Wiser surveyors have spoken of occasional drift in the RTN solutions that has led to ugly consequences; thus, once burned, they now always set control...

Still, I’d set semi-permanent control because that’s best practices, and you’re going to need something to check into anyways. Check in or regret it. ...

I know this thread went sideways, but I just had this today...and the answer for me is typically Angie's list or some equivalent has indicated that th...

Oh, and BTW, when you drive a rebar, or even a hub, you are doing something that requires 811.

Relevant info from Table A follows. It is instructive for all surveys. The key is that we are providing evidence. In the context of ALTA/NSPS surveys,...

All I know is that now that I have my PLS, I think there should be a doctorate required. (Yes, this is sarcasm. Yes, if it bites you a bit, it was mea...

Sometimes you can do one line. If it is a modern plat with all the monuments...sure. But, often, I need to go to all the corners to recover what the ...

I think land in the UP can be pretty cheap, depending...and accessibility and terrain doesn't always look easy. I think you could easily pay as much f...

It might be helpful if you supplied the parcel number or some sort of link. The short answer is simply to hire your surveyor to survey the land, make ...

In my area, at least, (Western Washington) there are two forms of merger. One eliminates a subdivision, the other does not, it merges tax parcels for ...

"So where was the monument in 1979, and where was it in 1881?" It hasn't moved at all. It is still at THE CORNER. Simple as.

What's a plumb bob?

I don't see why you couldn't correct your shots by lowering them 0.1' I would prefer to edit the raw data file (dont worry it will make a note in it)...

IMHO The best solution is to not have optical plummets in the tribrach, but to use mirror carriers with bubbles and optical plummets built into them. ...

No, it isn't acceptable. We should call back our fellow surveyors.