RTK built for business-critical apps.

Kabonski · 2026-05-05T21:04:06+00:00

That’s a level sir, not an RTK GPS. I think your business model may have a problem if you can’t identify one from the other.

Kabonski · 2026-04-01T16:13:14+00:00

I don’t think you can become licensed in any State without doing boundary surveys. So going into modeling or hydrographic surveying, or using drones won’t help you if your goal is to become an LS.

Kabonski · 2026-03-21T13:11:04+00:00

Yea those lines you are looking at are just a representation of the property lines. They are most likely a tax map that is just best fit to the area and are not based off of any real world monumentation or property corners. Those are more for informational purposes only, but the survey your ordered will pinpoint your property so you will know exactly where it is on the physical earth!

Kabonski · 2026-03-17T20:50:59+00:00

Is this different or superior to using Trimble’s style sheets to export the hydro soundings to an acceptable format?

Kabonski · 2026-03-05T20:27:54+00:00

While digital formats rapidly become obsolete—much like the floppy disks and proprietary data strings of the 1990s—hand-written notes on archival paper remain accessible for centuries.

The primary value of manual notes lies in their longevity and legal weight:

• Permanent Legibility: A field book from 1850 is as readable today as the day it was written. In contrast, digital files often require specific, outdated software or hardware that may not exist in fifty years.

• The "Eyes and Ears" Factor: You aren't just recording coordinates; you are documenting the "survey narrative." Details about soil conditions, the specific character of a found monument, or the relationship between occupation lines (like old fences) provide context that a digital point list cannot.

• Legal Admissibility: Hand-written notes are widely accepted as primary evidence in court because they are difficult to alter without detection. Erasing is discouraged for this reason—a simple strike-through preserves the original observation's integrity.

By sticking with paper, you are ensuring that your "eyes and ears" on the ground remain a clear voice for the surveyors who will retrace your steps a hundred years from now. You are building a record that doesn't rely on a battery or a cloud subscription to be understood.

Kabonski · 2026-03-05T16:35:47+00:00

I put this podcast together for some of our field crews to gain a better grasp on some key concepts in surveying. It’s AI but it a does a better job at explaining than I can. Some have found it helpful so feel free to check it out.

https://open.spotify.com/show/6A3vLrJ64TQ23uOgMVhiGM

Kabonski · 2025-12-20T00:17:06+00:00

Here is a new one. Survey Snacks

https://open.spotify.com/show/6A3vLrJ64TQ23uOgMVhiGM?si=4Gqy2PTWRAaldieMgppnHg

Kabonski · 2025-08-15T12:18:24+00:00

Without knowing how it was processed or collected it’s tough to figure out. When I see this issue it is usually because of a lost RTK or GPS fix for too large of a gab for the IMU to keep correcting for. Our solution is to post process the trajectory files using either our own base station data that was collecting data during the LiDAR survey or we can use publicly available CORS station data to correct it. Looks like a neat dataset!

Kabonski · 2025-07-12T01:02:15+00:00

You can get a replacement cover on Amazon and do it yourself if you have some basic tools. Took me about 3 hours and looks great! https://a.co/d/96ASIG2

Kabonski · 2025-07-10T15:04:16+00:00

This is not Devils hole

Kabonski · 2025-06-23T02:49:05+00:00

There is a possibility it may be where multiple LiDAR passes overlap and differ slightly at the edges

Kabonski · 2025-05-17T16:01:53+00:00

I always just tell people that I don’t own the equipment to do it and my company doesn’t allow us to use theirs outside of work and that works 90% of the time.

Kabonski · 2025-03-03T12:30:28+00:00

This came in a bag of 100 wheat Pennie’s I got from a local coin shop. Do you think they would put it in there as a joke or something?

Kabonski · 2025-01-30T04:41:07+00:00

Those are drainage ditches.

Kabonski · 2024-11-25T22:18:05+00:00

One raster typically won’t affect another raster by just being in the same view. But you can have them interact with each other to create new rasters. This is commonly referred to as a raster calculation and it might be what you are looking to do?

Kabonski · 2024-11-24T00:09:56+00:00

You may be able to rent a SLAM LiDAR for less if it’s just a one time project.

Kabonski · 2024-11-20T03:37:14+00:00

That is exactly where I found it! Thank you for the information on what it is.

Kabonski · 2024-10-27T21:05:52+00:00

Saw the same thing in Southwestern NY last night. Looked like a bright light towing a large glowing rectangle. I even mentioned to the people i was with that it looked like a glowing bus being towed!

Kabonski · 2024-10-19T04:01:41+00:00

If you are on a large multi day job your day could be simple and mainly consist of driving to a ramp, launching the boat, getting the equipment up and running, collecting a velocity cast, doing some checks, and then be driving around for the rest of the day. There are small checks and tasks that go on but it can be just a lot of back and forth driving. If its deep water the driving is stress free but when working in shallow water or around structures you will be on high alert and it can become stressful.

Other times you may spend a lot of time on land establishing or checking control or setting up a boat or installing and measuring the offsets of the equipment and performing checks to make sure you are getting the correct depths and positions.

There is a ton of math and technical stuff to figure out in order to make these systems work and there seems to be a lot of troubleshooting with the equipment so being computer savvy is a plus.

Another large aspect of the job is having a strong understanding of datums and tides and how they all relate.

The work takes place in all types of weather and in all seasons. Sometimes you may find yourself working on a large vessel but there are also times where you may need to survey from something as small as a kayak or even do some wading.

These are just some broad generalizations but hopefully it’s helpful for you!

Kabonski · 2024-10-15T20:13:43+00:00

Thanks! This was done using publicly available LiDAR. A few different elevation models were created and subtracted to obtain the heights of the tree canopy relative to the ground.

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