IKE GPS, specifically the IKE4 is probably what you saw but it looks like they have their “SPIKE” app for a phone or tablet.
http://ikegps.com/ Thank You, Brian Webster www.wirelessmapping.com www.Broadband-Mapping.com From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 2:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Telephone pole field survey laser tool Come to think of it, I really don't need much precision, I just need it to be faster. The power company is going to do its own survey whether I do one or not, so I just need enough info to know whether I have a make ready issue and guess what it's going to cost. 75% of the time I'm looking at a pole and saying, "yup that's tons of clearance and a solid pole" then I write down an estimated height because it's good enough to know that my line will fit. I'm trying to get a kid to do this, but he's not comfortable with making an estimate of height, so he's measuring every time and that makes him like 1/4 of the speed I am. Maybe I should just get a different kid lol ------ Original Message ------ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 12/22/2017 1:59:20 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Telephone pole field survey laser tool I do know they are very expensive as a contractor. But sometimes the power company requires that you get a strength of pole and they are one of the main companies that do that. From: Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 11:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Telephone pole field survey laser tool http://www.osmose.com/documents/DMT%20side%20by%20side.pdf These guys take a photo with a survey stick next to the pole. Then I guess this software calculates the heights of everything using the stick as calibration. Dunno what it costs yet, but it seems like "set stick, take photo" is the whole process. ------ Original Message ------ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 12/22/2017 1:20:56 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Telephone pole field survey laser tool Depends on how much accuracy you want. If you have two people and a long tape it is much faster. And you don’t have to tote and extend that stick. From: Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Telephone pole field survey laser tool Is that faster than using the stick? Seems like you still have to get out measuring wheel or something to get that horizontal distance. ------ Original Message ------ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: 12/22/2017 1:16:48 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Telephone pole field survey laser tool I use a theodolite app on my cell phone. It is free. Just aim it up until you hit 45 degrees. Move forward or back until the thing you are measuring is in the cross hairs. Then measure from your feet to the pole or line, add the distance from the ground to your eye. Or if you are a glutton for punishment, just pick any position, measure the angle and do the trig. From: Adam Moffett Sent: Friday, December 22, 2017 11:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Telephone pole field survey laser tool During field surveys I was measuring the height of pole attachments with a telescoping measuring stick. I bumped into a power company guy who showed me his tool that was shaped like a gun with an LCD display and keypad on top. It was basically a laser range finder, but it also took photos and stored the measurements.....I feel like it stored coordinates from GPS as well. Does anybody use these things and have a recommended brand I should look at? Is it terribly spendy.
