Staking Building Corners and Offsets with GPS

What are your thoughts on this? Does anyone stake building corners with GPS? Currently, were I work we only stake building corners with a total station.

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What are your thoughts on this? Does anyone stake building corners with GPS? Currently, where I work we only stake building corners with a total station. I feel GPS, in most cases is capable of meeting the exactness needed. Obviously if you're near a building or trees where error may be high conventional may be the way to go, but I'm curious to know what others may think.

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