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Survey Legend

Common Mistakes to Avoid in Land Surveyor Calculations

Land surveying is a very significant task in the real estate industry. It requires a high level of precision and expertise to ensure that the land measurements and boundaries are accurate. As a land surveyor, one of the most important aspects of the job is calculation, which involves the use of various mathematical formulas to determine land boundaries, areas, and volumes. One tiny miscalculation can result in significant problems, which can lead to costly legal issues. Therefore, it's…

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1 Reply · Reply by Richard Pettey on Friday
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Survey Legend

Surveyor Bookmarklets For On-The-Fly Posts to Community From Anywhere

Let's work smarter, not harder. How many of you have ever used  a bookmarklet? How can a Bookmarklet Be Helpful to a Land Surveyor? A bookmarklet is like a tiny wizard that lives in your browser's bookmarks bar and can magically transform any webpage with a single click. To add a bookmarklet, simply drag and drop it into your browser's bookmarks bar. Once it's there, you can summon its power by clicking on it while you're on any webpage. Voila! The bookmarklet will work its magic and do…

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1 Reply · Reply by Justin Farrow Mar 30
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Not a Surveyor

Limited special review 1968

Hi I'm new to the site so hope I'm on the right forum for this type of question.I'm working on a legal case and wonder if anyone can help. During a Limited Special Review in 1970 in England the parish council trying to get the status of a way changed from a Rupp to a Boat filled out a standard questionnaire. On this questionnaire they stated that the recorded definitive width of a way has been incorrectly recorded on the original map and statement as an average of 4 feet and should have been…

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2 Replies · Reply by Tim Lansdowne Mar 24
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GeoEducator

Attachment tripod screw size in Sokkisha TS20

Hi, I've just bought an old Sokkisha TS20 theodolite, and I realize that the attachment screw size is not the usual 5/8", but much bigger, somewhere around 1 3/8" (I measured about 34 mm). Does anybody know if there's a tripod with that size of screw, or if adapters from 5/8" to 1 3/8" exist?Thanks to everyone.Attached I put 2 pictures.Mirko

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Land Surveyor

What will be the best procedure to check column verticality

 I am on a job site where I am building a facility.I have to layout pile, anchor bolt and check the pipe rack column to see if is vertical.Is someone can tell me what will be the best procedure using Trimble Vx Robotic Total Station on the field to check column verticality and produce a QA/QC report  showing the deviation (mm)?I never done this before (producing a QA/QC report  showing the deviation or Tilt calculation) Is someone can help me on that?Thank's in advance   

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3 Replies · Reply by Don Huston Jan 29
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Survey Business

Land Surveyor

The Excel Resection by Angles Computation

The Excel Resection by Angles Computation is a surveying calculation method used to determine the coordinates of an unknown point (station) by measuring angles and distances from three or more known points (reference objects or ROs) with known coordinates.The input data required for this computation include the measured azimuth, the known coordinates of the reference objects (ROs), and the angles observed between the ROs and the unknown point (station).The computation involves several steps,…

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Survey Legend

Surveyor Bookmarklets For On-The-Fly Posts to Community From Anywhere

Let's work smarter, not harder. How many of you have ever used  a bookmarklet? How can a Bookmarklet Be Helpful to a Land Surveyor? A bookmarklet is like a tiny wizard that lives in your browser's bookmarks bar and can magically transform any webpage with a single click. To add a bookmarklet, simply drag and drop it into your browser's bookmarks bar. Once it's there, you can summon its power by clicking on it while you're on any webpage. Voila! The bookmarklet will work its magic and do…

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1 Reply · Reply by Justin Farrow Mar 30
Views: 53
Land Surveyor

What will be the best procedure to check column verticality

 I am on a job site where I am building a facility.I have to layout pile, anchor bolt and check the pipe rack column to see if is vertical.Is someone can tell me what will be the best procedure using Trimble Vx Robotic Total Station on the field to check column verticality and produce a QA/QC report  showing the deviation (mm)?I never done this before (producing a QA/QC report  showing the deviation or Tilt calculation) Is someone can help me on that?Thank's in advance   

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3 Replies · Reply by Don Huston Jan 29
Views: 266

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Land Surveyor

The Excel Resection by Angles Computation

The Excel Resection by Angles Computation is a surveying calculation method used to determine the coordinates of an unknown point (station) by measuring angles and distances from three or more known points (reference objects or ROs) with known coordinates.The input data required for this computation include the measured azimuth, the known coordinates of the reference objects (ROs), and the angles observed between the ROs and the unknown point (station).The computation involves several steps,…

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Views: 23
Survey Legend

Common Mistakes to Avoid in Land Surveyor Calculations

Land surveying is a very significant task in the real estate industry. It requires a high level of precision and expertise to ensure that the land measurements and boundaries are accurate. As a land surveyor, one of the most important aspects of the job is calculation, which involves the use of various mathematical formulas to determine land boundaries, areas, and volumes. One tiny miscalculation can result in significant problems, which can lead to costly legal issues. Therefore, it's…

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1 Reply · Reply by Richard Pettey on Friday
Views: 146
Land Surveyor

Looking for 1Hz RINEX data in Pittsburgh

Hi,I'm a Hungarian surveyor and our company is working with Mobile Laser Scanning System in the US. Our next target is Pittsburgh, but we found CORS stations only far from the city.Unfortunately, the NOAA site (https://geodesy.noaa.gov/UFCORS/) only provides data from OHJF and PAWG stations (60 km and 45 km from Pittsburgh center).Neither PAAP, nor PAPT and PIT1 stations are working (or available through NOAA).We are looking for RINEX base data at 1Hz close to the city center.Can you help…

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1 Reply · Reply by Peter Csörgits Apr 28
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Survey Legend

Surveyor Bookmarklets For On-The-Fly Posts to Community From Anywhere

Let's work smarter, not harder. How many of you have ever used  a bookmarklet? How can a Bookmarklet Be Helpful to a Land Surveyor? A bookmarklet is like a tiny wizard that lives in your browser's bookmarks bar and can magically transform any webpage with a single click. To add a bookmarklet, simply drag and drop it into your browser's bookmarks bar. Once it's there, you can summon its power by clicking on it while you're on any webpage. Voila! The bookmarklet will work its magic and do…

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1 Reply · Reply by Justin Farrow Mar 30
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