@mike-berry, often wondered that myself. I suspect once they decided on the diversion point it was try and follow a gradual contour, but did they have...

@mightymoe No, but thinking about it. I have used an Inmarsat data terminal, basically a hotspot that outputs wifi from a satellite connection rather ...

Fellow Oregon PLS. My hats off to you for stepping up and taking the PLS route. Among drone companies as you note, extremely rare and most are either ...

Wendell, I was posting same thing at same time, I deleted my post and will leave my comments here. I communicated with Deral many times over the years...

Leica makes a GSR2 Dual-Strut Survey Bipod Support for Plumbing Poles that will last decades with little more than drying after getting wet. The legs ...

The ODOT linked study that @rover83 posted is the most recent (2021) extensive paper of such things that I am aware of. On Page 48 you will find the ...

FYI, Leica's GS18i works similar, you can NOT log raw data with IMU on, it forces you to either use IMU with no raw data stored OR turn IMU off and th...

I ended up using DroneLogBook (DLB), BUT could never get the cloud sync to work, everybody pointing fingers (FYI, that is the reason I am hardcore ins...

I have a pair of 1200's new in 2007. This post prompted me to check and see what firmware, etc. I had loaded, they have been dormant since 2021, but I...

We moved to a GS18i almost two years ago and got a seat of Infinity, so I haven't really tried LGO with GS18i data. There are lots of things that prob...

You might look at using a low power spread spectrum 900Mhz radio, less interference, no frequency coordination with FCC required and line of sight is ...

There is another paragraph in ORS 837.380 that would seem to allow a surveyor to operate over private property. (3)A person may not bring an action u...

That start stop is all EPA driven, never mind the miniscule fuel saved is going to be way offset by more frequent starts and batteries that the owner ...

Not much to report, the transaction was smooth and the pole I bought better than I could hope for (a carbon fiber pole for about 20% of new, that was ...

Very true. I finally took a job driving commercially in 2013 and that took me until 2015 when surveying here in Oregon got busy enough to support me f...

Leica has had that offset going back 40+ years, why it wasn't adopted by everyone is a bit of a mystery. Once you understand why they did the 34.5 mm ...

Canada, not US based, but they ship to US and while I have only purchased once, it was a good experience. SHG

@pkm04558 yep, but not all UAV's are set up as nice as the Wingtra, definitely a nice platform and actually some thought into mapping by the engineers...

@flga-2-2 true, but that seems impractical for every flight. I understand the 400' AGL and it is a good rule since other than take off landing cycles,...

Based on the FAA exact response; "The 400 ft AGL operating limitation is based on the altitude beneath the drone at any time", I think it is obvious i...