Fedco Trees in Maine sells heritage varieties of apples and other fruit trees. I purchased a couple of black oxfords for my mother.?ÿ It's a winter a...

I use a Trimble R10.?ÿ The only time I find myself needing a total station these days is when a large percentage of the boundary or topo area is cover...

This is the attitude that I disagree with.?ÿ You are undoubtedly a great surveyor, but your instinct is not to find out what the client actually needs...

My impression of the letter is that the client is the like the majority of people, clueless as to the function of a land surveyor.?ÿ If I had to guess...

The first PLS I worked for hated ATVs and insisted that all members of the fieldcrew be proficient in the use of a compass.?ÿ Although I donƒ??t typic...

@dave-lindell Ah yes, the quasi-administrative function of the land surveyor.  Are you required to record a plat of a retracement survey even if...

That would be true if boundary surveys were legally binding and not simply opinion.?ÿ

@a-harris ABET is double edged sword. To maintain ABET accreditation, the instructors must go through a lengthy administrative process for even minor...

Generally speaking, it sounds like a land owner who hires a PLS for a retracement in a recording state can ask the PLS to hold off on setting missing ...

@aliquot I'm not sure that it is fenceline surveying if you mean that Colonial Surveyors don't gather enough evidence before holding a fence. It does...

Wherever you decide to go, be sure to contact individual instructors.?ÿ I would want an instructor with experience in a Colonial State if I planned on...

@holy-cow I have no problem reading with all caps on plats but I find it exceedingly difficult to read on a 8.5x14" deed description.

Equal area exchange is my typical solution. Sometimes this is not possible, so I'll explain to my client other options and ask permission to show the ...

There's a surveyor down here that uses all caps for his deed descriptions. It gives me a headache just thinking about reading them.

Work Ethic - Doing a good job, even when no one is looking. ?ÿ ?ÿ

Hold the monuments and accurately tie your work to SPCs. I'm a firm believer in Grid ties. I've taken the time to get to know a few of the GIS techs ...

If utility is your goal, adding some State Plane coordinate pairs to your description will be more helpful than a plethora of calls to the strip lot:?...

I've worked in the over regulated states that you seem to prefer.?ÿ You can have them.?ÿ If you've always carried the yoke of regulatory oppression it...

I used the TI-30xa with a TI-30xii for a backup. DMS entry is quick. It's memory is limited to three values but that was all I seemed to need.?ÿ?ÿ Wh...