May not be 64 bit, how about this Dell XPS 8700?If you have a server or file server, swap out the drive for a SSD. You really only need a 256 gb (a 1...

Our conditions are 48" annual rainfall, fog often, salt spray, acidic soils.I had a patio installed and the contractor used non-galvanized landscape s...

I have recovered those from 25+ years ago and they are still solid but the heads degrade and you will have trouble finding the drilled hole. They als...

As long as there are some check shots into the backsight or some other control you can totally fix it.Where was the zero? Put a point there and set i...

Not so strangeOhWhat does the FIS state?Is this inland?I reviewed a coastal flood zone with the flood plain manager for the state. It was an AE elev ...

Not so strangeButton pushersGIS mastersDraftersIdiots who allow the computer to tell them the answerIf this is a modern FIRM then I believe I know wha...

So... did you find all 5 points? Did your results vary?

I know the cell phone compass is better than the declination and the entrance lined up well enough to realize that the person who laid out the paver l...

We purchased a mobile lidar unit with detachable static scanner on July 1. The learning curve has been AWESOME (both great and overwhelming).Find a p...

Take a step back in time. Ever locate a corner with a bearing-bearing intersection? We were doing those for years before we had reflectorless. The ...

Congratulations on the opportunity. I cannot help with the business side but it is invigorating to hear about your potential expansion.

I use JZip and put a password on the zipped CAD file.I enclose my own EULA stating that they are limited to the use at hand and that the file may not ...

I can cut the rate in half and take twice the time.

Real responseI am worth $40 an hour more than the other guys.I provided a proposal to a real PIA for a sewer connection plan. I was $400 over the nex...

Did you add the note?Parcel X contains insufficient area and/or frontage to comply with zoning and will be combined with an adjacent property for buil...

I would stake 3 point and pull tapes. Until you are comfortable, pull tapes between the points and to the point in question. Get the GPS in the wide...

I tried to work for a company from Rhode Island for the second time.The first project was an ALTA re-certification. 30+ acres. I said I wanted to be...

Every time you point a finger, three are pointing back to yourself. Just be sure before you report.