Brian Allen, post: 453394, member: 1333 wrote: I'll believe the so called "surveyor shortage" hysteria when surveyors performing the everyday GLO retr...
I agree with the last two gentlemen. Record a Plat of the agreed line and swap deeds from both sides. If a corrective deed or just one side gives a de...
I feel sorry for the surveyor that used any monuments to bench for an elevation. If FEMA sees this, everything is in a flood zone.
In South Carolina, the 4 year degree requirement started in 2009. From 2005 to 2009 there were about 10 to 20 new licenses per year. Now in 2015, we a...
I'm not going to criticize anyone's work, but I can tell you what I do. Since all building were built on a building pad, that let's me know a mound wa...
I can tell you I watch out for cotton mouths until the first yellow jacket sting. Then I turn into a human bulldozer trying to get away. We run into h...
Wow. That's the surveyor equivalent to a heavy equipment operator sinking a bulldozer.
If I can't place gps and a total station on the same points and get the same results, I start making phone calls to other vendors. My Dad told me a fo...
Welcome to the discussions.
ppm, post: 323951, member: 6808 wrote: So are the dimensions on the Subdivisions ground or grid? The plat has annotations of grid coordinates. The di...
Question. Wouldn't it be a violation to survey in whatever state and not follow that state's regulations first? If you have both covered, then you can...
It seems to be a trend with planning departments along with requiring subdivision plats to be in state plane. Then you realize that the one corner is ...
Most of the older dual license holders that received a license because they were already a licensed engineer usually look down their nose at us. They ...
I use simplex with a 20 degree oblique angle. I try to make it look like my dad's maps that were hand drawn with a Leroy template.
I started my business in the recession. I played with different forms of advertising. What worked for me is to be part of the community. Make your fac...
If you are on a Network, the system is already on grid which is a scale of 1 on the network. If you want to pull the trustee total station out, you w...
Store front. I try to leave my clients at the office. If not, they call all times of the night and come to my house. My dad always told me to put sur...
We also have had the same problems in Horry County SC. What I have found to be helpful is that we as surveyors stay ahead of the game. I know we have ...
As long as you don't get "as far as a sober man can throw an empty whiskey bottle".
