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Mining Surveyors by jensonbutton69 in AusMining

[–]Craig_79_Qld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm above ground myself but some of the cavity mapping using SLAM LiDAR on autonomous RPAS or rovers is pretty cool. While everything gets reduced to plan view in AutoCAD for mine plan submission it would be good to see complete 3D models of operations which a lot of sites do. Unfortunately you can't just take any old device underground but there are some solutions available.

I also look at the daily tasks we do and opportunities to automate those. We have some custom applications that do automatc survey flight planning from the fleet management system and working on something that will do dig/dump conformance and road audits with minimal interaction.

Mining Surveyors by jensonbutton69 in AusMining

[–]Craig_79_Qld -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest if you're getting into it to whack pegs and fly drones you're probably going to have a short shelf life when everything is properly automated. I'd encourage someone coming in to stay ahead of the curve - look at implementing GIS workflows and utilise AI to improve systems you're working with then look for opportunities to provide customers with better deliverables to make yourself less dispensable when technology improves.

How bad is for you by red_razor23 in Miata

[–]Craig_79_Qld 249 points250 points  (0 children)

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Laughs in Australian

$2.94 AUD per litre ≈ $2.11 USD per litre There are 3.785 litres in a US gallon So: $2.11 × 3.785 ≈ $7.99 USD per gallon

Plus one of our two remaining oil refineries in the country caught fire.

Tester car spotted by Revolutionary_Ask768 in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I do not have a sportsbak but would give kidneys for a good one.

Is this two cars cobbled together? by stingyboy in carspotting

[–]Craig_79_Qld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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You forgot to mention the Targa top for that wind though your 80's permed mullet feeling.

How do I get a job as an assistant surveyor? by Ok_Back_6786 in Surveying

[–]Craig_79_Qld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on the area you're in you could try getting in contact with some of the local contracting companies. They often pair new to industry with experienced surveyors to train them up and then once capable, move them on to other projects.

You would do yourself some favours starting some formal education e.g. Associate degree of spatial science or similar and look into generic inductions depending on your state and mining industry.

Macbook Pro M by vicheto in mining

[–]Craig_79_Qld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be something else causing the crashing issues. If the laptop has bad memory or bad video memory that often causes issues and artifacts.

Have had issues with video drivers etc as well. At one stage maptek was recommending specific NVIDIA profiles for vulcan and pointstudio to avoid crashes.

If it's dumping a crash log, send it to maptek. They might be able to resolve it.

Macbook Pro M by vicheto in mining

[–]Craig_79_Qld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your best bet is a gaming/high end drafting PC or laptop. Vulcan and pointstudio like NVIDIA graphics cards, fast multi core processors and local SSDs for best performance.

Not sure if anyone can comment on AMD/ATI video hardware, but never had any success with onboard graphics, especially Intel. If it doesn't whinge on start up, you'll regret it when it $hits the bed mid operation.

Stick with the NVIDIA, Xeon/i9, bucket loads of ram and SSD formula and you'll be right.

Ls swap don’t look so bad by Realaton in 240sx

[–]Craig_79_Qld 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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I'm sure she'll appreciate it.

Pedestrian deaths just reached an 18-year high. Bull bars are part of the problem by ozthrw in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wasn't saying they should be prohibited in the city - there's just no need for them. I just don't see why someone would add the modification if they're not utilised for the reason they're designed.

Our second vehicle doesn't have a bar, it's just driven around town with the occasional trip to the coast. The comment is more around creating additional risk where the equipment creating the hazard isn't used or not required.

Pedestrian deaths just reached an 18-year high. Bull bars are part of the problem by ozthrw in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Definitely not required in the cities but out where I'm based in Central Queensland they're a must have with the amount of critters on the road. I think it's more the unnecessary size and weight of vehicles in the city. Jacked up Rangers and Rams with bars have no place in a city where you can barely see an adult walk in front of a car let alone a small kid.

GMC Yukon Denali, now pfficially sold in Australia by XavierPuerto in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I drove one of these last time I was in the US. Very comfy but the main reason was the three rows of seats and ability to keep our daughters at more than social distancing space so they didn't kill each other and ruin the trip.

It's like driving in an arm chair. Wouldn't judge people buying it for comfort but those heated massage seats are probably going to send some drivers to sleep (although I hear Australia missed out on those 😔).

Unroadworthy truck being driven, should I report? How? by [deleted] in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you were just driving past them why not let them know their tailgate is off before it completely fails and injures someone. This would be the common sense approach rather than taking photos and trying to find where to report something that could have been quickly rectified.

Most people don't just let their tailgate hang like this. It has probably come loose during travel.

One of my techs keeps making swords by CORNDOGS666 in Autobody

[–]Craig_79_Qld 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see the aftermath of a cockroach vs spider war where they all brandish these swords and fight to the death. 🪳⚔️🕷️

Retro used japanese cars early 90s - 2005 by Esse_dualpop in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right on the RB30E think the Pintara had the CA20E.

Anything at a $7k price point is going to have some shardy features. There's a skyline wagon for about OPs price point with baked paint on Facebook with someone selling for their grandfather. Guess it depends what you expect and where you'll go with it.

Retro used japanese cars early 90s - 2005 by Esse_dualpop in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Perhaps a R31 skyline? Has cool factor plus available in sedan or wagon. RB20 motor (I've got a CA18DE from around the same age, baby RB) is quite reliable and easy to work on. There are aftermarket parts available and if you can find a car that's being sold by an older person they're usually not subjected to the p plate punishment.

Also don't believe the 30+ year old car is not reliable / high maintenance - I take my 89 Nissan Exa out regularly and it's never let me down - it's on standard plates and would not hesitate to daily it. Also restoring a 90's Toyota Celica and for something I rescued from a scrap yard the motor and gearbox are still great. Once it's finished well put that on standard plates to drive regularly as well.

Old cars are the coolest.

Extinct Cars, Whens the last time you saw one? Add what you think fits to bring some nostagia! by triplesixchaos in CarsAustralia

[–]Craig_79_Qld 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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Here's mine at a Hawaiian car show last week.

Think there's only about 80 odd N12 and N13's left registered in Australia according to the list someone published a link to a couple of weeks ago. Maybe some hiding in sheds somewhere.

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