Comments on: Defining: Baseline http://www.longacre-scm.com/blog/index.php/2006/02/defining-baseline Opinions on CM, software development, and process automation from Longacre. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Austin Hastings http://www.longacre-scm.com/blog/index.php/2006/02/defining-baseline/comment-page-1#comment-5 Austin Hastings Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:21:05 +0000 http://www.longacre-inc.com/blog/index.php/2006/02/defining-baseline#comment-5 <p>Robert is right about surveys in the UK. But they were "triangulations" and apparently nobody used the term "baseline." I think that was because baselines were only needed when allocating property that the government was going to hold and sell off. The UK, of course, qualifies as one of those ancient civilizations where every deed was describe using the "10 paces past the frog pond to the tree stump" mechanism.</p> Robert is right about surveys in the UK. But they were “triangulations” and apparently nobody used the term “baseline.” I think that was because baselines were only needed when allocating property that the government was going to hold and sell off. The UK, of course, qualifies as one of those ancient civilizations where every deed was describe using the “10 paces past the frog pond to the tree stump” mechanism.

]]> By: Robert Cowham http://www.longacre-scm.com/blog/index.php/2006/02/defining-baseline/comment-page-1#comment-3 Robert Cowham Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:15:41 +0000 http://www.longacre-inc.com/blog/index.php/2006/02/defining-baseline#comment-3 <p>In the UK there are lots of triangulation points around - little concrete blocks on the tops of hills and elsewhere.</p> <p>For more details see:</p> <p>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2004/10/30/ettrigpillars.xml&sSheet=/travel/2004/10/30/ixtrvhome.html</p> <p>Watching one program in the series he presented, I seem to recall that 30+ sightings were required to avoid error at any one site.</p> In the UK there are lots of triangulation points around – little concrete blocks on the tops of hills and elsewhere.

For more details see:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2004/10/30/ettrigpillars.xml&sSheet=/travel/2004/10/30/ixtrvhome.html

Watching one program in the series he presented, I seem to recall that 30+ sightings were required to avoid error at any one site.

]]> By: Tempus Fugate http://www.longacre-scm.com/blog/index.php/2006/02/defining-baseline/comment-page-1#comment-2 Tempus Fugate Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:04:45 +0000 http://www.longacre-inc.com/blog/index.php/2006/02/defining-baseline#comment-2 <p>Excellent post. It's about time some started at the beginning with this subject...</p> Excellent post. It’s about time some started at the beginning with this subject…

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