> So what do you call it when you are surveying a piece of property that was at one time previously marked by a surveyor, but you are not re-tracin...
I am old enough to know the difference between an original survey and a resurvey/retracement. Are you? More importantly, I know when to apply the pr...
> My point is that I may be retracing boundaries if there is some indication, officially recorded or otherwise, that it had been previously surveye...
> Besides, you missed the point. I don't think this is what Ted is talking about at all. I don't think he has any idea about the rather esoteric di...
> Tell me where it is that you get your definition of resurvey. What you are stating is not the definition from the BLM (which does not apply to no...
In all cases, inless you are performing an original survey, ie, creating a new parcel that has never had its boundaries placed on the ground previousl...
Why were you hired to survey the property? Did it not fit exactly with the ortho-rectified GIS data from the county?
Good on you Leon!!Enjoy it while you can, because apparently it won't be too long before the homeowner can punch-up the county GIS, and have survey gr...
> I have had several offers from Indian companies willing to perform all the GIS work I can send them for 8-10 U.S. dollars an hour. I think surve...
> I was taught the 1 foot rule on lot corners. Could you please post a cited case, a statute, or some other authoritative source from which the "1 ...
>...I don't understand the need by some, to create pipe farms.I do. Its called ignorance and unprofessionalism. See Ted Madsen post for more laug...
Good Grief!!! Are you for real? Oh, I get it know, Ted forgot to use the sarcasm font!Whew!!! Scared me for a minute.
> But, I have yet to hear anyone comment on the potential for 'conflict of interest' part of this! I agree that it is legal to survey your own prop...
>The big problem is with determining the true location of the quarter-quarter corner west of the north quarter corner. This is in Section 18 so th...
Looks good. A few years ago I broke a rod and made a similar extendable "shorty" out of it. It fits real nice in the saddle scabbard.
Treat it like the gov't would if it was a private business/home structure instead of a public fire station. Tear it down and/or move it to a complyin...
Not sure I fully understand the issues. Is the problem that the courses and distances from the '80s survey do not match the described boundary 5' wes...
> I am looking to see if I can find any case law on the following> > 1 Existing parcel subdivided by a subdivision map.> > 2 Each Lot o...
Solo Operators-Giving Notice?I would give 2-4 weeks notice, but as Dave cautioned, be prepared to end your employment there on the spot.When I was pla...
> They should allow the surveyors to do the surveying and the engineers to do the designing based on the information we provide them.I strongly agr...