One of the best things that I learned while working on a field crew was "If the bearing and distance helped me find the corner then the bearing and di...

I had some serious elbow pain years ago. I could tell it was deep and not just muscle pain though. It turned out that the 'ball' in the joint was de...

My brother, while visiting New Zealand back in 2004, sent me pictures of Land Surveyors using a remote control helicopter with a camera to take aerial...

Yeah, us East Coast Surveyors can measure in any unit you decide to use. Like one 'old timer' once said on this board, "I can measure with a banjo i...

update drawing from coordinate file is what I would try

I would assume that they meant the rounding intersection radius, like in this picture but replace the R=30.00' with 25.00'

Way back when I first started (let me shake the cobwebs from my mind) it was the custom/habit/local practice to do a inverse check between all the mon...

Once did I return $'s to a client. But she was a little whacky, the property line wasn't going to be where she wanted it, not within 15' so I abando...

I'm a little confused. Someone (that boneheaded surveyor) showed the easement on a plat as the description called for, however you say that it has mu...

I think that they just need to be shown how one time. Add a shovel to the tools and you should be all set for most manholes. I'm not sure what sort ...

Well now, that's exactly why I decided to become a trained Mediator. Although I volunteer monthly in the local court for small claims and landlord/t...

Do you really get paid to do this? 😉

Hey Scott, How's going? In my opinion there isn't any 'un-owned' land, somebody, entity, or whatever has title to every piece of land in this country....

I have tried this just about every way I could think of. The kayak didn't work, to much with the paddle, glass and staff. Paddle board, wet suit an...

I don't give out hourly rates but I base all my proposals on $180 across the board, and moving to $200 in Jan.