If they pay well and pay fast, I'd lean towards courting them then. Sounds like you know what you're doing and understand what I'm saying about divers...

I don't really buy the "if you can't make it tomorrow, I'll find someone else who can" line. In some depressed markets this may be true, but I don't t...

Right on John.

Careful there, Mr. Moe...Generally a data collector records the actual raw measurement. The coordinates produced may in fact be determined from a scal...