At any point in your career have you used a Trimble or a Leica robot routinely, let's say for six months to a year? Not that it matters much these day...

We've used DEMs from USGS and can get them free from the great state of North Carolina. They're a geo.tiff and must be in meters for to play nice wit...

I agree that Topcon, Sokkia, Nikon, etc. will all work. Anecdotally, the only surveyors I know who champion those brands have never spent a year usin...

I've found Trimble to be a better fit for medium or small sized firms that don't mind the $500-$700 yearly software subscription fees and a few thousa...

I see less malice and more ignorance with the request from developers to use expensive data previously obtained. I'm a bit of a daredevil and will pu...

I’d never do it without the input of at least a couple of attorneys and call to my E&O insurer. There would be a host of details to consider inc...

Use alpha numeric point names. I have the crews use their initials as a prefix. John Doe would be JD1000. Dudley Doright would be DD1000 etc.

It's typical in my area to show both square footage and acreage. One reviewer commented that my three decimal place acreage didn't match my square fo...

Start by reaching out to the floodplain manager in your state, county or municipality. This could save you a great deal of time now and in the future...

I've only heard good things from folks I trust who use a BRX7. Carlson is the most intuitive software I've used as compared to Topcon and Trimble. I...

You don't need a complicated system. Just require that two monuments on every boundary survey be labeled with State Plane coordinates and have the ap...

I realize we all say things like, "I can't believe...", or "I don't understand why people get so upset over property boundaries", and the comments are...

Yes, Tennessee Boundary Law 2022 or maybe there's a 2023. Not sure if I mentioned it previously, but you might want to review the Tennessee Planning ...

Next to my North arrow in arial font, "NC Grid - NAD83-2011". I'd roll with Basis of Bearings if that's what the Romans were doing but I'd prefer to ...

If it’s less than $2K just walk. You’ll have to spend more money for only a chance to get what she owes you plus you'll spend a bunch of time that co...

A thing to consider in AP cases is trespass. AP happens the moment the statutory time period is met. The judge ruling in favor of the adverse posses...

I'd be upset with my client if he didn't notify owners of a lease that I'd be onsite. It'd be like surveying a rental property and the owner didn't i...

I've gone to war against title companies over ALTAs and it never accomplished anything and certainly didn't help my client. I've been in, and I'm abo...

The big difference between the looming economic downturn and the 2008 recession is the average age of PLSs. My guess is that the next recession, rega...