I've had this issue maybe 3 times ever. The best thing you can do is to observe your control more than once and average it. If you have time you sho...

I can't speak to all situations, but pretty much every time I have seen a gap it was unintentional. The geometry was bad so the intended deed lines d...

I would say they're less important than they were years ago, but there is still a lot of stuff that can be very helpful to write/draw in the fieldbook...

Kayak. Done similar stuff......be careful if you use 25' rod with prism attachment not to pull it apart and lose the bottom section. We used an old...

I really hate flood certificates. I do them sometimes (usually at the Jersey Shore), but it seems like 75% of the crap they ask us to fill out has no...

Too late for that now. Some of these pins have already been accepted, probably for many years. You'll do more harm than good by taking them all out in...

Duane makes a good point. The only issue is that much of the damage has already been done. There are two basic principles at play here: 1. Priority ...

50-60 feet!?!?! Sounds like you've got a real mess in this area you're describing. Not sure who would ever pay for it, but it sounds like it all nee...

AlanG, post: 344489, member: 7306 wrote: It's not a new problem:paden cash = Mr. FezziwigDan Patterson = Ebenezer Scrooge I'm not advocating firing/r...

Ultimately it is a business. We all love the profession, but if you don't make money at it then there's no point. You can cut your margins a little an...

I've had stuff like that happen. I found the old hundred year old monuments buried down about a foot or more and a newer cap about 1.5' away. The lo...

Someone should've described it accurately on a survey plat or description. Then you'd know for sure...

It was already painted? How hard did you look around it? Did you probe for a non-ferrous monument with the shovel or just scan with the metal detect...

I've used just about everything and I'd go Carlson field software for sure.....I like their field hardware too. I am using a Surveyor+ running SurvCE...

So what can you get done for $200?

I get the argument that the dollar amount should not matter, but there has to be a minimum to some extent. I mean how can someone conduct fieldwork a...

No way. I recently did a foundation location that they called for and after the fact they added another wall on the back that was going to be a porch...

If it's leaning a lot like that I might take two shots to measure the top and bottom (where it enters the ground). Photos help if you're not the one ...

Center by center (intersection of the two axes) is what I have always shot when I've founnd those.