"But in the other thread, the guy arguing that surveyors can't deal with gaps says gaps and overlaps are way different. He says that overlaps are eas...

Expanding on what Jud said, the majority of gaps and overlaps do not actually exist on the ground or in title, they are created by surveyors who are l...

Local Magnetic Anomaly?Larry Hyder gave a presentation at the Westfed conference in Coer D'Alene in about 1994 in which he talked about a survey he wa...

I don't think that what Keith described that he did with the protraction of that MT Twp should have caused any problems. In fact, it was probably the...

Bearing trees are far better evidence of the corner positions than are distant topo calls to features that by there nature, do not lend themselves to ...

Before you determine a fix on your own....Before you decide on your own to hold the site bench or to hold the as-staked FFE, ask a few questions of pe...

Heck yeah, use the fence corners. Stamp your LS# or affix your tag, depending on corner post material.

Mapping large areas is simply mapping a whole bunch of small areas and piecing them together. To match the area covered on one plane table sheet to a...

You could add a note something like this: This map is issued as a replacement of the original, dated 04/01/2011. This map is reflective of conditions...

GLO Survey Manuals> > Wonder why the 2009 Manual isn't digital yet? Portions of it are comprised of copyrighted materials by private authors. ...

Landmark Enterprises is long gone. Too bad, it was a great resource of printed materials for the surveyor. Paul Cuomo bought Landmark from Roy Minni...

> I replied with, "well, if an unlicensed person is worth that in X city, it appears I need to move."> It seems that you are standing on the bri...

I'll be coming from the opposite direction. I try to avoid SF when possible. Dane Ince is from there, though.

Keith,There will certainly be questions related to the PLSS, and the answers will be reflective of the Manual. Most often, the questions are reflecti...

> Two owners of a land survey company is issued a C&D.> Neither are licensed > > The order came down as a result of the two owners us...

The coating on the Rite in the Rain books doesn't allow pencil lead to adhere to the page as well as with standard books. It tends to smear if you ge...

I read that it was the original monument that was stubbed in. The PE/LS was unaware of or ignored the locally known history of the original surveys o...

Don't change the description to match the survey measurements, but ensure that it is clear on the drawing that the survey is of the parcel described i...

I didn't fully read all of the responses, but quickly scanned a few. I think I'm basically in agreement with most.Unless this drawing is an active pa...

I was going to say what Jared said.