Personally, I do not see the value in using non US military GPS satellites to augment US land surveying tasks.?ÿ There's 31 US GPS satellites coursing...
Judicial partitions are binding, but most courts will review local zoning ordinances and realize that a parcel split could result in two (or more) sub...
Been down that road.?ÿ After 45 years of surveying I've run into my own monuments and record surveys and actually had to call my old work wrong!?ÿ Emb...
The information page now lists them as usable, with the cryptic note "SERVICE RESTORED (POTENTIAL INSTABILITY)"
An interesting simplification I've seen in urban areas is one lock, quite often an electronic RFID type,?ÿ and bunches of key safes shackled to the fe...
I too dislike mandatory vicinity maps; they just eat up valuable white space.?ÿ A?ÿ survey shows the precise location of boundaries, roads, etc., whic...
+1. It's usually large vertical changes that are difficult to properly spirit level because of shooting low on the rod on the uphill leg then sh...
"setting nails or stakes for every turn and hitting them out and back is a very good practice." I think using the same turning points out and back is...
I've surveyed for decades in earthquake country and boundaries do not change except if the rift actually passes through a given parcel.?ÿ Then the mon...
Been down that road?ÿ concerning private stock options, partnership agreements, personal loans(?), etc.?ÿ Got burned every time, maybe $60,000 over 30...
Both owners are blessed with the fact that this issue concerns the mere width of a stone wall where I've witnessed encroachments of hundreds of feet i...
"Distance to the CORS were 96.2 miles Westerly, 84.9 miles Northerly, and 78.6 miles Southerly:" If you're seeing variances of?ÿ less than an inch tha...
That would be considered a burglary tool if it was in the trunk of your car. ????
Lost the transit.?ÿ Working for BLM in a remote part of Idaho.?ÿ Hike in the site was 1 1/2 hours of misery.?ÿ So we got into the habit of leaving the...
Apparently land surveyors cannot declare the existence of a not of Record cemetary, at least in Georgia:"The extensive permit requirements set out in ...
"That was the one property I've bought and sold for which I didn't prepare a survey. I guess the buyer either relied on the old mortgage inspect...
'Round here that's called a "can".
Ah, the dreaded 15 foot shot made with autolock?ÿ to?ÿ a prism.?ÿ I'd suggest thinking outside the box and change your procedure.?ÿ Can you literally ...
I've seen responsible charge in practice range from "direct control and personal supervision?ÿ .?ÿ .?ÿ . " as above, to an LS who comes to the office ...
Electric eraser as above but with a solvent impregnated eraser;?ÿ they were blue green if I'm recalling correctly.
