Not a solo operator - I have a business partner. So I've mitigated some of the risk. The other things I did to mitigate risk was to wait until our kid...
@just-a-surveyor A high quality scan will reveal detail that a magnifying glass will never expose - and it works well for comparing/overlaying known ...
And... don't forget that regardless of who says that it's OK for you to use those plans: your liability insurance is highly unlikely to cover any clai...
Well at least the subd is properly named. My first guess is N03-30E, then I'd assume Lee Dr is E-W (or maybe N89W) and then I'd comp it up and see how...
Sorry, I don't buy that measure. If the job costs $950 to execute, who's the better business person? The person who consumed their time and resources ...
Posted by: @stlsurveyor ..I assume True means magnetic... As of February of 2019 there was NO place in Texas where magnetic = true (assuming the de...
This may or may not fall under the definition. If they are commenting that it's inaccurate, that, in itself, is not assuming responsible charge. If th...
In regards to the original question: There's no way to definitively tell if he/she is practicing land surveying without knowing the statutes/regulatio...
Do them and yourself (and the profession) a favor and hire them!
You can count on me to take the bait on this topic! I have no basis to justify a 3-person crew on 90% of the projects we do. I also can't justify a 1...
Kudos on finding all the corners in the shade... what about the ones in the sun?
What does the PLS in responsible charge of the work say?
We are. Geomagicians!
I'll bet you a growler of good beer that there IS an owner of record. You already know who it is: the original subdivider (OS) (they had title with a ...
The NCBELS has a survey report guideline. While this may or may not be required, documenting and recording how you established the corners (or determ...
Tangently on topic... <Sarcasm ON> Good thing we adopted BLMs Direct Point Positioning Survey (DPPS) methods to "establish" cadastral corners in...
My experience is that I've seen the full spectrum of accuracies. From accurate to 0.1' all the way to unreliable under 40'+ and worse yet - out of dat...
If you throw all of your documents into an electronic heap (1750 page pdf) then you've got a heap o' data. As you've discovered, scanning requires a w...
Another perspective. Multi-discipline info starts about halfway down. I'm one of two owners who started a survey business from scratch.This experience...
I like it. It's definitely a step in the right direction. Why does there have to be a material discrepancy? Admittedly, I don't know Idaho laws but at...
