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An IMDB search gave me six matches:
along with Just like Heaven and Breaking and Entering there was
 
Wrong Side of Town (2010) Rob Van Dam
Sunshine State(2002) Timothy Hutton
The Substance of Fire (1996) once again timothy hutton?
The Wedding Dress(2001 TV movie) that starred Neil Patrick Harris.
 

In ’17 again’ Leslie Mann starts a garden design business!

Mark Ruffalo (again!) in The Kids are Alright (2010)

The dot just shows up very vividly even when I can’t see it at all without them. I used to constantly start by shining it at the ground near me and then trying to follow it to the target. You won’t have trouble finding the dot with the glasses. It really surprised me how good it works.
 

Exactly what I do, although I more often shoot from the trees (or other point) to the corners of the buildings – partly to make sure I get at least two clear shots for each point located and partly to get up close and personal with as much of the site as possible.
 
Here is what I use n…[Read more]

I wonder if the Leica will transfer via bluetooth over into the AutoCAD iPhone/iPad and Android Apps. Talk about convenient!!

Perhaps I read more into some responses than what was actually intended. Sorry about that.
 
Craig, the little hand held lasers are getting much better and if you can get a pair of those red colored laser glasses (a pair came with my laser beacon level) they make all the difference in the world. I used to use a FatMax laser that I got for about…[Read more]

“First, I am stunned that so many spend so little time on the site”.
One of my pet peeves,  This is a major reason I am in D/B.  
Getting paid to implement the project allows me to be paid to spend the time to get to know the site intimately– over large periods of time and in all kinds of weather conditions–which I was never able to achieve thr…[Read more]

This has been a very interesting thread to me even though I got zero feedback on the original information that I sought.
 
First, I am stunned that so many spend so little time on the site. I can understand that on new construction, but not on revitalization work. I’m not being judgemental on that, just very, very, surprised by it. One of the…[Read more]

I take copious amounts of photos on site. I do that profesionaly as well for large events on public grounds. Not pretty shots…functional shots. Always with some kind of reference point or measurement. That way, I have a record of what is there and I can interpolate data if need to or fill in the blanks from the photo. You can use bricks to…[Read more]

It is only wasted time if you are not charging for it. If I did not budget it in and relied on what I got from a survey crew on a residential, I’d see it as wasted time. I know that I’m going to be filling in some details no matter what on an existing residential. If it is a complex site and there is little detail with what I’m starting with, it…[Read more]

The only project where I’ve spent more than a couple of hours “surveying” is a condo re-do, but it is absolutely necessary to measure such a project personally on-site in order to develop the familiarity of the site. Retro-fit landscapes are tough.
 
Typically, I spend an hour or two on a re-do residential. I have a good system and a good laser…[Read more]

I’m definitely not surveying lot lines! I’m doing the same thing that you described above. This is mostly for adding to or altering existing landscapes. Usually, that is a response to the house changing hands, an addition, or some alteration and the survey was done beforehand and with minimal detail for the initial project – usually just a CPP…[Read more]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Looks like a neat adventure!
 

I’m not knocking you. You are the only person posting examples and that is great for discussion. Everyone should know by now that we can’t just do what is best in these circumstances. I’ve done a lot of parking lot trees and I sure don’t want to post a picture of any of them because they suck for the same reason – we are forced to do something…[Read more]

Thanks, Henry. I hope to get more info from the manufacturer and hopefully find out where I might be able to see a demo. I’ll keep you posted if it goes anywhere.

Yay…more free work. 😛

C’mon man.  Its Landscape Urbanism!  I set up a dialogue with the rough-hewn granite pavers and the smooth white concrete.  Can’t you sense the tension as the two elements fight for primacy, while the Ash trees, knowing they have the upper hand, lord over it all?  What do I care if its not nice to walk on?!  That’s what the sideWALK is for!

Henry, I’m glad someone else has interest in having the capability of collecting site data directly.
 
The rangefinder that looks like it does x,y,z points runs about $1700, but it looks like it might need a $700 software package that would run on a pocket pc, although I’m not sure of that. If I knew that I could get 3d points out of it and in…[Read more]