I have a hard time labeling a line twice on multiple parcel maps. I came up with this note when that came up, which has kept the trivial comments awa...

A LONG time ago I was the young surveyor in an engineer's office meeting with the old surveyor who had surveyed our new townhouse site. I had compute...

I don't have one, but I guess I am not the only one wondering: what is it?

"What is the problem? The GIS shows the property lines, and the computer can be set to any degree of precision you need. no one has ever complained,...

Good reply to the client. Our County GIS has the tax map superimposed on aerial photos. Sometimes it is dead on, sometimes I get a job to prove it...

Not knowing where you are may matter. Some additional thoughts: In my part of southeast NY, one cannot work within the RR right of way without havi...

All this Leroy talk took me back. In 1975 they let all but 1 crew go because of the economy. I started drafting with the office manager's "other" jo...

Westchester Country, NY requires a tree survey for many projects. Some want trees 8" and up, at least one municipality wants trees 2" and up. Some j...

you have a buyer, but I cannot figure out how to contact you other than here. Please give me a call, 845-855-3885. thanks Ken Salzmann

You guys have it all wrong. We write the wordy descriptions for a filed map lot because the map does not say: "point" at each corner, while the writt...

I am another adjustment person. All data, even a 1 station topo, goes through Star Net. Not because it needs adjusting sometimes, but because using t...

Saying you are just surveying one line and restricting your measurements to that line is the same as surveying one lot, and never looking beyond your ...

This, copied and pasted from the ALTA Standards, may apply to some of the issues raised about an ALTA not covering the issues typically shown on a loc...

An interesting video. Thank you. First reaction as I watched that plumb bob swinging over the center point, they are off! Then I thought about it; it...

Another lefty here. I recall early in first grade, the teacher said "your right hand is the hand that you write with." I held up my pencil and said...

I have discussed similar situations with a friend, who suggests giving it your best shot with the apparent intent, neighborhood possession, and then s...

I like the Subsurface too. It has been to the shop twice in the last 17 years, but repairs were minimal and it is still doing its magic. I sent it t...