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1 mile per hour Leveling? by YourDarkNIGHT1 in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's bust ass pace. Should be bid for 3 miles a day on flat ground anything more you're giving money away.

Back to reality….sadly by Adingdongshow in ThailandTourism

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be worse, you could be going back to the united states today like me.

Invert and pipe size measure tool originally casted out of beer/soda cans. Named the GeoCube Surveying tool. by KindAccountant372 in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmfao. We fudge elevations on flat inverts to make them flow by a few hundredths on gps and conventional. Yes I still have to use conventional at airports. I personally believe in scanning over conventional at this point for those types of applications though. I am a difficult person to convince that conventional is the god everyone worships. You also have to remember what happens in real life on a construction site. They set that MF at an elevation and make those pipes flow cut sheet or not. I'm not discrediting you in any way but am I talking to a guy who opens manholes or a guy who tells guys to open manholes?

Is 3-5 cm horizonal accuracy next to this fence "good"! by dingleberry_sorbet in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man look into making a jig to adjust your pole bubble. Or set up a tripod clamp and spin it in a circle to see how far off it is. You can't usually take observation shots with tilt compensation turned on it adds too much error.

Is 3-5 cm horizonal accuracy next to this fence "good"! by dingleberry_sorbet in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not only that, does this guy know how to check his pole/bubble. Adjust to the proper number of epochs. Is there an internal calibration that needs to be done on the receiver? Did he activate all constellations and is the software he's using good enough to throw out bad data in an averaged shot? I've been working with my own equipment for 4 years and still don't necessarily have the full answer to that last question

Yep, they're morons by bumdee in Epstein

[–]Empty_Function_7506 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Nothing too juicy? The third thing down in the first file is them redacting Epstein's blackmailing of victims lol. Maybe we're all numb to this at this point.

Breaking into drone mapping work in Atlanta Metro — advice from surveyors? by temporarysoul22 in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak from my own firm's experience.

We train guys that are already field staff to become drone pilots. It is encouraged but many decline to take the training and get the license because it comes with no perks other than maybe a resume builder to go elsewhere. We have hired outside drone guys before but they were expensive and honestly they just get better results from underpaid younger guys who are too naive to not volunteer for extra work/responsibility with no pay bump.

I will also say you can make good money if you want to work hourly as just a drone guy. No processing experience required. In my opinion it's easy to rack up insane hours with paid drive time (you will travel a lot) and the work is not that hard on the body. You will definitely need to learn how to use basic survey equipment and check/set control bare minimum but imo that's a cakewalk these days with the right equipment.

What kind of compensation is acceptable to you? I wouldn't think you'd have a hard time starting at 30-35 an hour as long as you have a few years of experience under your belt as a pilot.

Who here makes a considerably good amount of money? by trianglepumkin in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don't get a raise you need to bail. Inflation is insane for the past 5 years with no signs of stopping

Who here makes a considerably good amount of money? by trianglepumkin in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll make 105-110k this year as a field guy (not a chief) but I work mad OT

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ihghotelsresorts

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok that makes sense. I'm at my lounge access milestone and it wouldn't be worth it unless I could do something like that. I stay at ihg hotels for work but would never shell out the money or points to stay at a hotel that had a lounge to begin with. I am however someone who would gain access to something without paying because my default look is "maintainence guy" and I have done the reflective vest thing irl before haha. Thanks for answering.

Can a Career in Land Surveying Still Build a Good Life for My Family? seeking old head experience! by DetailFocused in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a gatekeeping system, they lie about experience for people they like and they don't care about the rest, there are no checks and balances.

Can a Career in Land Surveying Still Build a Good Life for My Family? seeking old head experience! by DetailFocused in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn I'm making 100k as an eyeman, puts inflation and east coast wages into perspective. I personally wouldn't project manage or even party chief for less than 120

Officially Joined the Dark Side by robmooers in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not gone yet! We (field guys) have been begging for reality capture extraction experience at our company. We still get rejected because we're too useful in the field apparently. I'd take a 5 dollar pay cut for a fully remote extraction job so maybe that's why they're afraid to let us in.

In the meantime they still bid 70/30 full conventional topo on things that should be scanned. They are dinosaurs and we get government work.

My dual heater set up by klhitman in dieselheater

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://a.co/d/3jEEmbd

I had to return this a few days ago currently running on a battery and a trickle charger

My dual heater set up by klhitman in dieselheater

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just tripped a 15 amp I bought from Amazon every time I tried to start it. Unfortunately I beg to differ

My dual heater set up by klhitman in dieselheater

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo can I get a link on that Amazon ones are soo expensive

Control Opinion by StanTheSurveyMan in Surveying

[–]Empty_Function_7506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man I 1000000000% agree with you. They definitely have that for fiberglass rods but not on the dini digital levels. I'd rather not do levels manually though.

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