I've gotten to the point I won't show the lines if I didn't survey them. I also refuse to retrace a record of survey without doing the deed research. ...

Not the dress item, the one carried and worn in the field by military folks. It's a simple triangle of light cloth that makes a perfect sling or tourn...

My kit has evolved over the years, but a few things are consistent. Most have been mentioned. A few that have not... Eyedropper bottle of peroxide and...

BC,Your thoughts are spot on. The routines used to express 'quality' of RTK observations are generally abuses of statistics tainted by business risk i...

The value of a clear BOB statement will vary depending on other state laws. In a recording state, it's fairly handy to have. In places where the surve...

Steve gave time and resources to anyone who asked. We crossed paths several times, and he contributed to my career every time. His greatest contributi...

@jph My post was a reply to Aliquot where I restated and expanded on his post. Nothing I wrote says 'JPH this is how you survey '.

@aliquot Bingo. It is our job to recover and evaluate evidence. We continue looking for evidence until we have met the laws, rules, and standard of ca...

@dave-o With TBC, when in doubt right-click. You will get a command history or sub-menu (depending on where you are). It can lead you to relevant func...

Your OPUS data is NAD83 and you're OK being set global and local as NAD83. WGS 84 shouldn't enter the picture. In your imported data there will be an...

Try looking at miscellaneous recordings to see if the contraxt was recorded. That is more commin in some areas that others. This situation invites ev...

Our topographic surveys use a variation of standard utility mark colors. These lines are also easy to distiguish by weight and type. As has been said...

Advert: This is not light reading. It is an advanced reference manual and should be in your library if you establish control networks.. THRAC over, C...

@dmyhill Don't go trying to push my maxim into the platitude pile.. Seriously, that's the point. Figure out what to do with evidence before rejecting...

FYI.. Trimble DL is only available as an APK now. The new app is Trimble Smart Target. The new app doesn't have automated email capabilities but the b...

We had about 100 years between GLO and our recording laws. The folks writing descriptions with monument calls were a distinct minority during that tim...

Correct is an identity, not a distance...

@terminologist Thanks fot that. I finally had my BP close to normal...lol

@chris-bouffard Our first and foremost obligation is the health, safety, and welfare of the public.