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Seems to be standard in Maryland (at least the counties I work in) to never label as ??proposed?, whether on record plats or sketch and description...
I have a full legend in my templates and customize accordingly. Enough ALTA clients have asked ??well where??s this gas meter listed in the legend?...
Welcome! I recommend digging deep and searching for a topic that might interest you. There??s long threads of great, informative, in-depth discussion...
There??s a surveyor here in Baltimore who does beautifully hand drafted work, you can see examples at edwinlsmith.com.?ÿ
@ontarget1 never heard of it, I’ll check it out. Thanks for the tip
@plumb-bill I definitely agree with that. But this is going to be a “in my spare time” experiment. I doubt it is going to replace my day j...
@stlsurveyor Yeah I’m working on my own bug out kit. My old boss is selling me one of their old Topcon conventional total stations for dirt chea...
We often got the request to set lath for approximate property corners on new home sites for the purpose of laying down sod or grading.
I did things backwards from most people- I went through my local community college survey program before ever working a day in the field in my life. ...
Familiarize yourself with your state??s minimum standards laws, as well as ALTA standards (if your company does them). This is what your boss is foll...
@just-a-surveyor Lots of “professionals” have to start out as interns, which is a whole lot worse than minimum wage. I could understand ...
@mark-mayer He would also date the rebar by the deformations. I actually picked up the good habit of more detailed monument descriptions from a post ...
@monte Yeah there is a surveyor on this staff as well. I guess he has his marching orders same as me
@holy-cow Yes I do realize it is a microscopic difference, and that another surveyor would without a doubt measure different bearings as well.But I s...
Congrats! As another poster on here recommended to me, get yourself a nice quality frame. Got mine framed up a few days ago, still stare at it and smi...
You??ve got a good list. I passed the FS this past March. I later passed the PS and both MD state specific exams, and the FS was by far the hardest. ...