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  1. mikejoe

    In our backyard lawn, we have a hill that has an incli

    The best thing you can do besides re-leveling is to terrace it off. Have a walkway/steps that meander up the hillside with terracing on both sides. Also I have seen manmade creeks that are fed by pumps and underground piping that can have a waterfall. Use ground cover a much as possible that...
  2. mikejoe

    Laser Scanning

    What purpose are you using this for?I'm working in the aircraft industry, and am using a Leica LTD 500 laser tracker system for assembly inspection. It is accurate to within .0005", and capable of taking 1000 readings per second, generating x,y,&z coordinates or polar coordinates. It has a...
  3. mikejoe

    tips for site-plumbing up with laser plumb ups

    hey, at least it's worth a try, no plumb line will stay stable enough at that distance, it needs to be done optically.
  4. mikejoe

    tips for site-plumbing up with laser plumb ups

    If you cannot get a satisfactory set-up location as to not over-run your vertical circle on a conventional theodolite, buy or rent a right angle eyepiece for the instrument that you plan on using making sure your plate level is perpendicular to gravity. In the past we have had to use jig...
  5. mikejoe

    Surveying in Georgia

    Having spent 16 years in the surveying field, and after experiencing all sorts of conditions that Georgia has to offer, I personally recommend that you concentrate your tenacity on a more diverse route, such as civil surveying. This field will allow you to work on such projects as large site...

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