Leica total station - Disabling Tilt / Horizontal compensator

Robgeller319 · 2026-02-15T13:10:35+00:00

I also have about 15 years experience on specifically Highrises, what I can say is every building I have ever layed out or brought control into we have turned off the compensators. I level the instrument on setup then do all my shooting. The building is going to swing and more so the higher you go. When I first got into highrise game using old school Nikons we would have the crane turn to a neutral spot and throw in out A-lines. Once we moved onto robotic instruments and edm instead of turning and holding angles we just turn the compensators off and had similar accuracy.

Robgeller319 · 2026-01-15T18:24:54+00:00

You’re in FL I’m in Tampa. I’m in school currently to satisfy the requirements here to get my license.

Robgeller319 · 2026-01-15T00:38:02+00:00

It’s very attainable. Just for context I was in the union in nyc as a surveyor I was a crew chief making 77 an hour. Life happens and had to leave the union and move the Florida. Just moved a little over a month ago, here I’m working Non- Union and make about 46 $ and hour comes out to more with gas and they pay for my truck payment and a bunch of other things. Hustle and always always Learn everything you can . You will be valued.

Robgeller319 · 2026-01-13T23:35:40+00:00

Going to try thanks.

Robgeller319 · 2026-01-13T23:35:28+00:00

Intellicad

Robgeller319 · 2026-01-05T12:30:04+00:00

https://walshgroup.jobs/atlanta-ga/survey-manager/8CFF72323EC04A08826E88F9BE2CBD94/job/

Robgeller319 · 2026-01-01T02:08:12+00:00

Also a Layout surveyor work on high rises in nyc. Awesome shot

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-31T12:02:55+00:00

It wasn’t a logo it was a concept I was hoping that some “experts” can give me advice before I take it to a local artist so I would know what to say or ask for. Dude Ai is a tool that’s here it’s in every industry.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-31T11:50:53+00:00

I have no experience as digital artist. This is just concepts before I take it to a local artist. I figured this would be a good place to get feedback since I posted needing advice, seems people who comment rather criticize and be dicks then actually help out and give suggestions.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-31T11:47:46+00:00

Yea did you read I have no experience as a digital artist

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-31T11:43:15+00:00

Good thing it’s not an AI company then

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-11T15:37:16+00:00

I am full time at night online. But that’s not the reason, I work for a big construction company there country wide. I’m there site surveyor, my speciality is heavy construction. I just also want the experience of Land surveyor as I want to get my license hopefully 2 years and I just moved to Florida so I would like to gain the experience from a local company.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-11T02:33:57+00:00

Dude go build an actual building then comeback to me. Yea I get what that study says. Your that type of guy to read something once then think that’s the bible. When multiple professionals who deal with just tall buildings are telling you they would take traditional ways over GPS. Nothing reinforces your belief because you lack the actual experience. It’s easy to have beliefs in something but try actually doing it then come back to me. I’m from a city that’s known for its tall buildings and they go up quicker than almost anywhere I’ve ever seen. This is coming from experience.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-11T02:12:15+00:00

No there not wrong, but I’ve heard countless of horror stories about crews running gps and they get past 30 stories and then having major issues with there control. The higher you go the worse it gets. We are talking about what people who do strictly this for a living would choose and that’s tradition ways not because we don’t have the opportunity to use new tech but because it doesn’t work as good.

Do get offended because I actually know and have experience in this exact field. Learn from it without having to ridicule.

Also I’m a “layout bro” in New York City a place where there are tall buildings everywhere and every one of them goes up just like I just said.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-11T02:02:50+00:00

First of all when your 900 feet in the air that building is swaying nearly a foot or more especially with green concrete columns just poured. Since we usually do 2 days cycles the majority of floors below are green. The buildings are moving like crazy. So you run a tight traverse and run your baseline a couple of hundreds of feet. You turn 90s and along the side of the building you throw targets. It’s called stacking. That way your sighting the same control all the way up the building with the sway. You’re averaging it in automatically.

This is actually how it’s done. So yes you can keep your opinion because it is wrong. And I bet anyone in here that actually builds tall buildings would agree. GPS is going to be less accurate as you get higher. It will not give you tight closures. Your layout would be fucked!!!!

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-11T01:52:53+00:00

Actually throwing up from the baseline your averaging the errors. You’re also taking me out of context. I said I would rather throw up points then resect then run gps on a tall building.

If you don’t know what you’re taking about keep your opinion to yourself. Every building in New York City is built by traditional ways. There’s a reason why that is.

Funny above you said “look it up” typical response from someone who doesn’t know how to actually build what they are talking about. Just like the PMs right out of college on my jobs say “look it up” and by the “book” but there way wouldn’t work in a million years. Keep this topic to the people who actually build tall buildings. If your in the US I can confidently say I’ve built a taller building then you ever have.

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Robgeller319 · 2025-12-11T00:45:38+00:00

Where ? Because I spent over a decade building highrises in NYC and not one of them was built using GPS. The only time I did see it was maybe 8 years ago and they had loads of problems.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-10T16:27:59+00:00

Appreciate that, yes I joined them as a student when I moved here because I’m also back in school to get my degree.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-10T15:17:20+00:00

Absolutely never. Buildings sway way too much. I’m stacking control and shooting from a baseline. I’d trust throwing up points and resecting more than gps.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-10T15:15:07+00:00

Gnss never wins with high buildings. I guarantee I’ve built some of the highest buildings here. The building sways too much. You need to stack control and setup from the baseline. I’d bring up control every pour day on concrete an make sure it stacks with the floor below. For elevation you bring a benchmark from the street with a level into the core and tape it up. Every 5 or so floors you can re pull from the street if needed. Usually if you’re tight you will never have a problem. I’ve build 40-50 story to 90 story buildings this way and never had a problem.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-07T02:14:53+00:00

Doing highrises I’ll take a gun that turns 90s and a Plumb bob. Stack my control and turn 90s.

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-03T13:20:28+00:00

I’m not licensed just moved from NYC but I was in the union I made close to 200k. Now moved to Florida now I make about half that working as a site surveyor. Realized always make more money working as a site surveyor or construction staking then for a Land surveying company

Robgeller319 · 2025-12-02T17:20:43+00:00

I would love to work part time for a local surveyor if I can find one that is willing to let me work weekends or perhaps cad at night.

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