Trimble also has a good workflow for this assuming you're all in with the yellow box. We use the camera on the TSC5 with Trimble Access to geotag pho...

I prefer a reference to the recorded plat because I can't control the actions of my client's attorney's secretary.

I'd prefer that you set at least two monuments around the easement, but since that's probably not an option this late in the game, I'd suggest adding ...

Thanks Norman_Oklahoma. I reviewed Satchell v. Dunsmoor this morning with a couple of SITs getting ready to apply for licensure. I've been trying to...

An acquaintance of mine just had his undeveloped subdivision lot surveyed for $675 in Bladen County, NC. They moved from Tacoma, WA and expected to p...

Many, "delays", are predictable and can be brought to light at the beginning of a project. I'm no longer surprised by the ignorance of clients in reg...

Mighty Moe said it best and with a laudable succinctness. Here's my longwinded opinion: This speaks more to the art of surveying than any one set of ...

If you haven't already done so, call the photogrammetrist or lidar team and discuss your issues with them and ask about the accuracy capabilities of t...

Updating this for others. I passed the non drainage LS exam. Good advice upstream in this thread regarding references. As absolutely ridiculous as ...

In addition to protecting yourself, make sure your younger employees cover up too. I was fortunate to have an older party chief force me to wear long ...

NC has a decent example (attached) for a report relating to boundary surveying. Who, what, where, when, why, and how will get you most of the way th...

I'm not aware of any regulation dealing with client confidentiality in NC, SC, or TN. I learned to keep mum the hard way, twice. In both instances, ...

Maine has client/surveyor privilege. A contract is required before commencing a survey and the client may specifically request that the PLS not share...

"I still desperately need some kind of proof that the city map prevails, in order to show the others on my street." "and need some hard proof of the ...

Were the pipes marking the lot boundaries, that resulted in a fifty foot right of way, set by the original surveyor? I'm not sure that a judge would ...

You could use retro-reflective tape and just pepper an area with it and perform resections with you direct-reflect/reflectorless shots from wherever y...

A coworker just passed the FS on his third try (no college path to licensure) and attributed his success to an online FS prep course. I don't remember...

If your state permits it, use an encrypted digital signature. DocuSign is acceptable for signing deeds to multi-million dollar properties, promissory...

No requirement to update the parent parcel in NC. It seems like it should be a PLS's responsibility to explain why it's a good idea to do so to their...