tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post7174658822218995124..comments2024-03-18T13:17:32.874-05:00Comments on Rensselaer Adventures: Survey MarkersDessert Survivorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616064444288249273noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-89569901121272234102009-04-03T10:11:00.000-05:002009-04-03T10:11:00.000-05:00Benchmarks are important for tying in local survey...Benchmarks are important for tying in local surveys to a known hard point - this allows you to compare multiple sites or to track elevation changes at the same site over time. The USGS doesn't actually maintain most benchmarks anymore, it's done through the Geodetic Survey who I believe is under Commerce. Most new USGS benchmarks are near streamgages for maintaining cross-sections for stage-discharge relationships (totally irrelevant to this post ;)Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795614010842553200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-7828579231831081912009-04-02T13:55:00.000-05:002009-04-02T13:55:00.000-05:00Thank you for keeping your eyes wide open.Thank you for keeping your eyes wide open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998936422915177299.post-54574951217540584322009-04-02T12:02:00.000-05:002009-04-02T12:02:00.000-05:00i am familiar with waymarking and benchmarks thank...i am familiar with waymarking and benchmarks thanks to my knowledge of geocaching. in the twin cities i can find billions of geocaches within 10 miles of my house. in rensselaer i have found, based upon past searches, that there's a finite number of caches hidden in the area....which is not the least bit surprising. i like to geocache when i travel, and spent a brief period of time finding geocaches in alabama and mexico when i traveled there this winter. my thursday evening cameo in rensselaer didn't lend itself to such activity.30-year refugeenoreply@blogger.com