Today’s site: Tracking down manholes that keep stormwater & sewage flowing where they should. A small step in the field, a big win for future construction. County government Sewer manholes have a triangular top cover, while storm waters have a circular/ rectangular top cover

Run away from the headache of missing features in your exported PDF from an AutoCAD layout or Model. Here is a permanent solution.

🌍 Free QGIS Training — Learn GIS Step by Step Ever wanted to make your own maps or analyze spatial data, but didn’t know where to start? The Government of Canada (Statistics Canada) has put together a free, beginner-friendly training series on QGIS — the world’s leading

Which method gives the most accurate UTM to WGS84 conversion? Note: Not all projection conversions are equal. In my latest video, I compare 3 softwares: QGIS Surfer 16 Global Mapper I test the accuracy and share my recommendation. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=PdgeXR…

Surveying in the Northern part of Kenya should be included in a thousand ways to die! Hot sun, rough terrain, poor roads, uncontrolled Survey. A question ; how far should you move from ref point,when using base rover-Internal UHF radio (RTK Fixed) for you to worry over accuracy?

Converting coordinates between datums: I used Global Mapper to shift UTM data from Arc1960 to WGS84. Distinction between Datum and projection; Datum = Earth’s reference model (Arc 1960, WGS84) Projection = How it’s drawn flat (UTM, Cassini) Watch here; youtube.com/watch?v=PdgeXR…

QGIS Tip: Always set the right Coordinate Reference System (CRS) before working on your project. Here is a step by step how to apply a CRS in QGIS for accurate mapping & analysis. Watch full tutorial here: youtube.com/watch?v=PdgeXR…

Marking the boundary extent of a parcel near the shores of Shimoni Beach, with a beautiful view of Wasini Island. Exquisite

Surveying Tip: Converting coordinates from UTM - WGS84 using Surfer 16 (although slightly inaccurate compared to QGIS & Global Mapper). Which software do you prefer for coordinate conversions? Watch here. youtube.com/watch?v=PdgeXR…

Surveyors on my timeline; I found this beacon on top of a wall, 3m high. Is it advisable to place it here, or move it at the bottom corner with a 0.2m HD error?

AutoCAD Tip: Stop setting up plots and layouts one by one. With Page Setup Manager, you can: ✔️ Set printer, scale & paper size once ✔️ Apply to all layouts instantly ✔️ Get consistent, professional plots. Watch Here; youtube.com/watch?v=_Lr95q…

A beautiful Monday morning. Re-establishing beacons to give greenlight for construction commencement. Grateful for yet another day under the sun.

In the 60's, the standard of measurement within Kenya changed from the English to the Metric System. The conversion of coordinates, and distances, from feet to meters, or vice versa, as per the Survey Manual is a shown;

Kenya Population Projections 2025 Here’s a map showing how the population is distributed across the 47 counties. Top 5 counties by population: Nairobi — 4.9M Kiambu — 2.75M Nakuru — 2.44M Kakamega — 2.07M Bungoma — 1.84M Counties like Lamu & Isiolo remain sparsely populated.