I would call that "Independent" surveying, not Stealth or Deceitful. A good solution to a tough problem.

Sorry Broken, my response was to Skeeter's comment questioning the tenth of a foot Base Flood Elevation. I assumed you were using the Flood Study.Wha...

You should be determining the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) from the Flood Study, not the maps.

I agree with Wayne, I've also had my 5600 for years and it is very rare that I use manual mode. For topo in the woods with an active target, it is q...

In New Jersey the setback line on the recorded plat is a deed restriction, while the zoning setback line is part of the municipal zoning ordinance.Two...

I also had all three of them as Professors. They were from the old school, I don't think I ever saw them without a tie on, even in the field. I can st...

Are they submitting the project to the State for review/approval?It sounds very much like a NJDEP requirement.

I have a 5600 and love it and like BigE I'm only 132lbs but I don't have any trouble lugging the equipment around, even in the woods by myself. I hav...

An 1800's cannon barrel set vertical in a rock pile. It marked one of the corner of the USMA at West Point and the Black Rock Forest. I was sworn to...

Also had a PTS-II. It was a very good instrument for its day, I knew quite a few surveyors using Pentax in the late 80's and 90's. I don't know anyone...

I purchased a serial card and installed it in the computer, easy to do and works great. I never could get a USB to serial adapter to work under Window...

I would argue that the two members who recused themselves should not count in the total. Otherwise by recusing themselves their vote automatically bec...

I believe that's the Sterling Hill Mine in Odgensburg, New Jersey.It's a fun tour.

If You Stake the Deed, And Monuments Are Within Tolerance>I recall from New jersey specs for farmland and open space surveys, that a monument withi...

> So I have to create a cut fill map for a construction company...I spend a bunch of time making a nice color relief cut/fill map through Carlson. ...

> I have to ask... why are you 1) describing a wetland, and 2) monumenting a wetland? Wetlands are dynamic boundaries. They change location from y...

Your survey must show what is required to meet the regulations of your state and the items agreed upon by your contract with your client.Your contract...

In New Jersey for lots to be considered merged due to the Doctrine of Merger, they have to meet all the requirements: They have never been built upon...