You say it's a small lake, which probably means non-navigable for title purposes. that means no State-ownership of the bed (check with DNR as to navi...

> But this plan has the vertical datum as NGVD 47 which I gather is some sort of tidal datum. There is one other clue on the plan which is a "Tidal...

> I have recently received comments for a new lot meager description that my new description needs to state the same precision for each distance. S...

I've worked in jurisdictions that require some manner of marking one's license # or name and licence #, and I've worked in jurisdictions with no such ...

As with other data specific to a particular point or line, I prefer to place it at or along that point or line if it can be done without unduly crowdi...

> I have never encountered a situation where the surveyor's seal can validate PAROL testimony.> I do know that a surveyor's notes i.e. field boo...

I don't see that it makes a difference either way. Professionalism is in the manner in which you practice and present your work and yourself. Our st...

Among surveyors who regularly provide expert witness services, I most commonly see a fee structure that charges their standard rate for general survey...

No. The concrete monuments are boundary monuments, but not necessarily corner monuments since the description takes you from one concrete monument, t...

As Lone Stranger had explained, the physical width of the roadway, as it was built may be only 18' wide (a common width for a country lane), but that ...

> Is your State based on PLSS or M&B?> Both. Some areas all PLSS. Some devoid of PLSS. Some areas are a mixed bag.> Does your State ha...

Surveyoring???A new term?

Seems to me you guys are meaning the same thing but saying it in ways that can easily be read to a very different end.What I thinkThe way what you wro...

for Duane and others> In CA, a Mr. Hunt recently had his license revoked. Part of the BOR case was that the surveyor had submitted substandard wor...

CA statutory map content lacks the narrative required in OR. Many, many records of surveys get filed that do not explain the "what", "why", or "how",...

Respond with the ALTA/ACSM 2011 Standards along with a letter that correlates each of his items to items that are ieither in the Standard certificatio...