First, welcome to this forum. As Kevin said, it is a great place to learn, ask questions, and get exposed to things you would not normally encounter. ...
This thread reminds me of a conversation many years ago (circa 2006). When I first met this person at a conference, within the first five minutes the ...
When I prepared to sit for the California Land Surveyor-in-Training exam in about 1985 (long before any National exams - now is the FS), mentors provi...
I haven't used anesthetic or gas at the dentist in over 20 years. Did use it for two root canals though. Not for fillings or deep cleaning though. Giv...
"Hold on Judge, you are about to go for a wild ride in Geeksville." I think I could explain it in an understandable way. I have done it for upper leve...
I have long referred to it as job security. I may have shared this before, but these are the HTDP calculated velocities for several control points in...
As Melita said, NAD83 alone won't cut it in California. I did a quick HTDP transformation for a HPGN (HARN) point in the SF Bay area from 1991.35 (ori...
There may be some nuggets in this research for you.?ÿ ?ÿ
That image came from the Compleat Surveyor website, which is owned by Russ Uzes, who is the son of the late Bud Uzes, who wrote "Chaining the Lands." ...
In the simplest of cases, it's a right triangle. As Dave Karoly said, if dealing with true state plane grid to ground, it's a bit more complicated, bu...
Caltrans has over 100 surveying vacancies statewide (office and field), but about 40 of those are in the Bay Area. That is District 4 and they have sa...
The highest point in CONUS (Mt. Whitney) and lowest in CONUS (Badwater Basin Death Valley) are in the same county - Inyo. They are less than 100 miles...
I grew up in Angels Camp, California, the home of the Jumping Frog Jubilee. Our high school mascot was the bullfrog, which was less than intimidating ...
About 12 years ago, the State department I worked for was overseeing on an acquisition for a flood control project. Resolving the parcel boundaries wa...
James Best had hundreds of roles as well, from westerns to the Andy Griffith show.
I haven't worked in the field for decades, but I still take care of my feet. For me, Crispi boots are my choice, although Kenetrek are a close second....
In California (west coast in general, plus Alaska) epoch dates are critical. There are areas in the SF Bay Area that are moving northwesterly at almos...
In the early 90's I was dating woman and went with her to their family cabin for a snow skiing trip. I don't ski so she took me to the neighbor's hous...
Congratulations. I have always appreciated your posts here. I plan to retire very soon myself after 45 years at this gig. It's been a career beyond my...
In about 1985 I was on a three-man crew for a utility company. We were looking for centerline monuments in a very busy local arterial street. We were ...
