@xuv224 in a Trimble controller choose ƒ??no projection no datumƒ? when starting the job.

@kscott I see no problem in a literal reading of Rule 2. Here it is: RULE TWOIt is the land surveyor's duty to correctly locate and mark property li...

@xuv224 an east-west line is curved. Mighty Moe had the best solution. get the lat/long of the intersection point (I assume the building shown is pr...

I read rule 2 as regarding title conveyed, not boundary. It is correct.

I think if you put the lat/long of one of your points into the NCAT tool on the NGS website itƒ??ll give you the convergence angle for your point. If ...

@mightymoe yes, right on the Ocean.

Cayucos, California is a magic spot on the California central coast where the CF is so close to 1 that grid is the same as ground for all practical pu...

I ask for the XML, edit it (easy), then drop into TBC

@jon-collins they arenƒ??t going to make me use International Feet, Iƒ??m on a mission from God.

@norman-oklahoma I agree. my workaround is type ƒ??trmrƒ? in the box then the first choice is R10.

10x10 is a shed, not a barn. The rope is tied to the cows neck so when she points her backside at the shed corner tie point she can reach a bit more ...

Answer C is poorly written but it is not incorrect. The question refers to the rules of construction of deed descriptions. They are not rules of prop...

Take a pocket tape and measure your 2 meter pole and make sure itƒ??s really 2.00 meters?

The other thing is survey bearings are not necessarily related directly to astronomic north. Typical practice is to use the record bearing of a line a...

Aw SoCal surveying problems amuse me. Would that things up here fit that well. Iƒ??ve encountered the systematic shift between lot corners and center...

Moonlighting is old school jargon. The new term is ƒ??side hustle,ƒ? a job which pays a pittance in exchange for using up your stuff, vehicle, and m...

Murphy is correct. Real Property has to be defended. It evolved for the benefit of the community, not the individual. The idea was that if the King gr...

Foresters are registered by the California Board of Forestry here. One of them told me he has a license to kill (trees).