Dave Lindell, post: 376195, member: 55 wrote: I'll bet there are a lot of found points only 0.49 feet out of position (no matter where they are).
0.5 ft with respect to what other point(s)?
Hey, this end is out 0.49 north and the other end is 0.49 south.
Bill93, post: 376212, member: 87 wrote: 0.5 ft with respect to what other point(s)?
Hey, this end is out 0.49 north and the other end is 0.49 south.
Bill, any surveyor worth his or her salt must know when to hold 'em, know when to float 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.
Relatively speaking that is.
Bill93, post: 376212, member: 87 wrote: 0.5 ft with respect to what other point(s)?
Hey, this end is out 0.49 north and the other end is 0.49 south.
If that is the criteria weather one is using to going to deposit a map into the public record then I submit that the person that takes this approach has more issues than they wish to confront. On and off the the land survey field.
I am working on a survey right now where I find offset points for lot corners clearly labeled with the PLS numbers representing several firms and individuals none of which have filed maps. Some appear to hold distances to the lot line according to monuments not shown on the underlying plat and some appear to be based on a proportional measure of something other than block corners. Is it a pin cushion if these points are 1.00 feet apart? I am not setting lot corners but will be documenting a deck that is over the lot line by several feet that the adjacent owners know about and are willing to rectify. My work shouldn't necessitate recording a map but because of the (lack of) work of others I am compelled to do so. My clients (lawyers) understand this, have learned a valuable lesson from it and will continue to use my services.
To answer Peters question, you do what you gotta do to better the profession and help your fellow surveyors understand what you were thinking at that point in time. If that means that your bottom line suffers, so be it. I cannot worry about falling into the bottom line trap and allowing my work to suffer.
Further up: Seb, I believe that you are correct that the current Board only has one Land Surveyor. However, there are several on staff and the Board can call on any of us to weigh in if they feel it is necessary.
Someone asked how rules get made here in Washington: It starts with what is titled the Survey Advisory Board which is comprised of members of our Board of Registration, DNR, Education, professional organizations and others representing all of the areas that we work. They have quarterly meetings around the state and perform a tremendous service to our profession. Meetings are open and the time and locations are well known in advance. They are just the tip of the legislative iceberg. Or is it the bottom?
