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Software Review: Traverse PC
I have been using Traverse PC (TPC) since its inception in 1987. I’ve used it in my work as both a private surveyor and as a county surveyor in Idaho. I stopped using other programs for the same reasons so many other surveyors have. I rely entirely upon TPC to do my survey work and...
GNSS Next: A Control Center for Real-time GNSS Data
Editor’s Note: GNSS is a global amenity that all segments of society now rely on. While low-precision uses of GNSS can work with the default broadcast products alone, directly from the satellites, all high-precision GNSS uses rely to varying degrees on external “value added” data products. These products, such as enhanced clock and orbit data, are...
History Corner: Community Service and the Pioneer Surveyor: E.B. Camp
Few people realize that the roles of the men who surveyed the wild frontiers of America (and other nations) were not confined to the profession of surveying. Because surveyors were, relative to the general population, fairly well educated and could “do their ciphers” and read complicated instructions, often they were the only men to whom...
Where Theory Meets Practice: Geodetic Observations: Part 1
Since the inception of GPS in the 1980s, surveyors have been presented with GPS baseline reduction results that list both geodetic azimuths and distances for the baseline vectors. In Part I of this article, I present the difference between the normal to the geoid and ellipsoid, which is known as deflection of the vertical, and...
Best Practices in Land Surveying: Creating Superior Land Description Plats
In this new column, Landon describes best practices for land surveyors that were passed to him by his mentors and that he developed as part of his own land surveying work over the past decade. Topics include boundary surveying, GIS, data management, and business development. Land surveyors are taught the requirements of an effective land...
Hardware Review: X90-OPUS GPS Receiver
I’ll make it short and sweet: we tried it, we like it, and we ended up buying it. I recently had the chance to test out the X90-OPUS GPS receiver. Essentially, the X90 receiver is designed for collecting static GPS occupations (when operating in real time is not available or needed) and easily submitting observations to...
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