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For the basically exclusively boundary work I do, the IntelliCAD option has been working very well.?ÿ Way back, I had AutoDesk Field Survey and had as...
I'm not sure I agree with this statement 100%.?ÿ In the case of an unintentional mistake, okay.?ÿ But a willful decision to not follow a regulation is...
This is an interesting discussion that comes up in some state ethics/standards seminars - just how much can an unlicensed employee do and how much sup...
Since you called it a "complicated" boundary in your original post, it might be necessary to survey the entire parcel (and neighbors) in order to nail...
Awesome post. I wonder if FBI and CIA guys sitting at their desks get the same feeling of "WOW my job would be so much cooler if I did things like tha...
PDF was one of the options I tried.?ÿ It also froze.?ÿ Even when just trying to do a print preview, it would freeze up. I came back to the office this...
Fortunately - yes I saved prior to printing.?ÿ After making that mistake too often, I am an over achieving saver!?ÿ I hit that save button frequently....
Question - Can you provide an example of the conflict between the in-house survey procedures and the state standards of practice? do you feel these "s...
I like that you have the interest set at the highest allowable by law, but you might double check the time frame for when that interest rate can kick ...
I've got a BS in Civil Eng Tech, a MS in Eng. Tech, and working on a PhD in Education.?ÿ I did concentrate my electives on surveying during both the B...
My office in an old 1920s house in a part of town where all the houses have been converted to office space.?ÿ Doors are locked most of the time.?ÿ Peo...
Combination of parts of Brian Allen and Mark Mayer's responses. I use an hourly rate that I have established over time as a means of estimating the co...
Preach on!!!!! It is still amazing to me that companies in my area are offering pay rates that are almost the same as they were 25 years ago.?ÿ I know...
Scott, I don't have Indiana experience - I'm just south in Kentucky.?ÿ But that scenario is exactly why I suggested the original poster confirm the li...
Step One: Verify that the surveyor you hired can be found listed as a licensed professional surveyor here Step Two: If you can find out the name of t...
While I don't do staking anymore, I spent a number of years doing a whole lot of it at the start of my career. I have also seen a general decline in t...
I could see the client wanting all three on one drawing for ease of showing various parties the locations while making the final decision. I agree wit...