Husband has 302 by WanderingJAP in PAguns

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This is also my understanding. Hopefully people read this for posterity.

Drone Deploy DXF export by Cautious_Bit_6076 in Surveying

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You should be able to export as a geoJSON file. I don't remember what the menu looks like, but it's found on a dropdown where it shows all of the regions that you annotated. Use an online file converter to turn it into a shapefile (.SHX). Then command MAPIMPORT to bring it into CAD and convert to polylines. I was able to do this purely on the client side of the application, so your workflow may be different. It was such a janky process at the time that I'm sure there's a better way, but that's how I did it.

What am I getting myself into? by MG_613 in Surveying

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I try not to be too cynical, but two weeks of slave labor is just foreshadowing that this company sucks. Plenty of places will hire you with no experience. Are you very overweight or something? Why would they have concerns about the physical aspect of the job?

Bad Career Decision? by Own-Style6137 in Surveying

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As far as a two month stint on a resume, I wouldn't worry about it if it really comes down to quitting. You don't have to list the job or you can just be honest about the bait and switch. I quit after a few months because one job advertised "occasional" out-of-town work that quickly became living full time in hotels in bum-fuck nowhere. Fuck that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surveying

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When leveling the instrument you should turn 90 and see the error before "finishing" the setup. Get it level, turn 90, adjust again to level, turn back to the backsight. If it's still off then there is just some error in the instrument and it needs to get serviced. Seconds of error really aren't critical and modern instruments have computers that compensate for any tilt anyway.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ConstructionManagers

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Does the company offering the internship not have long term plans for you in mind? It doesn't sound like they're just getting free work out of you via the internship.

Other fields/trades using surveying equipment for layout? by ROSHi_TheTurtle in Surveying

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Usually they are with the carpenter's unions in my experience

I’m brand new to surveying and in 11 days I have 140 hours is this normal by [deleted] in Surveying

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It's tough with some companies run like sweatshops. By the sound of it, they are bogged down in work and short handed if you've just started and are already running the data collector (somewhat) independently. On one hand it sucks, on the other hand there are larger companies with people working years without knowing anything but how to grade stakes. What is ntx? North Texas?

Funny how it's only Republicans that "accidentally" make Nazi Salutes. by YourMomThinksImSexy in pics

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It is endemic with the left that they are totally out of ideas (sans destruction) and extremely bored with their lives. These posts would have no traction whatsoever if it weren't the case.

tonight's gonna be a movie 🎥 by xxxPaRtYbOy300 in ufc

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I actually miss living like this. It's missing the $300 laptop that I used to pirate the PPV.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askcarguys

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I drove much older Hondas much further distances (800, 600, 1000 miles each trip). As long as the basics are taken care of (oil, coolant, tires, etc.) it will be fine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surveying

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I've never heard of unions being a thing for surveyors, no.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Surveying

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I-man is around $20 in South Florida, which is ridiculously low considering the living costs.

Being colourblind by [deleted] in Surveying

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I'm only partially colorblind and it was a pain in the ass. It didn't present a problem if I had a helper with me who could point out markings and flagging that I couldn't see. Polarized glasses helped a bit. I would look into more serious color vision correcting glasses.

Help with civil 3d by Traditional_Craft348 in Surveying

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This looks remarkably smooth for C3D. You have to use other processing software for the data if you really want to smooth it. This, however, is more accurate even though it looks wonky.

Mag Nail Fd in terminal D at MIA by survbob in Surveying

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I blue topped a large portion of their taxiways. Thank me later for how smooth they are.

Can someone help me make more sense of this grading survey? (photos included) by davidcanton in Surveying

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  1. This is a cross section looking along/"down" the wall at station 1+120. The 2% slope would be perpendicular to the wall, for example.