The numbers probably refer to common mapping scales in miles per inch or whatever. From the UK, the scales may relate to the Ordinance Survey maps.&nb...

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Doing all those calculations in fractions of an inch would drive me bonkers.

I bought some really cheap screwdrivers with orange handles to use as tape deadman and temporary markers.?ÿ While measuring to find a bench mark that ...

So the?ÿ question is will he be thankful for all the help you gave to keep him out of trouble, and use/recommend you when an actual survey is required...

Charging for the service or setting monuments would be over the line.?ÿ But finding what the owner might have been able to find themselves if they kne...

He was obviously close to the tracks, and visibility was poor. But I don't see the justification for the attitude that being 49 ft from the track in ...

49 CFR ?? 220.5 - Definitions Fouling a track means the placement of an individual in such proximity to a track that the individual could be struck by...

I don't recall where you are, and that may make a difference. The theory in much of the US is that unless the land for the road was purchased by the ...

Staples and small nails are probably more of a hazard than a big spike, because they can cause cuts in people, their clothes, harnesses, and worst of ...

Hydrants were argued on this thread. Some reported success. A few reported problems. Nearly all would agree that another check is needed.

"Orange for communication" comes from the utility locator color code, but other people sometimes use orange paint or flagging to mark whatever they ar...

Hydrants have been discussed here a few times, and aren't great. They move too much.?ÿ Ok as a turning point but dont bet on months later. There was ...

A tree grows by adding rings. A branch X meters above ground stays at X meters. Likewise a spike. Putting a nail in a tree that might someday be harv...