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To assist you in navigating our site, we have provided the following map.

Site Map

To see the entire site in one page, click on the above link – you can see all the Tripods we offer, see all the wood stake selections even get the link to our Specials

http://www.stakemill.com/index.php?main_page=site_map

Rhino Markers full line added to Stakemill’s Survey Marker Line

High Visibility Survey Identification 

We have recently added Rhino Fiberglass Composite Posts, Rhino Triview Markers, Rhino Installation Tools, Soil Markers, das Curb Markers and A-TAG Pavement Markers to our already extensive lineup of survey markers.  Call your sales associate or log on to our web site for more information.

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Stakemill adds Topcon Total Stations, Data Collectors and Levels

Stakemill has just received our first shipment of Topcon Automatic Builders Levels, we are adding these to our line up of levels from Sokkia, David While, CST berger, Laser Line and SECO.  Our sales team members are familiar with Topcon and Sokkia so training on these total stations and levels will be a snap.  We are also bringing in Topcon data collection and will soon add Carlson data collection to our line from Precision Survey Solutions and TDS units.

Sales manager Sean Scully is seen here during a training session with Stakemill’s first batch of Topcon levels.  We will bring added value of training and service to our on-line sales division which will be adding two new members for 2008.  It is exciting having so many brands to offer our clients along with the means to train both on-line and at customers facility while offering parts and repair of the products we sell.

MSDS Sheets

Seymour Paint

Downloadable Forms

Survey Control Washers

Stamping Form for PRM Discs

Rebar/Pipe Cap Order Form

Bag Order Form

Battery Recell & Pricing Form

Equipment Repair Form

Downloadable Map to Largo

Equipment Lease Credit Application - Trinity Finance Corporation

Wood Survey Stakes

Not all wood stakes are created equal – you have different species of wood, from light weight soft woods to heavy, dense grain hard woods.  You also have different finishes from band saw course cuts to fine carbide tip blade cuts and even surfacing of the wood to yield an ultra smooth writable finish.  We utilize different finishes for different stakes along with hard woods compared to standard Southern Yellow Pine in different applications.

Stakemill has been located in Pinellas County Florida since 1978 and has been utilizing the same high quality production methods to produce wood survey lath and stakes.  Other stake companies have come and gone and we have either acquired their equipment or seen it once again set up and shut down.  In the last 30 years not one stake company has lasted in the same city or the same ownership, why you ask – simple economics.  If the business changes hands in ownership, all you are doing is incurring debt and in-experience.  If you produce a low quality product, you will not keep your customer base.  Sell for too little money and the doors simply cannot stay open.  Stakemill still has numerous customers from around the state that have been buying from us on a regular basis for over 25 years.

Latitude Longitude Conversion Equation

First of all a primmer on this stuff- to visualize this: a property line is described in a quadrant bearing and a distance, such as N 10d E, 300.1′ Imagine you are facing North (the first letter), now turn 10 degrees to the East (last letter), start walking for 300.1 feet. (Did you know that a degree is broken down into Minuets and seconds 1 degree = 0 degrees 59 minuets 60 seconds)

Imagine the compass rose with North Up as zero degrees (or if you need to subtract a number form North it is also 360 degrees) and going clockwise to East the numbers increase to 90d, to south as 180d, etc. In other words going from N to E is a POSITIVE direction. If you are going from South to East you are going counter clockwise or a NEGATIVE direction (180d to 90d). To calculate the bearing of N 10 E, Add 10 degs to north (0 deg) since N to E is positive, you get 10 deg True North. If the description is S 10d E, you are going in a negative direction, counter-clockwise (face South turn 10
degrees to the East, or 180d to 90d, to get True North bearing you SUBTRACT 10d form South (180 – 10) for a true north bearing of 170d. If the line is N 10d W you are going CCW, you subtract 10 from north expressed as 360d or a True North bearing of 350d. By convention, N or S are always first and E or W are always last

Here is table of actions for you:

N XX XX XX E – Add xx xx xx to 0
S XX XX XX E – Subtract xx xx xx from 180
N XX XX XX W – Subtract xx xx xx from 360
S XX XX XX W – add xx xx xx to 180

Latitude Longitude Conversion Equation Examples

There are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute. There are 3,600 seconds in a degree. To convert Degrees and Decimal Minutes to Decimal Degrees, divide the Minutes by 60 and add this number to the degrees.

Conversion from Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds to Decimal Degrees 46 degrees, 10 minutes, 28 seconds Decimal Degrees = Degrees + (Minutes/60) + (Seconds/3600) Decimal Degrees = 46 + (10/60) + (28/3600) Decimal Degrees = 46 + (0.1666667) + (0.0077778) Decimal Degrees = 46.17444

Conversion from Decimal Degrees to Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds Decimal Degree = D.ddd 46.17444 Degrees (D) = D.ddd – .ddd 46.17444 – 0.17444 = 46 Decimal Minutes (M.mmm) = .ddd * 60 0.17444 * 60 = 10.4664 Minutes (M) = M.mmm – .mmm 10.4664 – 0.4664 = 10 Seconds (S) = .mmm * 60 0.4664 * 60 = 27.984 D/M/S = D and M and S 46 Degrees, 10 Minutes, 27.984 Seconds

Stakemill adds Select Magellan GPS Products

Stakemill adds select Magellan GPS units.  Magellan offers the lightest unit on the market and possibly the most competitively priced unit as well.  We now offer the surveyor everything from GPS RTK Dual Freq to a simple hand held GIS.  Email don@stakemill.com for complete details.

ProMark3

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Continuing the Magellan (formerly Thales) GPS Advantage
ProMark™3 continues the Magellan GPS tradition as the next generation of easy-to-use, turnkey survey systems. All the required hardware and software needed to perform fast centimeter accurate static, stop & go, and kinematic surveys, as well as GIS/mapping, is ready to go, right out of the box.

ProMark3 easily beats optical instruments in terms of portability and range. It is highly shock and water resistant, designed to perform even in the toughest environments. Easy-to-learn, easy-to-use and cost-effective, ProMark3 is the must-have GPS system for post-processed survey.

More Accurate and 33% Faster
ProMark3 delivers centimeter, post-processed positioning for accurate surveys as well as sub-meter accuracy in real-time for GIS/mapping and navigation.

Magellan Prism™ technology reduces survey data collection time by as much as 33% for a marked increase in productivity. Prism technology gets surveyors onto the next job faster than ever and also allows GPS survey under poor satellite tracking conditions. This saves time both marking points and acquiring satellites enabling you to perform more efficient surveys and get jobs done quickly.^*

Enjoy the Renown ProMark Ease-of-use
ProMark3 offers a user-friendly interface that capitalizes on the acclaimed ease-of-use of ProMark2 and MobileMapper™ to bring simplicity to every survey operation. The simple interface, intuitive software, large color touch screen and full alphanumeric keypad make deployment a snap.

Survey data processing is also made easy with GNSS Solutions™ office software. GNSS Solutions is a comprehensive package that provides all the tools required to successfully process GPS, GLONASS and SBAS survey data. GNSS Solutions includes advanced blunder detection and quality analysis tools to ensure accurate and reliable output. The simple Wizard guides you through planning, processing, quality control, reporting, data exporting and more.

Reliability and Flexibility Surveyors Need
Rugged and lightweight, ProMark3 offers maximum portability to virtually any job site. It enables larger surveys to be performed by a one-man crew with minimal moves and less operational downtime. Embedded monitoring, diagnostics and quality-control tools help make certain the job is done correctly while still in the field, further ensuring that no time is wasted.

ProMark3’s water resistant design and long-life rechargeable battery makes operation safe and easy . USB, Bluetooth® wireless technology and SD-card compatibility offer easy communication and unlimited expandability.
Available in 9 languages, the user interface can easily be localized for your region.

Expand your Service Offer with GIS
ProMark3 offers the value of a complete professional GIS/Mapping system at no additional cost. Powerful yet easy-to-use mapping features include point, line and area mapping, real-time area calculation, offset measurement and data nesting.

MobileMapper Office software links the ProMark3 receiver to the GIS database. Simply upload shape files and other GIS data to be updated in the field. Editing data and exporting .SHP, .MIF, .DXF and .CSV files is easy. Upload basemaps and vector background maps to the free memory or to an SD card. MobileMapper Office includes raster image support so you can use geo-referenced images or create your own background images to provide custom reference points.

^*Performance values assume minimum of 5 satellites, following the procedures recommended in the product manual. High-multipath areas, high PDOP values and periods of severe atmospheric conditions may degrade performance.

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Stakemill adds Precision Survey Solutions Data Calculators

We have added the Precision Survey Solutions DC50 Field Assistant to our line up of quality data collectors from PSS – see info here http://stakemill.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=312_114&products_id=1722

Stakemill adds Precision Survey Solutions Data Collectors

Are you an HP48 user?  We reccomend you check out our web site and see the line up from Precision Survey Solutions and thier HP50’s on steriods. Simply visit http://stakemill.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=312_114&products_id=1618 for complete details.