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...

If you haven't already done so, familiarize yourself with the ASPRS standards and apply them. I've been using UAS photo and LiDAR for about a year n...

Depends. If I am providing other services, I'll burn a static session for however long I'm there. Otherwise, three time separated network RTK burns ...

It shouldn't be an update issue. Attached is setup guide for using the R12 as an NTRIP caster for a DJI M350 RTK. Ignoring the DJI, double check tha...

Throw out a big number and maybe you'll get lucky...

That sounds right but I can imagine quite a few scenarios where it wouldn't work. What if the owner purchased the lots at separate times and through ...

I would familiarize myself with the ins and outs of zoning, discuss it with your client and consider the ramifications of: 1) stopping the survey, 2) ...

My less than elegant solution is to drive each leg down into the soft asphalt as far as I can get it to go then spank the holes I made with a sledge w...

To be sure we need to build awareness that land surveying exists, but the major factor is pay. I’ve slowly drifted over to the Dan Beardslee's school...

You should speak with the someone within the state, county, or city floodplain management. Intuition is your enemy with Elevation Certs. Generally, y...

I've heard great things about Schnees if you still want a made in USA. I wear Meindl Vakuum Hunters in the mountains and Salomon X Ultras elsewhere. ...