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How to map topography under Trees?

Hi All,

I'm a university student and GIS specialist and definitely NOT an experienced surveyor. My research project uses drone imagery to map snow surfaces and is attempting to measure show depths. We need to validate the the snow surfaces in fores

Started by James Holland in Mapping, How-to, and Request for Help

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Local Vs. Grid Coordinates

Given a complete set of plans for a 20km roadway project. The job is to make it sure that design components are correctly positioned on ground. If you're given this task, what coordinate system you'll be employing on ground, local or grid?

Started by Arnel M. Domag

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Have you tried this USGS Topo overlay and other tools in this kmz file?

See the kmz file and open it to Google Earth and play with it. Turn it on and watch it build a USGS Topo overlay with the "USGS Topo Map Overlays" submenu selected.......

On rare occasions when the USGS server is down you will get a big red X - try

Started by Gary Breisch

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Geodaesia; The Art of Surveying and Measuring Land 1792

Sometimes it is just fun to go back in time. For example, take a look at this book from 1792 by John Love entitled Geodaesia: The Art of Surveying and Measuring Made Easy.

Geodaesia:

or, The art of surveying and measuring land made easy. Shewing by p

Started by Justin Farrow

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Cartography and Mapping

How to map topography under Trees?

Local Vs. Grid Coordinates

Have you tried this USGS Topo overlay and other tools in this kmz file?

Geodaesia; The Art of Surveying and Measuring Land 1792

Geodaesia:

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