@jonathan50 Not if you're using GPS. How's that suppose to work with satellites when the earth is flat anyway. Do they just travel in a straight line...

Once the other surveyor learns that you had a signed contract and time invested into this, they will likely drop that client like a hot potato. I woul...

@gmpls Must be difficult living in a perfect world when nothing in it is perfect.

@oldpacer Robots are a bit heavy for that kind of work where you're packing it while climbing over slippery rocks and logs, down cut lines and up and ...

Depends on the zone you're in. Zone 3 where I live it's 8'. People still have problems if the waterline crosses a driveway where the snow gets removed...

@northernsurveyor Think I know who you're talking about. I believe he worked out in the Bethel area. There was a standing joke with my mentor who had ...

@leegreen I wasn't thinking of attaching a Hilti to a rod. The recoil would destroy it. Just for setting something quickly once a point has been esta...

My base/rover work flow is pretty similar to what Norman Oklahoma described. I'll scout the area looking for a good open spot within easy radio range ...

I bet a Hilti Gun would work really well if someone had to set a lot of points in pavement. Haven't used one since my construction days but could driv...