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When this blog got spotted by an archeological blogger I followed the link back and in doing so discovered a new ‘how to do survey’ publication “A practical guide to recording Archeological sites” published by RCAHMS in 2011. As a surveyor … Continue reading
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Getting a precise plan of a building like this needs a good control network: I went for a classic loop of stations to fix the exterior footprint with a spine though the building to hang resections from. With this project … Continue reading
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As digital cameras get better (and cheaper) getting metric data from images is ever more accessible. There are lots of whizzy looking models all over the web of everything from your back garden to the pyramids ; so what is the … Continue reading
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I’m helping out on a big survey and we’re nearly done with the total station work, the missing bits are now apparent and it’s time to move into detail. Generally I’m happier knocking out a measured sketch but on this … Continue reading
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I recently got in a tangle over this so I thought I’d post a tested method to convert a Metric drawing to Imperial. If you simply change the length ‘units‘ in the drawing, all that happens is that the distance … Continue reading
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I have been self employed for nearly 2 years now. I am 52. I often wonder how my old team are getting on and the lines of A E Housmans’ A Shropshire Lad echo in my mind. ‘Is my team … Continue reading
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Tablet PCs come and tablet PCs go but the problem of the field PC remains the same. What we need is a reliable, daylight readable and portable device that will run CAD all day long so that we can see … Continue reading
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On the left a drawing submitted from a laser scanning company on the right a photograph of the same detail. Spot the difference! The benefit of the scan is entirely lost here: the requirement to submit a drawing should have … Continue reading
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Given the choice between a good ortho-image and a line drawing which would you choose?For this record survey of an historic floor a mosaic of rectified images was assembled to provide a brick by brick record commensurate with 1:20 scale. … Continue reading
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