@gary_g Very good and concise explanation of "more or less".

Site calibration/localization. Done. What could go wrong?

I'm not advocating for or against concealed carry while on or off the job. To each their own. I was simply reiterating what my CPA tells me when I w...

could the purchase of a firearm be a business write off? Carry firearms are (can be) relatively inexpensive. If you're looking at your personal s...

containing X square feet; being Y.yy acres of land, more or less.

@rj-schneider Merino Wool is your savior. They are expensive, but they are worth it. That's assuming you have good boots too...

I have taken the FS three times and have not passed it yet. Maybe you should ask yourself how serious you are about Professional Surveying?

I find it hard to believe that all field evidence along four (4) miles between two (2) townships is gone. Sounds like someone didn't get the shovel o...

My last reply to a post just vanished into the ether???

However, for layout on a large site that consists of several systems that are tied together, then calibration is generally necessary to get the precis...

The answer to the Ultimate Question... Of Life, the Universe, and Everything... Is...

@tickmagnet It is interesting, and I know it's not correct. What is most interesting (to me) is the direction of the answer ChatGPT gives based upo...

Yeah, there's quite a bit of that around here too. It's not too bad while they're alive, have their faculties, and are willing to share. But all three...

@williwaw Hmm... Interesting standard practice. Why don't you guys just say that? That's actually a better description of a basis of bearings. ...

@tickmagnet What did you ask/how did you format your inquiry to ChatGPT?

What do people think of Note 1 ? 1) BASIS OF BEARINGS FROM GPS OBSERVATION TAKEN AT SURVEY CONTROL POINT SHOWN HEREON I see statements like this all...

Monument Legislation Signed into Law in New York in 2005 Destruction of Survey Monument Legislation The court adjudicated the boundary in ques...

Tract means two or more contiguous lots or parcels under the same ownership. It could be one tract, or it could be two parcels.

The state was not looking to address anything. The state (legislators) would not have been involved at all, as they weren't manufacturing a problem t...

Why don't you start a thread to discuss them? Maybe you can teach us all how it should work? I considered starting a new thread, but thought this ...