to trust or not to trust others’ data?
So tonight I learned the hard way – don’t trust somebody else’s data at face value – NO MATTER IF THEY’RE A SURVEYOR TOO!!! The field crews make mistakes & so do draftsmen when it comes time to mapping things – I’ve made plenty of mistakes when I was in both positions previously. I’m not sure how this escaped everyone’s notice until now (multiple engineers & surveyors including myself) but I’m sure glad I caught it before the precast plant started making manholes or I guess I’d have myself a very expensive precast fire pit in my backyard for sending plans out for construction. Luckily the design can be adjusted easily and keep things moving at a cost savings to everyone surprisingly. BUT- if that spot elevation is irking you relative to what their provided base map’s existing info says on the utilities then just go out there & run some levels through it all. I can now go to bed with some peace of mind haha
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