I think @jim-frame knows about the Yolo baseline.

@bill93 itƒ??s in Missouriƒ??apparently Missouri had a statute contrary to the general ruleƒ??

@fairbanksls he found a case where the south line of 18 was 2.37 chains longer than record. One Land Surveyor apportioned the length, the second Land ...

But wait, thereƒ??s more, here the Junior gets the extra 18ƒ? but he adds a comment at the bottom saying proportioning likely in most cases:

He cites the case to say the gap is apportioned between the two deeds. I think the better rule is the senior deed takes full measure and the Junior de...

It is down for a while. Back in January if I remember correctly.

@jed a friend was standing on the ground over a steam line at a University, the pipe failed and burned his foot, he didnƒ??t fall in, it was a big pip...

5 off and 10 off both ways at 4 corners, 16 stakes. Thatƒ??s what our carpenters want but thatƒ??s in-house. One pin at finish floor elevation anywher...

@john-nolton John this is a water cooler conversation, you are turning it into a technical symposium?ÿ

@bill93 imagine showing the actual survey, I mean the real survey, the post processed vectors, RTK vectors, traverse ties. That would be interesting. ...

The vector based presentation originated from when surveys were actually run that way, corner to corner. Since we donƒ??t actually survey like that co...

In California, my experience is DMS and nearest hundredth has been the prevailing convention since at least the 1950s. The precision of measurements ...

I've worked for both private and government organizations and I've heard from people in both how bad the other is.

@loyal ?ÿ

BUT WAIT! There's more! I found a 1956 Memo in the files that explains what Walker actually did.?ÿ It changes some of my previous understanding of wh...

We acquired a the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of a Section with a fence on the south about 15 feet north of the east-west centerline of section.?ÿ If I could g...

@holy-cow how are innocent lay people stupid? Your comment is stupid.