NC requires easements to be tied to surveyed boundary lines and, by extension of the definition of surveyed boundaries, physical monuments.?ÿ Public u...

@rundatline Where in NC Statutes does it prohibit accepting a finder's fee?  I can see in, "21 NCAC 56 .0701 RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT", tha...

@cmh89 If you are already achieving submillimeter accuracy on your resections I would continue doing what you are doing. I tend to worry more about ...

Each site has its own challenges. Length of time for the monitoring has a big influence on the quantity and quality of control that I set. When I perf...

I'm not a fan of disturbing an ancient monument.?ÿ I locate the stone bound, sprinkle some magnails around it, then move on.?ÿ I'm not sure that I wou...

I like to tie access easements to nearby boundary monuments at their POB and POT then set a pair of irons near the middle.?ÿ Setting monuments at ease...

One universal rule for studying is to clump information into groups of five.?ÿ Write out definitions (longhand) on notecards and cycle through five at...

You can use a compass to check that you have not made any major angular errors in your open traverse.?ÿ Assign a compass bearing or azimuth to your in...

@rundatline The rule in NC is that any survey work involving boundaries (where a plat or report of survey is generated) must be tied to NC-Grid if wi...

@aliquot I meant tight in regards to a representation of NC-Grid coordinates.?ÿ The site is around 600 acres and the three BMs they located were all a...

I have a similar situation at a landfill.?ÿ I don't understand why their coordinates were 101' SW of GRID. They traversed through three NCGS benchmark...

@dmyhill You are factually incorrect.  In Maine, there is PLS/client confidentiality.  A client can forbid me from disclosing boundary info...

The real bad ones are the neighbors who pretend to be nice in an effort to get some dirt on your client. I have never surveyed a day in my life for th...

I'm not a fan of snitch laws.?ÿ I'm also not a fan of compulsory speech or coercion and NC's law, regarding mandatory reporting of violations, has ele...

Your first step will be the application process.?ÿ Start the process immediately.?ÿ The administrator I dealt with was lazy, rude, and incompetent, (b...

There are always going to be people who can rationalize harming others in their pursuit of order. Unfortunately, the PLSS provides them with a templat...

Cool find!?ÿ I've opened thousands of MHs but I've never seen one like that.?ÿ I use the tool below when I need to open up a bunch of raised MHs.?ÿ It...

If you contact NC's board of licensure, they will definitely do something about it.?ÿ The lead investigator is a former LEO.?ÿ Failure to set corners ...

It's easy for me in NC. I tell them that I am required, under threat of administrative penalty, to perform a retracement survey anytime I offer my pro...