tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620740354275997616.post6558083374407298565..comments2024-01-26T05:59:06.455-05:00Comments on Northing & Easting: A Little Plane Table WorkBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301078056782961841noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620740354275997616.post-55259013758964519062013-12-24T00:31:20.123-05:002013-12-24T00:31:20.123-05:00I went out yesterday, 23 Dec 2013, to check the lo...I went out yesterday, 23 Dec 2013, to check the location i believe where the pictures were taken. the monuments seen in the picture were not there and the trees have changed slightly. In fact, some are not there either. i believe the pictures were taken in the area just west of the JAG building on Fort Belvoir. the street seen in the background is Bixby with DMS headquaters and supply buildings in the background. the parking lot across "Bixby" is the parking lot to the east of Wheeler Hall. there is a ditch with a berm on the far side of the parking lot which i remember having to walk around when going from Wheeler to DMS HQ building. of course, the buildings were not DMS in 1959. that happened 1 July 1972. unless one of the older-timers than me can remember where this surveying was done i will check out when Wheeler Hall & the JAG building were built. when i was out there the scene in the background seemed to fit when i was standing at the edge of the JAG parking lot.<br />John C. JensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620740354275997616.post-33782831584704863452013-12-22T10:12:31.220-05:002013-12-22T10:12:31.220-05:00A plane table could be used for many things. While...A plane table could be used for many things. While in the 30th Engineer Battalion at Fort Belvoir in the 1970's, we were given an original map of the Manassas/Bull Run battle drawn by an Engineer captain. The Carto and Repro folks produced a replica we surveyors could take to the field. The Park Service wanted to know the "exact" location of a stand of trees so that they could insure the trees were not removed by some planned earthwork. Standing on that ground and seeing just how close North and South troops were to each other was an eye opener!!<br />Dean Bower (1965 - 1985) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620740354275997616.post-23541757047351405482013-12-21T10:25:10.002-05:002013-12-21T10:25:10.002-05:00Very nice, thank you. It's nice to learn a lit...Very nice, thank you. It's nice to learn a little history of the topo world. <br />Brad OwensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com