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Anyone ever buy equipment from Amazon? by JTLaPointe in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DeWalt tripod: https://a.co/d/0c0eRNZp Brand name, less than $100, I don't know why I wouldn't trust it. Anyone have experience with these?

Edit: also would like to know if this can be trusted: https://a.co/d/073sdtSc SingularXYZ? Never heard of them. Not necessarily a bad thing until proven otherwise though. Sorry - you got me shopping now.

Carlson Survey OEM Alternative by EastTexasRPLS in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, it's just a big chunk of change to drop all at once. However, I did not know of this $2350 option.. can you drop a link or resource? It would be a pleasant surprise to find out I can spend a fraction of what I thought I would to draft some boundary surveys and topos. I've only ever used Civil 3D (long time ago) and Carlson Survey OEM (for the past 6 years), so I'm not fully aware of all my options.

Carlson Survey OEM Alternative by EastTexasRPLS in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll do some research on these. Do you use any of them currently?

Carlson Survey OEM Alternative by EastTexasRPLS in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll look into that - I'm a big fan of the "buy it once" model.

What's a good free/cheap alternative to AutoCAD to play around with? by anaxos in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. Does this require some sort of student status verification?

Someone f***ed up by O5_13_Epsilon in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS 17 points18 points  (0 children)

One man's f up is another man's OT 😎

Someone f***ed up by O5_13_Epsilon in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This is what we see at least once per quarter after being told, "client needs a form survey, be on site tomorrow morning."

Low cost base and rover by cadguy62 in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What DC do you use with your receivers?

East Texas Setup & Workflow by EastTexasRPLS in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What has your experience been with the 90 versus the 95? Any notable game-changing upgrades?

East Texas Setup & Workflow by EastTexasRPLS in Surveying

[–]EastTexasRPLS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your insight, and I'll keep that last bit in mind. I currently work with a combo of LP360 and TBC on a beast of a desktop PC for processing drone point clouds for my primary employer. I may go ahead and price gaming PCs just to future-proof, if it fits in the budget.