a couple for your scrap bookWendell, I came across these some time back. I wish I knew the provenance behind these photos, maybe someone here can len...

your position just wasn't good enough for his traverse point.

The USGS vertical benchmarks had a horizontal groove to hook a pocket rod into.

The benchmarks that are set in the face of a buildings that I have run across, have all been in southwest Tennessee, and all had USGS identification n...

I think what I have done in the past stays with the standards. Between Item 3B of the instruction and Item 12 of Table A, certification for other Fed...

I'll re-read the standards and adjust my way of thinking, if necessary. My original interpretation is that the ALTA certification SHALL not be altere...

I am one of those that will not alter my ALTA/ACSM certification. If a lender (HUD) requires specific verbiage, I will add that verbiage as a second ...

Road design (grade, crown, drainage, etc.) would be the engineer's call, be he an employee of the Estate, Municipality, or a Consultant. From what I ...

Larry,Are you being asked to design road plans or to provide the horizontal location of the proposed right-of-way? As I read your post, you will be r...

I feel the same way... As you know, there are those that try anything to side-step the correct process, even if it means showing a 15 year old survey...

Better watch out...Next call will be to have you re-fresh your 15 year old survey for some outlandishly low fee.

With the name of the contractor being Four Twenty Corporation, one can infer that their judgment is altered most of the time.

I thought that was what I read above.

If you must write a blanket easement for a property, instead of pinpointing the location, the purpose should be very specific. For example, an easeme...

I have received a few just as you described, with Table A requirements already checked. It was from a "Due Diligence" company out of Texas for a prop...

Blanket easements, in my humble opinion, cause problems that could be avoided by a small amount of planning and forethought. I would rather follow a ...

I think that Vern's main point when he posted, was that the company doesn't list a professional surveyor on it's web site. If you check with the Depa...

According to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, there is no record of a licensed surveyor working for Colorado ILC Services.