Post by rfreedii on Jun 29, 2015 13:40:42 GMT -8
Hopefully I won't get kicked out of here...
Not a surveyor, I'm a bending engineer for a pipeline contractor. Simply put, I make straight pipe fit crooked ditch.
Historically in the past I used a digital theodolite for PI's and an Abney hand level for sags and overbends. For a few years surveyors performing as-builts on the installed pipelines have told me that I should invest in a total station, but I could never wrap my head around what could be done with it. Due to the nature of the job I've been tasked with since early 2014, I first rented and then bought one. This spring I went a step further and invested in a data collector and every day I learn just a little more on how to utilize it for my job.
Hoping to learn a lot more as I go along and hopefully this board will be of assistance.
Not a surveyor, I'm a bending engineer for a pipeline contractor. Simply put, I make straight pipe fit crooked ditch.
Historically in the past I used a digital theodolite for PI's and an Abney hand level for sags and overbends. For a few years surveyors performing as-builts on the installed pipelines have told me that I should invest in a total station, but I could never wrap my head around what could be done with it. Due to the nature of the job I've been tasked with since early 2014, I first rented and then bought one. This spring I went a step further and invested in a data collector and every day I learn just a little more on how to utilize it for my job.
Hoping to learn a lot more as I go along and hopefully this board will be of assistance.
