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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 web

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

Nikon DTM A20-lg stuck on station point coordinates and not calculating XYZ of sighted points during local survey

Hi, 

I am a budding surveying professional and am trying to troubleshoot my old Nikon DTM A20lg total station. Currently riding the struggle bus as the original manual is pretty slim and not comprehensive. Most of my work is in water resource sciences

Looking for a Sokkia DOC210 data transfer cable or Hirose female connector of that cable

I've got the old Sokkia NET2 Monmos (new Topcon MS1AXII) to hook up to a RS232 port.

Does anyone have a cable (DOC210) or a connector or the description of the female hirose connector that fits underneath?

All info is highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Arjen

Leica 1100 series

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 c

GPS Equipment

Does anyone have experience with South G6 GPS. I am considering buying one and would like to know pros and cons

Trimble

How do I turn on the tone on a Trimble 5600 total station ? Thanks 

Survey Linework Processing Using SurveyingX App

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1EoltIFs-0&list=PLeKTSY5lx0-YZkWBH6_oeKtvV9UtCOtMJ&index=20

Download the app for android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Surveying360.SurveyingX

LiBase by GreenValley International - The most competitive new GNSS receiver of 2022

Hey guys, new to the forum, I work for a company that has primarily focused on LiDAR solutions for the past decade, GreenValley International, some of you may have heard of us. We have recently moved into producing our own OEM GNSS LiBase_compressed.

Trimble 5600 / Geodimeter 600 Battery Replacement

Does anyone know how to remove & replace the internal CR2430 Lithium Coin Battery 3V on a Trimble 5600/Geodimeter Alpha CU kepad as in the photo. It has a clip holding it in place and I cant extract the battery. Any help much appreciated.

LEICA TS-06 ROAD 3D

Hello, I want to import alignment in total station and every time I'm trying total station is not opening and writting warning: "no data imported, due to useless transfer" please can anyone show me the way how to import.

at first I exported alignment

SP80 use RTK Correction from PASH commands

Hello dear surveyors !

I'm a lidar drawing app programer, I've worked for 3 years on a 3D Drawing software from pointclouds data.

Today I'm working to implements GPS (like SP80) into my software to draw immediately from streets. It would be used to con

TOPCON DIGITAL RODS

I am looking to replace my DL 101 with a DL 501. The dealer, who does not stock these and seems to know little about them, is telling me that the 501 will not read the old rods and that I need to buy new and very expensive ones.

Would Topcon do this t

RASTER CALIBRATION

Hi everyone!

I've struggled with raster calibration for a long time now and I'm curious what kind of software do you use to do it in your countries? I tried AutoCAD, Microstation and ArcGIS and to be honest I didn't fell in love with any of these prog

Trimble R8-3 dropping satelites

I have a R8-3 with TSC2 with Access 2016.02. I use as a VRS rover and when I start a session I usually have 20 to 24 satelites. After a while I will get the message girl telling me "waiting on satellites" and I will have to shut down and restart the

Leica tcr407 serial number lost

Bought used Leica TCR407 total station, serial number plate is damaged and no warranty.

Is there any way i can find its serial number somwhere ?

Leica tcr407 serial number lost

Bought used Leica TCR407 total station, serial number plate is damaged and no warranty.

Is there any way i can find its serial number somwhere ?

Leica tcr407 serial number

Bought used Leica TCR407 total station, serial number plate is damaged and no warranty.

Is there any way i can find its serial number somwhere ?

Trimble 5700 Not Tracking Satellites

Hi AllHi all I recently bought a Trimble 5700 on ebay auction. I have updated the equipment to recommend v 2.32 for the GPS week roll over. However the system is not tracking any satellites when I hook up the Zephyr Geodetic antenna.Any one with a