Land survey question: Adjustment on compass for magnetic north?

February 7, 2010 – 2:09 pm
How much adjustment must I use on a magnetic compass to account for the fluctuation of magnetic north in finding boundary points from a surveryor map made in 1978? How many degrees, plus or minus? Land is in Virginia, approx long -80, lat 37.

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If you shine a powerful laser, held at dead level, does the level of the beam drop at all?

February 1, 2010 – 7:02 am
at any point, like say, a rifle bullet will? And secondly, how far will it shine into space before it stops, assuming it doesnt hit anything that would block it? is it based on the initial power and strength of the laser? Would two different lasers, one being twice as powerful as the other, shine different distances into space?

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what is a good school in ohio for land surveying?

January 31, 2010 – 11:58 pm
anyone know how to find out which schools offer it without looking at each school

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buying a home in oklahoma and land What and how much for the abstract?

January 25, 2010 – 11:44 pm
I am paying the owner of the property cash I know what it is to have the land surveyed and how much but if he has done the abstract on the place since 1997 would the cost of that be a lot he want's me to give him more money than i think it will be for this. I told him the dollar amount I would give hime he agrees but want's me to give him the extra money for abstract and property assesment and I would like to do this but don't want him to overcharge me I think I''m being had.

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Can i purchase the Zerona Low level laser?

January 21, 2010 – 6:59 am
Hi everyone, i recently heard about the Zerona procedure, where they basically use laser to melt away your fat. And curiosity struck, is it possible that i can purchase a low level laser, that will do the same effect? If so , which one ? I doubt i can but i am just curious.

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Ancient Surveying/Land Systems?

January 19, 2010 – 9:18 am
I currently have the task of developing a term paper on a topic relative to the history of Surveying. In the course we beat ancient Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia into the dirt with hours of lecture, but I wanted to do the paper on something a bit more exotic. Id like to do either the Aztecs or the Japanese (post-Edo period to 1800's). Now I know that any info on the Aztec land management is relatively stark, although seeing as how Tenochtitlan was an island based capitol, some sort of educated outline must have been formed about the layout of the city. If anyone could shoot me a link or author's name about either the Aztec or old Japanese land layout/measuring systems, Id be infinitely grateful! Thanks!

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how much does a land survey cost?

January 13, 2010 – 9:26 am
how much does a land survey cost for a 54 car parking lot in miami florida. is 00 too much?

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whats a good self leving laser level, david white,hilti,dewalt?

January 11, 2010 – 9:24 am

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How did land surveyors, survey before electronics?

January 6, 2010 – 6:58 pm
I often wonder how on earth did old land surveyors survey in remote areas with little distinguishing landmark features? Were they accurate? Can their accuracy affect landholders of today if they stuffed up? If it was cloudy could they still work? It just seems that we rely on GPS allot now, but it would be still good to know how they did it before all the gadgets of today were in existence. Yours answers would be gratefully accepted.

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Looking for info on an Inventek laser level?

December 31, 2009 – 9:21 am

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