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Topics: 34 / Replies: 771
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RE: Let's Talk Tree Surveys

As you alluded to in your question, "Tree Survey," can mean different things for different people. My first step is to figure out why the tree survey...

6 days ago
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RE: Accumulation

There are a handful of Metes and Bounds states that allow a corporate cap. For the reasons noted above, I prefer the corporate cap when the business ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Surveyor's Statement/Certification

"This survey does not reflect the results of a current title report and may not be a complete representation of all easements and encumbrances." ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Missouri State-Specific Exam

If Missouri uses PSI or a similar exam service, you'll likely get the reference list through them once you schedule the exam. Finding a comprehensiv...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Could this be a stone bound?

Can you upload a picture? What state is this in? It'd be good to see what you're calling a straight line or groove that could be hooked onto. Witho...

4 weeks ago
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RE: Rhetorical Question

Because there's no better evidence of a boundary than the actual lines run on the ground and agreed upon by the abutters. Who cares what marks the end...

1 month ago
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RE: Do people still do sketches in their field books?

CAD is to drafting as F2F is to sketches. In both cases, it feels like a bit of beauty was lost to homely function.

1 month ago
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RE: Description Qualifiers

Guiding clients through the entire process of land conveyances is a fundamental part of the surveying services I offer to clients. My budget includes...

2 months ago
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RE: Does C3D support alpha numerical point numbers?

We use TBC Enterprise but our designers are all using C3D 2025. Alpha point names is not an issue, but you'll need to watch some YouTube videos relat...

2 months ago
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RE: Appropriate procedure or not

It's not what I would do, but I'm the type of person that'll check that the garage door is shut at least three times before bed, even when I'm the onl...

2 months ago
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RE: Easement encroachment on adjoining property

I agree with Norman_Oklahoma regarding the vast differences in folk's ability to interpret maps. There's something about scale that does not compute ...

2 months ago
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RE: Silver City & Alamogordo New Mexico

Hatch chilis are the big thing in NM. There's something about the soil and climate that seem to make them more flavorful than when grown in other reg...

2 months ago
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RE: Deregulation

Earlier in my career I was surprised at how little engineers, architects, GISPs, and contractors knew about what I considered to be basic blunder dete...

2 months ago
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RE: Quad Runners in Surveying

It's rare that quads, ATVs, OHVs etc., increase productivity in the firms I've worked for in New England or the Southeast. On occasion we'll get a pr...

2 months ago
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RE: Grid Ties

Older topic but still relevant. I don't care what state I survey in, I'm going to provide the means to anchor my client's boundary to planet Earth. ...

2 months ago
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RE: Massachusetts plan recording requirement

I'd assume they're just looking for an original signature but I always call. I'm batting about .100 when it comes to guessing the intention of any of ...

3 months ago
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RE: Disagreements when applying Google Street View to decode aerial data

The simple answer is that the USA is not Israel or Europe and what you've been accustomed to is not relevant here. I'm not aware of any specific stat...

3 months ago
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RE: Virginia State Specific Exam

You have to use the specific tabs, which are basically a non-removable tab, but you can handwrite the little inserts that slide in them. You can't ha...

3 months ago
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RE: Field to office transition

It's good that you're uncomfortable. Seeking comfort is the surest path to dissatisfaction. You have a lot to learn about office dynamics, time mana...

3 months ago
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