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...

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...