Land Survey 

I'm about to start at my job tomorrow. No experience what so ever, very green. You're a lifesaver for posting this thanks

I was surveyor for a long time got a survey for the U.S. Marines. Truly One of the best careers I ever had.

I'm not a surveyor, but can definitely appreciate this video. I was always curious about how it worked. Really cool thanks for sharing.

I’m surveying in the Army right now, can’t wait to do it full time on the outside. Thanks for the video brother.

trimble has put a lot of time and effort into their stuff for the last few years. my opinion they are the best.

Very interesting job. My father is a Land Surveyor down here in Puerto Rico and he bought all the Trimble equipment to upgrade his systems at the office. We are beginning to work with it but it is really worth the investment. Greetings from the Caribbean!

I think being a surveyor is good for singles, bad for married people. Sometimes a surveyor can go to survey different areas and leave his family for a few months. On the othr hand It is healthy compared to office works, it is like doing exercise! The body and the brain works. Fun.

Only a fellow surveyor could appreciate this video...my wife walked out after 1:27.

I go for my test to get into an apprenticeship and this video is everything I needed! Thank you

your face is how a REAL surveyor should look like. lol

Man I do miss surveying. Did it for 6 years, field and office. Loved out of town ALTA/ACSM work...the stories i could tell! I even liked cutting line...

Wheeler tx is actually my home town! Not to mention I staked many pipelines/wells in wheeler and Hemphill co. I never expected a surveying video to take place in wheeler co though! Great video on how to set up base but you and I both know that there is so much more than just setting up base

you so need to do more surveying videos your a natural easy to understand.

just started my new job, on my second week of survey work with no prior experience. this was a super helpful video, thank you!!

Thanks for sharing this info. I'm a land surveyor and people never seem to have any idea what we do day to day. My experience with RTK/fast static is limited, as my firm uses the rover rod for real-time EGPS on most of our projects.

Dude great vid. You're a nice.and intelligent guy.....

well done young man. Bet you're still a surveyor.. That fresh air beats an office job every day of the week. Even up here in Alberta when it's cold!!|!

you should try a quick connect. I use to use top con GA with a tribrach. i switched to trimble R8 with a tsc3 data collector. i started using fixed height tripods also and got rid of the tribrach. its awsome to keep your suvery style set on 1.80 meters/5.906 SFT. Im doing Alta surveys on windfarms. Also doing staking jobs. I love my job and have been a crew chief for 7 years now

I started out under my dad doing surveying about two years ago. But he was a dinosaur! Using a leica total station and and an sr33 sokkia data collector. One day I was doing inventory at our little shop and found an equitment box, opened it up and found a leica rx1280 data collector and a rover and modem to spare. Why werent we using this? His best bud and crew chief said he didnt want to learn it because he was about to retire. I jumped on that. Sure it cuts hours if youre thinking about it that way but the whole world basically runs on GIS or state plane now. Unless youre in a localization kinda mood. Good video man.

Had to do all this for my other job. New job won’t use Base rover set up. Only Only one GPS head and A robotic total stations. One man jobs.

Thanks for this. I'm just getting into the field and it was really cool to be able to come along to see a bit about what it is you do.

my years of land surveying I found so many cool stuff as far as old ww2 ordinance and others things that date back.

Hi James Ashford, Phileas Fogg proved that the world is round.

I think boundary surveying is the best type of surveying.

Really nice made video - greetings from a land surveyor in Germany

thank you very much for this video , i did some work with this type of gps station and RTK for the gravity survey.

Superb description 👏👏👏

Great video, Chris! I'm building RTK into my drones and this is an excellent, foundational review.

i miss this job before ....i do isolated land survey before..good vid,technicalities,,,,

very educative and made simpler... thanks chief surveyor

I work as a Survey Rodman currently. It is interesting to see different kinds of equipment being used. I'm vaguely familiar with setting up Trimble S6's and Spectra precision Robots(they are blue not sure of the model NO's at the moment.. lol). been working about 9 months now.

Hey man - I have to say that this video is really helpful for people who are in / or freshly finished college - I am only year after getting BSc in Land surveying, but I'm lucky to work in same area as You - one thing - Instead of station and rover, company that I work for uses trimble geo7x - I never had a chance to look at trimble station and rover set up - I only seen manuals in past - video clarifies a lot. If You will ever have a chance to explain more about this ... Many of people like me (I believe) will really appreciate Your effort of putting it all together . Keep up the good work - and best of luck with watever You want to do in a future :) Regards from Ireland. Adam.

I wish you had a lot more Surveying videos.

Hey where can I purchase the same measuring stick online or where did you buy it? Please reply ASAP 😅 the one you use to measure your base.

Was the best job i ever had,Used Lieca when i went to work for the Engineering firm they had the 500 system when i left we had the 1200 did lots of Surveying.I never cared for construction surveying just too much work.Hubs and tacks cuts and fills.🤔🤔😁😁

Very cool man. I actually always wondered what it is you guys n gals are doing when I see you working. For whatever reason today I decided to look it up and found this video. Thanks :) Consider my curiosity sated.

Great video. Thank you for sharing how you put that Rental equipment hard to work for you.

I love me the attitude and vibe in this dude!

Nice Survey Team!

awesome video

prove to me that you can get RTK GPS to the accuracy of .001 of a cm.

My brother is a Civil Engineer and told me to try being a land surveyor. I start this Monday

What kind of boots and pants do I want? Specific ones please, if you would. Thanks

No knives, guns or explosions. I'M OUT! lol. Thanks for the vid :D

I was out there back in the day with the first generation of GPS. The big back pack . Before that total stations & chains

I actually enjoy this session. I am a starter in surveying operations. just taking it one step after the other. I will appreciate if you can send me a material on stages of executing survey projects on site. What is the first thing you need to do on a new site? say for example, a setting out project or kurbs/road construction. Thanks

Got them old Trimble units what’s is that R8s ? R10s much nicer

Funny looks like you set up your base in the bottom of a ride at least, you would need to set your satellite recognition at at least 40 degrees for your base, although I’m sure you have an r10 with glonas. And your assuming the initial as built was correct you should always hydrovac after a locate . But cool none the less reminds me of the prairies in Alberta with the wind

hey there from Colorado.I'VE been a rod man for few years and want to buy my own total station to learn how to use it.so I will like something easy to learn.with instrument you guys recommend like the TOPCON GTS-802A ROBOTIC TOTAL STATION for the price.i do commercial building like foundations lots of stake outs.thanks for your suggestions

Great video man! I'm looking to get into surveying in Southern California. I'm sure itle be a bit different from what you're doing here, but nonetheless useful information.

Hey Buckshot it seemed like you were on the side of the road... but where did this video take place Texas or Oklahoma or somewhere else? I am very intrigued about the natural sounds in the background of the video! I am so excited to be an aspiring surveyor and anticipating to start in the field.

how do you find a survey mark, (metal pegs) for property line?

Young men take notice; there are countless jobs/careers that you don’t need 4 years of college and $100K of debt to transition to. In 2018, there were only 30, THATS THIRTY, new Surveyors in the state of Texas. A Surveyor (RPLS) is the guy who certifies the surveys -and that’s just land surveys. Surveyors in Texas are so high in demand, Survey companies have partnered with community colleges to put students through school to help them become RPLS’S. Straight out of getting certified, you’ll be employed making GREAT money.

you forgot to check your positioning over the control after you leveled out the bubble to make sure you were still dead center of that point. Adjusting the level bubble movies your positioning over your point.

Great job explaining things!

Thank you very much for making this video ,very helpful for beginners .

How do ya'll measure the centerline elevation profile of a stream that ranges from 6 inches to 6 feet deep (too shallow to boat, too deep to wade)? Thanks

You have said that you didn't go to school for land surveying and how did you land in doing it as a proffession?

thanks for the video--Would love to educate myself on it all-thx again

Surveying is so neat!

How much would a survey cost on 13 acres of vacant land in California?

Guys please help a young first year student out. Did a surveying practical in which we had to measure direction from known and unknown points. Due to time constraints and horribly timed weather conditions we were unable to get the direction to our last unknown point from a known point. I'v calculated the direction to two visible trig beacons from this known point using join calculations and polar checks, but without access to campus equipment (theodolite) I cannot measure the direction (accurately) to the last unknown point. Here comes the question (provided anyone can make heads or tails of this), could I use a string and a protractor to get an estimated direction from our final station, provided I know the calculated direction to two other known trig points.? The final point in question is +- 10 meters from our last station, so string is a possibility. In other words I'm asking for caveman techniques here haha. This practical counts for a large chunk of the semester mark so any help or other advice would be great!

Nice one.. My GPS (RTK GRX2) Giving me headache, after 2 kilometers. RTK lost..? a pipeline project walking up to 4- 5 kilometers..

say man...are you still surveying? I live in central Texas and was a surveyor for 15 years...I've been out of the survey loop for about 10 years...I'm looking to get back in for a few years...you got any leads? I miss the $$$ Lol....=)

I know this is a old video but I am really looking to get into this field any tips?

this lesson is very useful to me. keep it up.

Greetings from Croatia. So the base station adds to the precision of the rover, and helps if rover looses a signal?

Thank you for video surveyor, can you explain how to use static technique in Gps

Great Presentation.

thanks sir i am surveyor in india

Cool video. looks like a good profession

Dude in the middle of nowhere is where courage the cowardly dog lives

The "control point pin".. is that a random point of reference or a known defined point; if so, how or at what time was it established? Thanks

set it up so many times i get reams about it haha

thanks for the vid... looking to become a surveyor myself... currently a Draughtsman for now T_T ...office work T_T

Do you know a few survey companies that are on pipeline? I'm an instrumentman doing local stuff in colorado right now, but looking to get on pipeline if possible. I know this video is old. Just checking.

Hey Chris, I'm Chris from Connecticut, aged 27. I'm wondering if you have an opinion on going into surveying as a career rather than "GIS", which I suppose is more working with ArcGIS and Civil 2017/17 (Autodesk) and that kind of thing and can be more political as you're mapping out things like average income and so forth, I believe often to make a news headline which sounds like a "study" to push some agenda. Of course not all GIS jobs are like t hat I'm sure, but yeah, if you or anyone else have an opinion on Surveyor vs GIS (even versus Civil Engineer), please let me know. I have no college education as of now, but am well-read in psychiatry, religious history, some areas of philosophy, and so on. I *can* learn math, but I'm slower than others to pick it up, having autism spectrum disorder... (Asperger or NLD type).. I just remember on my GED back in 2006 which was awarded with "Honors", I was like 98th percentile just about in everything except math, which was about maybe 68th or something. Maybe lower.

Hi - I enjoyed the video and have a question. How does it work if you need to go the other way? I mean if someone provides you with a bunch of Lat Long coordinates and asks you to put stakes at them. Does the software tell you which way to move the rover? Thanks

Thanks for sharing man, iam surveyor from indonesia

i have 2 things to say and 1 question. my question is where do you buy the wooden stakes?. and my coment im 9 years old. and i love construction and excavation!

Great video....!

I noticed there's a rental sticker on the tripod. Can you rent the Trimble RTK systems somewhere?

Currently I do utility locating but I was wondering what you need to become a land surveyor?

A real GEO MAN !

Party chief: “one more shot boys and we can go home” Initialization has been lost* GODDAMNIT!!!

what did umbrella corp need all that land surveyed for?

What was the name of the instrument that you used?

great video sir thanks alot, im a topography student myself and you helped me a lot to decide and know the tools i need to get for my areer. but you said that you wont keep in working like this for a long time, and planning to change it. is there any perticular reason why ? thaks again

Yo blowing the budget with making this video

typical how long do the car battery last without charging it?

looking at this guy, I thought at first it is a video about ISIL, or something like Novorossiya. Oh , it's just so insulated surveyors there :-))

i want to be a land surveyor when i grow up. im currently taking architecture and engineering in high school and i want to know how many years of college and how much is the pay? is it worth it? i like outside jobs instead of office jobs. but can i be a land surveyor with out a college degree or no?

I think the point of monarchy having better long term incentives seems to make sense. However these incentives seem to not be the only ones for the ruler...how many roman emperors seemed to absolutely botch it due to just withdrawing to pleasure island or just not being up to the job?

How often do y’all use Esri GIS software for data analysis?

I'm a Survey engineer from Turkey but I've got short experiences. I'm thinking to go Austuralia with graduate engineer visa can I find a job ? How is the job opportunityes for a land surveyor?

This is pretty good video can u do one with the transit or tatal station thank u

We still do conventional with a geodometer lol

its good job bro >> how can i use only Rover when i have national datum in my country (Fixed base )

How hard would it be to get into this kind of work

Chris did you need a BS in civil engineering or AS to become surveyor? Thanks! Nick