I go to the link, but no video.
It goes to a group, I joined (waiting for approval). The video might require group membership?
There's no video, Dave. There is a discussion. This one starts off with a poll as to what elements shoul have which priority for the National Cadastre Administratior to use to resolve boundary disputes.
I tried to access it also, but same as Dave, I couldn't get to the group discussion. I would be interested in at least lurking, and being an existing member of LinkedIn shouldn't it just be a click or two.
Won't matter though, ain't happening in our lifetime.
Maybe they'll send me the secret hand shake in a flurry of even more junk emails.
The National Cadastre has been pushed by the BLM and other governmental agencies for years. Recently GIS folks have picked up the bandwagon, believing that they can rubberband the world together in one fell swoop. There are many problems with this endeavor and there are also many advantages. To just name a few problems, all 50 states have to sign on, every survey has to be filed, all surveys will need to be on a time-based reference frame(because this will take many years to even get started) Every previous survey is immeditely obsolete. It will require a Torrens title system, which means reworking the entirety of the laws regarding home ownership. The advantages are that once registered, the boundaries are more stable, title will be guaranteed by the government (that is good or bad, depending on your thoughts), surveyors will have plenty of work and surveys will become required. Prices will likely increase due to government regulations (again a mixed bag). Just a few thoughts.
The Tenth Amendment is just one of the major things which will prevent this from ever happening. Each of the 50 state Bar Associations also stand in the way.
"The Tenth Amendment is just one of the major things which will prevent this from ever happening. Each of the 50 state Bar Associations also stand in the way."
Of course this would necessitate some proper title assignment. The Tenth Amendment is as good an argument as any.
