I understand the math and the theory behind a Least Squares Adjustment. But I do not know how to actually collect the field data in such a way that I can run it through a Least Squares calculation and get the adjusted values.
Full disclosure: I work for a small outfit and our one LS is 100% business operations, got his license straight out of college decades ago, and couldn't actually survey his way out of a paper bag.
A few of our field guys are decent, some are just button pushers, but no one in my office can tell me how to actually collect the data in such a way that I can then run a Least Squares Adjustment. They just hold the values we collect.
How do they know the data is up to required Relative Positional Precision? Uh, they don't.
For reference, I'm running Trimble S9 total station, R12i for RTK base and rover, with a TSC7 collector. I've run Least Square Adjustments with sample data in TBC for a class.
Also, I know the answer is coming: Find a new office. Yes, I know, I'm working on it. In the meantime, if anyone has the time to write out a workflow, start to finish. I just want to be good at this profession.