"Partition" is an Oregonian word meaning "3 lots or less". A similar phrase in Washingtonian is "short plat". So I think Susie's client has had an Or...

I'm visiting the area via Google Earth this morning. Looks like pretty country. Would be a long hike to pack the GPS gear to the peak, but the view w...

I'd really like to have a look at this survey which the court is commenting on.

Paul in PA, post: 380552, member: 236 wrote: Having been a surveyor Washington made a point of have qualified officers on his staff to map all possibl...

A week ago one of the neighborhood approached me to ask how much it would cost for me to "dig up his corners". I demurred, and said that if the corner...

Ron Lang, post: 380524, member: 6445 wrote: I don't think NCEES was in existence back then. There were examinations to become a lawyer, even in the 1...

Brass screws were commonly set in sidewalks for property line offsets in the Portland area, especially in the downtown. The lead doesn't usually show...

Duane Frymire, post: 380359, member: 110 wrote: We are not public employees when in private practice. Just because my work may or may not affect an ad...

Tom Adams, post: 380212, member: 7285 wrote: I agree with your first post. I'm not sure "Surveyor's work for the public" is quite correct. The Code o...

chuckh_02, post: 380136, member: 6258 wrote: ...The tradition has always been that the landowner has some control of who gets the drawing because he p...

Look for "HTDP" at Lee's link. What you are wanting to do is to convert your ITRF2008 positions to NAD83(2011). But far better, and probably much easi...

I take it you are not in a recording state. For me, it's just a matter of fact that these maps are public record. Even when I was in Oklahoma - not a ...

What Kent said. FWIW, I use 0.003 centering error for tribrach centered things, 0.005 for rod targets, and 0.01 for vertical measures as a starting po...

The oldest available plat of the City of Portland is not the original article. The place had been a going concern for nearly 20 years, and Oregon a s...

You have survived the last 2 decades without a backup. Why, now that you have bought a new instrument, do you presume to need one now? Give yourself a...