If the as-built location controls, is there any limit to how much the location can deviate from the recorded description? Not really, no. I mean if ...

"Unless you're talking about a very high-end property, most people buying a house aren’t trying to fork out an additional $2,000." Yeah, because spe...

Need to do more work than just compare a couple documents. Are there monuments out there? Are people occupying to the stream? Do the people think t...

@jitterboogie Ha! I thought I could indirectly shame them into giving you a raise for new shoes but if you're paid well then I guess it's on you. ...

When I initially tried to do a station setup with two known points I got an error saying my deviation was too great. Unfortunately I did not look into...

@not-my-real-name No kidding. The bossman should do something about Jitterboogie looking like a hobo rolling around with his truck.

I don't want people to feel like they are nickel and dimed for an extra service they believed to be included. Well that's a scoping issue and not a p...

Measuring with a steel tape can be very accurate even over very long distances. All that effort to measure straight segments on an... ellipsoid.

I was looking through it the other day and there was a line in there saying the homeowner can self certify. I thought oh neat let's see what they nee...

Not sure what they meant about an 'on-line' survey unless it was for his favorite brand of toothpaste. I think it means he checked the local gis.

If mid six figures as a PLS isn't common (+50% in urban areas), then this profession will struggle to fill the ranks. Unfortunately, I still see pos...

He should have made the city prove where the row is.

Ok I am getting better at estimating how long field work should take and how long it will take me to get the data qa/qced and adjusted and ready for b...

Finally finished off an 8-month old 6-pack of sam adam's winter lager this weekend. Normally I don't mind their beers but their winter stuff is no bu...

I did a description a couple weeks ago for an easement that roughly followed the ordinary high water of a river with a tie to a section line. I worde...

@olemanriver I used to change the rod height but that's a recipe for rod busts, and if you field book your rod changes that just eats up unnecessary ...

Kinda sorta not really related question but this thread is close enough... If I do a vertical offset in Access (I assume it works the same for GPS an...

Balance the turns and stay at 300' or less and you should be alright.

My understanding for Idaho is 1978, Idaho Code 55-1904.