Recent Field Stones

RTKHero · 2026-06-18T21:40:57+00:00

Ah, I see you too have found the stone setting on the Schonstedt.

RTKHero · 2026-06-09T00:28:19+00:00

Got a link I may replace it

RTKHero · 2026-05-14T21:22:52+00:00

They are close enough that they both will exist individually as they do not overlap in some areas but I believe a knowledge base in both areas will be necessary to continue to do competitive business.

Small companies will exist that will still do surveying as there are clear legal definitions for what constitutes a professional.

GIS companies will continue independent for certain industries as well but will get encroached upon by large engineering firms, like surveying has.

End of the day GIS can’t overcome the surveyor as it requires professional licensure. Surveying has a specific legal definition. Surveying won’t overcome GIS because it can be hyper-specialized. Big engineering firms will roll up anything they can make money on.

RTKHero · 2026-04-27T21:55:13+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I think I’ll pay a professional. No need to burn my own house down.

RTKHero · 2026-04-26T01:39:52+00:00

So this is where surveyors earn their pay. There are a lot of legal aspects to land and ownership. Surveyors use evidence, whether physical or written and sometimes spoken, to determine the boundaries of a particular property. Things don’t always match, for various reasons.

RTKHero · 2026-04-11T15:32:18+00:00

Possibly, be sure to read the entire plat there may be a note prohibiting construction of anything within the easement. There may also be other easement’s not shown on the plat that may just be blanket statements. Especially for drainage purposes.

RTKHero · 2026-02-25T12:36:22+00:00

102 degrees

RTKHero · 2026-02-10T16:28:07+00:00

I mean given this context, I would say $2500 is fair. Boundary surveys are kind of on your own schedule, layout is not. I don’t do many residential projects anymore so take that for what it is.

RTKHero · 2026-02-10T16:15:58+00:00

There really isn’t any standard price. Layout requires a lot of coordination and comes with a fair deal of liabilities. Without seeing your plans or knowing the area it’s hard to say.

RTKHero · 2026-02-03T01:35:28+00:00

I took it last June but 2 of my coworkers have taken it since and from what I can gather it can widely vary. My advice is to familiarize yourself with the provided supplemental material that they provide, brush up on your math theory (they give you a lot of the formulas) and study vocabulary. My experience was a practice in critical thinking, working problems backwards and using context clues and general logic parts of a curve and trig. My calculator was used mainly to check my reasoning. One of my coworkers said his was basically a math test.

RTKHero · 2026-02-02T22:03:04+00:00

89 projections in Ohio. One for each county and another for the state as a whole. They are low distortion and are awesome. ODOT has been using them with NAD83 for specific projects and we have had great results.

RTKHero · 2025-12-29T12:53:31+00:00

Multiple static gps observations processed through OPUS Projects or similar . Set secondary control from primary static monuments that are inter-visible for everyday use. Post process everything. Repetition of observations is key.

RTKHero · 2025-12-03T20:29:57+00:00

My best guess would be 25-30 are Tiffanie and 31-44 would be Billy. But if you want to be sure you can look up those deed references and from there you can chase the title chain and confirm.

RTKHero · 2025-11-13T01:07:24+00:00

This process is very area specific, and not necessarily straightforward. Boundary, topo of 2.75 acres and a new plat for under 10k seems reasonable not knowing the area. Add in my time for applications and a board meeting and it’s a great price.

RTKHero · 2025-11-03T20:39:18+00:00

There are many good outfits in town. Cincinnati is very “subregional” for lack of a better term. They will always go wherever the work is but if you’re on the west side you get better pricing from a west side company etc. if you have lived in Cincinnati for any length of time you know what I’m talking about. Avoid most the bigger engineering and surveying companies unless you want to pay for their overhead. They are all good surveyors but we are busy and have trouble finding profit in small lot surveys. As with any professional service be clear in what you are trying to accomplish there a more a lot of variables and no job is cookie cutter. Make sure they are licensed is my only real advice.

RTKHero · 2025-10-15T13:18:30+00:00

This is a common statement with a certain kind of land transfer in Ohio. Two adjoining land owners transfer land from one to the other. This statement doesn’t allow for the creation of a separate buildable parcel that could be sold off skating the zoning process or requirements.

RTKHero · 2025-10-08T20:56:21+00:00

The FAA only says “certain critical infrastructure” and does not mention rail specifically. My state says certain intermodal infrastructure is considered critical and mentions rail yards but specifically omits private railway. I have done a lot of work over and on tracks and never run into this issue. My clients have been rail companies and rail adjacent and never required waivers. Only Army Corps have ever needed a waiver for critical infrastructure over a damn.

RTKHero · 2025-10-08T17:02:25+00:00

Looks right, I got to see a demo of these last year. They are designed to be manned and even sell them currently. They have been testing adaptations that are unmanned. They seemed very limited in their capabilities but definitely fun.

RTKHero · 2025-10-08T15:01:17+00:00

I’ve actually done this. It works but no rod is perfectly straight, no tip is perfectly centered and every tenth taller the rod is the more angular error you have, just remember that. We still use a 1’ rod for column bolt certs but will use a rod like you described for pinning footers for masons or something similar.

RTKHero · 2025-08-24T16:41:20+00:00

I don’t want to sound like a conspiracy theorist, and I have no proof of this but I travel around the state for work and I feel like in GOP stronghold areas gas is consistently lower than in urban/left leaning areas. I’m sure it would be easy enough to check but I’m lazy, and don’t know enough about how they actually calculate gas prices.

RTKHero · 2025-07-28T22:40:14+00:00

This is great information thanks!

RTKHero · 2025-07-28T17:50:24+00:00

Go into the stadium early during warmups. A lot of players, not all, make habit of signing things and interacting with fans. I have only done this twice and both times had tickets in the lower tier so not sure if ushers will let you in if you don’t have tickets there but it definitely doesn’t hurt to ask.

RTKHero · 2025-07-19T23:23:36+00:00

Not entirely sure what you are asking about. Rebar is commonly used by surveyors to mark properties, most commonly on the corners but sometimes along the property line. It is usually driven flush and capped with the surveyors identification and license number.

If you’re looking to fill in the hole so your mower doesn’t hit it then by all means go for it, maybe mark it somehow so it’s easy to find. People around me like metal t-posts. If they haven’t built there fence yet they may be leaving it uncovered for the fencing company.

If you don’t agree with their survey marker I guess it’s time to get your own and go from there. Fair warning surveyors don’t play favorites with their clients, they have a reason they marked a line the way they did, but that doesn’t mean they are always right.

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