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Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by hellbannedguy on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @02:25AM (#27191780)
What is the accuracy of GPS surveying?

I briefely looked through the pdf, and probally missed it?

I live in the Bay Area, and homeowners are concerned over a few inches.

(There's a huge need for cheap surveys. Until GPS gets it to under a inch, traditional surveys will off pipes, and landmarks, is here to stay? Or, am I wrong?)

Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by stonogo on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:28AM (#27192077)
Civil and mining engineers have been making use of centimeter-accurate GNSS configurations for years now. The equipment necessary costs a few thousand dollars, more if you need even more precision. Most major civil and mining engineering projects use self-guided earth-moving equipment, not feasible without this technology.

The problem for homeowners is that surveys aren't enough. The vast majority of land titles are not registered in precise coordinates; they're registered in terms of landmarks, benchmarks, and so forth. This is changing at a glacial pace, but for now, the tech isn't the problem.

Re:Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps? by ac29 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:32AM (#27192097)
RTK has an accuracy of around 1cm. Its widely used by surveyors (and other things like agriculture, construction machine control, etc).