Posted on 09/04/2017 4:15:08 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
We're mapping in a bunch of huge concrete foundations and dozens of dispersed footings and mounting brackets.
The plant stretched 176 feet down a hillside -- in multiple stages -- with a total drop of over 70 feet.
Most US archaeology is done in arbitrary 2-D layers; this thing is full 3-D -- and we haven't found photos, or drawings -- or anyone alive who remembers what it looked like when in operation. So, we have to have good 3-D measurements for every concrete structure and equipment mounting stud -- and work from there...
Rand uses Etak digital data ... same data as uses on many navigation systems!
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