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Steven Carper
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RE: Non compete contract

Run away. The only company that ever asked me to sign one, ended up to be a joke of a job....

8 years ago
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RE: Surveyors without Borders

I am interested in any information about this. I have volunteered on several trips with Engineering Ministries International (eMi) as the token surve...

9 years ago
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RE: Robotic Questions

My three cents on robots: 1. Leica rocks (best instruments ever, no contest)2. Trimble-bots (almost Leica quality)3. Topcon robots (worst ever, need t...

9 years ago
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RE: bad robot topo shots

Probably locked onto a "windshield" prism. I'm not certain of the appropriate prism constant for that one either..... But sounds like the field crew...

9 years ago
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RE: 1-point vertical calibration accuracy

dmyhill, post: 368417, member: 1137 wrote: What makes a level loop the gold standard for vertical? When you run the loop, you get a check. It CLOSES...

9 years ago
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RE: Number of people sitting for PS Exam

I agree that we PLS's are "land-locked". I'm licensed in Washington, i can still gain licensure in my border state (20 minutes away in Oregon), but Id...

9 years ago
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RE: over-marking of survey points (again)

I recall a party chief i worked with - marked EVERY topo shot with a spot of Orange paint. Good thing it wasn't residential work.... Same dude that ...

9 years ago
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RE: Can I Run A Leica TCRP-1203 with with Carlson Surveyor+ data collector?

Alan Cunningham, post: 362814, member: 11445 wrote: Hi all! New to the Forum. Go easy on me.We have a Leica Robotic total station (TCRP 1203) here at...

9 years ago
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RE: FS exam questions

Experience counts and there's no degree equivalent to the school of hard knox! As others have said, you may have to start at the bottom rung, but pro...

9 years ago
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RE: PS exam Curves

Very little math, you can almost fly without a calculator. Although, i always brought 2, just in case. If you're in a PLSS state, such as I am, conc...

9 years ago
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RE: Where am I?

Dave Karoly, post: 359953, member: 94 wrote: There's a literalist in every crowd; okay 9 out of 10 surveyors are literalists.Here's another: This 1/1...

9 years ago
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RE: If you could tell a newbie one thing...what would it be?

Yeah, Daddy always told me that honesty is ALWAYS the best policy. And if your boss doesn't (value honesty) RUN FORREST, RUN!

9 years ago
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RE: Can lawyers rewrite legal descriptions?

I like how my buddy sells his surveying sevices as "an insurance policy". The intent of licensing us as professional surveyors is to protect the publ...

9 years ago