Posted by: Brian Allen ?ÿor, even?ÿworse "some bureaucrat told me to",?ÿ Well said, the only part I have an issue with is the bureaucrat part. Maybe y...

They do exist. I have seen one or two. I think they were in New Mexico.?ÿ A survey of these would not be a dependent resurvey. Even the first survey o...

Posted by: Andy Nold Property manager whose land we do a lot of work on in sizes from 1 acre to 640+ just sent over new plat standards that require ac...

If your state can't help you (many won't) the federal Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division will. I would suggest talking to the other RPLS firs...

Do you have a reason to use the city control? Unless you have a very good reason why not use real world coordinates??ÿ

You are right about the exam standards. Most of the state exams I have taken are very bad measures of minimum competency. Just because you can regurgi...

Depending on the distance and accuracy required you will also have to apply a scale factor to the total station distance. For most surveys today, the ...

Resetting a closing corner or moving a corner of minimum control to a senior line is not pin chushining. Although it is a little embarrassing if it is...

How far off the line is it going to be? Are you recovering original or perpetuated evidence that you missed the first time. Or are you recovering monu...

Corners for sections on both sides of a standard parallel were often not set during the original survey. Are you sure you are not dealing with a corne...

Posted by: ARS Mine Surveyor At least pins are being set. We do not have mandatory recording in NY unless it is a subdivision and setting pin varies b...

Posted by: Williwaw I can certainly relate to your frustration, but it's nothing new. Many of the older plats I have to work with contain zero ties to...

I can't even take the best modern surveyor at face value. I don't think even the best are immune from occasional bad decisions, or overlooked evidence...

Posted by: R.J. Schneider "Again, that's not an original monument. When a monument is set on a senior line it can't be an original monument for that l...

Posted by: R.J. Schneider I think you'd have to prove that the 1/2"IR provided sufficient constructive notice to the buyer. The idea that one iron can...

They do things different in Texas.

Posted by: Tommy Young I just went to court over a similar situation, but much worse. My client had owned 7 acres for over 40 years.?ÿ 30 years ago hi...

Posted by: Tommy Young Posted by: Jim in AZ IMHO, the title of this post is an impossibility. No original, undisturbed monument is out of position... ...

Don't limit yourself to the ABET programs. Not many of them work well with part time or distance education. Most (all?) accept something like "other a...