If the battery is charged, disconnect the TCS2 from anything you have connected it to and turn it off. Leave it disconnected and turn it back on. If that doesn't work, hold the Power button down for 5 seconds and a count-down timer will appear. Keep holding the power button down and the TSC2 will do a soft reset. If that doesn't work, my best advice is to take the TSC2 to the nearest Trimb...

It's is rather ironic this post appears on the eve of Facebook going public and offering an IPO at $38 a share. RPLS was one of the first real social networks.

RPLS.com, the original social network for surveyors. Spanning the Globe covering the lives of surveyors everywhere. The thrill of discovery and the agony of de feet. It makes you wonder what might have been.
MLB

What part of the "World" are you located.....seems to me most of the work is out west...Texas, California, etc. pipeline, etc...

Can't wait to try it out...I work in about 20 counties in Central and Southern Kentucky....some PVA's have excellent tools, other's don't....anything would be a blessing in some counties, although it is much better now than just a few years ago...

I'm using Survey Pro 4.8.2 with a 1203+ and I'm having the same issues. Has anyone determined a fix for this?

biljac:
I have a project that needs brass or aluminum caps with stamped or engraved infomation on them with the information stamped or engraved BEFORE the actual setting of the monument. The monuments will be set in concrete. I need approximately 30 monuments. Do any of you, my fellow surveyors, know of a reasonable producer of such items?

Berntsen.

I am not having issues with 10.61 on Windows 7 Pro O/S. Make sure you install normally and not XP Mode.

Trying to get Bluetooth working and here are the issues.

1. Bluetooth will recognize base but not receiver, so I gave up trying that and went back to serial port.

2. Hooked up both receivers to computer to clear NVRAM (forgot how to on MINTER).

3. Unhooked and tried to connect via serial cable and now no connection!

I ' ve check my comm 1 port on the data collector it ' s good.   I ' ve us...

I have a project that needs brass or aluminum caps with stamped or engraved infomation on them with the information stamped or engraved BEFORE the actual setting of the monument. The monuments will be set in concrete. I need approximately 30 monuments. Do any of you, my fellow surveyors, know of a reasonable producer of such items?

I would simply state at the beginning of the description that the azimuth are based on a North azimuth, and NOT preface each call with an "N".

Thanks for the clarification Don.  I am contemplating whether to carry the "north" term before each degree/minute/second call on the metes and bounds description I am drafting.  It seems redundant but I suppose it's within the realm of possibility for someone to consider the azimuths oriented south rather than north.

To differentiate them from south azimuths..  The Army Corps of Engineers used to use south azimuths.

I'm going to have a to brag a little here.

Back about 10 years ago, we wrote some software for the PVAs called Assessors Resource Management (ARM).   This software did a few different things, but the only thing I ever used it for was to look up deed refences to parcels.   Each county was responsible for their own software and roughly 20 or so counties used ours.

Well, due to personel...

MLB:
WTF!!!
They could buy Wendell out and get him to sign a non compete.

Of course, they ' d need to adopt his format to get the posters back.

Really? You mean the format that bans respectable posters like Keith Williams? No one knows what the future holds, but that dog won ' t hunt.
MLB

I said " format " , not the utilization of said format.   If Bill Gates had a monkey runnin...

OK, So I bought a used TSC2 (can't afford a new one) and when I plug it in all I get is a picture of a hand holding the collector and a notice that says Windows CE not loaded? Any idea what I need to dso to get this thing running? Getting too old for this stuff.

This is probably a surveying 101 question, but since I don't normally work with Azimuths, I was looking for some clarification on the following:  I have a survey plan that identifies boundary lines by Azimuth bearings rather than using quadrants.  The parcel is rectangular and the azimuths run in a clockwise direction around the rectangle.  My specific quest...

Hello World!

I want back into the surveying world after being laid off for 3 years. I will be looking for tips very soon here.

WTF!!!
They could buy Wendell out and get him to sign a non compete.

Of course, they ' d need to adopt his format to get the posters back.

Really? You mean the format that bans respectable posters like Keith Williams? No one knows what the future holds, but that dog won ' t hunt.
MLB

Tommy,

I will tomorrow.  I don't have the file on this PC.

Nick

Pin Cushion:
If someone complains about RPLS.com... is there actually anyone there to hear it???

Even if they went back to the old format, the masses would not return.

They could buy Wendell out and get him to sign a non compete.

Of course, they ' d need to adopt his format to get the posters back.

Oh, I agree with you and I am not trying to disregard the rules, I am just thinking that if the counties publish a set of rules to follow, there should be someone who is employed to enforce the rules as well as answer questions. 

Here is a scenario that just happened not too long ago that really irritated me. I was working in a jurisdiction where I did find a person to provide me with the...

Email me the kmz, if you don't mind.

As a Professional Land Surveyor, whose name will appear on the plat, you must be sure to be in compliance with ALL regulatory requirements.  Just stop and consider what your exposure will be if you disregard the local regulations.

What if you create a titile defect?

Here' a .kmz file, .csv file and .xlsx file of all the Initial Points based on the 1973 BLM Manual.  I guess we can't upload a .kmz or a .csv files to RPLS.com.  That stinks!

Enjoy!

Nick

Hi all, I posted this in another category. Thought it would be more appropriate here
 
I mainly work in Smith county and the neighboring counties. In Smith county, the subdivision regulations are well documented and there is a county engineer I can call if I have a question. In the surrounding counties, I can barely find anyone who knows what subdivision regulations are, much less an...

Hi all,
 
I mainly work in Smith county and the neighboring counties. In Smith county, the subdivision regulations are well documented and there is a county engineer I can call if I have a question. In the surrounding counties, I can barely find anyone who knows what subdivision regulations are, much less answer a question. I find this odd since I have copies of their booklet they the c...

i need that software to please send to allenrobbersonXXXX@gmail.com remove XXXX please thanks

I am a long time lurker, but am hoping someone here can help with a Terramodel issue. I am running version 10.61 and have just recently updated to Windows 7. To start with, we had issues of Terramodel locking up when opening, that 'seems' to be resolved. Now when trying to plot, and switching between plot menus, the computer is locking up. The only way to unlock everything is to re...

Anytime Steve. Good to connect with you on the issue. Hope it works out for you. Keep in touch.
Russell

Russell

Yes, that did answer most of my questions, expecially that you can choose the module you want to work in.

My issue with Carlson Civil/Survey   is that I only have AutoCad LT so I would have to UG to full AutoCad or use the Intellicad version.   I ' m comfortable with Intellicad but then there ' s the sticky wicket of the GIS portion being an ESRI product.   Shelling out an additiona...

You are thinking right about AutoCAD being one package. I'm not real familiar with Trimble TSC1 datalogger, but the mapping data section in AutoCAD can link shape files, dgn files, and various other queries, and geospatial data sources.

Now I haven ' t used the latest Carlson PC (Carlon ' s geospatial software), but from what I ' ve seen demonstrated and advertised is that it run...

Russell

Thanks for the quick reply.

The fact that you have used 2D AutoCad, 3D Civil, and Carlson Civil/Survey is very instructive to me, so I hope you don ' t mind if I ask you a few more questions.

Do you think I could get by with Carlson Civil/Survey and provide everything a client using Civil 3D might need?   I know that is a tough question, so I ' ll list what I think they might need. GI...

Steve Lappin,

Two anwers- Yes and No. Don ' t worry I ' m going into detail here for you. :)

A little background. I ' m aspiring to be a professional surveyor. I have approximately 11 years of experience on the job as a survey technician. Ten of those years I have experience in drafting on the job with softwares such as AutoCAD, Carlson Civil/Survey, and a brief session in MicroSurvey. I...

Currently I have the ability to use two continuously operating GPS virtual networks. The first, Trimble ' s, broadcasts their CMR format and in the survey style (set up in a Trimble TSC2 data collector) I have the observations set to be stored as vectors. The second, InCORS provided by INDOT, broadcasts RTCM (Leica). When I set up the survey style, it does not give me the option to store...

I am a Landman, not a surveyor, and much of my work involves field mapping of geology sample points, claim posts, etc for mining companies.  Also I plot mining claim and land status maps based on courthouse and BLM research. 

I use Autocad LT to create my maps, which after rotating,   scaling, and shifting   can be dropped in on top of their GIS maps within mapping grad...

thanks rawhite, will try it at office.

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Thanks for all your inputs! One of the first thing a real estate agent does when listing a property for sale is to visually inspect the property boundaries. If the agent notes any discrepancies or potential abnormalities, he might reference a plat map and the legal description, measure the property boundaries, and suggest that the seller contact a survey professional. Let me know th...

highlight the profile, then right click and go to profile properties. When the dialog pops up there is a tab that list all the layers of the entities within the profile view. Just turn off that layer. should do the trick for ya.

Currently I used two systems, depending on who I'm doing the work for. At my emploer, I use AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011. The easiest, cleanest file to import from TDS Survey Pro is the .txt.

On the side with a RLS buddy of mine, I used Carlson Survey 2010 at the office and Carlson Surv CE in the field. I bring in a .crd file for points and a .dxf file for any field-to-finsh line work.

I directed my post to Keith and now think that was a mistake. I'm not sure who asked the question about communication troubles, but read my reply to Keith.
Sorry Keith if I replied to you by mistake.
Russell

Good Afternoon Keith,

I have been operating robotics going on 8 years now (Topcon, Leica). Not really sure who owns who anymore on the Topcon/Sokkia side of things, but they are definitely partnered somehow. To answer your question about the robotics being the same, the answer is no. Similar in some ways, but still two different systems.  

However, the common item in both systems...

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Isn't Sokkia owned by Topcon now? Is there any difference in those two? I know, not an answer, just more questions. Try Alabama-Total-Station.com

Keith

What is the most user friendly coordinate file to convert to when importing survey data into Autocad 2012?

I have a Spectra Precision TDS Ranger NX that runs Survey Pro.   For years I have just converted the raw file to a fieldbook, imported it, and then done all the linework.   I have gathered that fieldbooks don ' t accomodate figure control commands for linework as well as coordinate...

Didn't this site used to have an employment catagory?    Where is it located, I can't seem to find it!?! 

I've owned the SRX3 for over 4 years now.  It has proven to be a trustworthy and capable assistant.  Never late for work, sober, and a high performer to boot.  I had some initial difficulties with this instrument, getting to know its quirks, but the more I use it, the more I like it.  I think the optics are very good.

Difficulties in the past had been establish...

Didn't there used to be a tool for that called a 'breast drill'? I wonder if any of them even exist on ebay and whether they are just curiosities for tool collectors.