Ancient stone monuments. My preferred method is to set something metal under it. This is not always possible. A recent one was in such a rocky place, ...

Welcome to the forum! GIS is a good way to get in deep. Parcels that do close, are not always right, and parcels that don't close, are not always wro...

This thread was the impotice for this thread, about "out of town surveyors, and crews" ?ÿ

Budget surveying. Done struck again. Is it hard ground? Did you touch a magnet to the top? Does it have a magnetic signature?

Suggest: Search eBay, completed listings. Here is a recent one, found via that means: It a handy mechanism to find out what the market bore, in t...

Records are critical. N

Areas of need: I'd like to see a presentation on projections. There are many kinds. These are usually from round-earth coords, to flat earth coords.?ÿ...

My rambling thoughts. If you use the seco adaptor above, don't throw that transit on your shoulder. The bell housing bracket on modern tripods may not...

Post a pic of the plat. If you have trouble, send it to Holy Cow, or one of us. We'll post it for you. A PDF, tiff?ÿ or jpg. N

Deeds vs boundaries. True professionals look intensively at both, and build a synthesized product. Lazy and unprofessional surveyors only look at on...

A qualified expert witness, looses points with the judge, when he comits perjury. (My spell check tried to say vomits perjury!) Not a great way to go...

I was in court recently, and saw a surveyor follow some of this line of behavior! He also lost his case! Nate

Suggest: Take cell phone to neighbor, and ask permission to take pic of their plat. Or?ÿ Ask neighbor to provide a copy. Or, only name and number ...

I'm just rambling now. Have you got a copy of your neighbor's survey? If not get one. Then consider hiring her surveyor to survey yours. . End of figh...

Did you get a survey plat? Did you pay for the survey? Can you collect a copy of the neighbors survey plat? Can you provide pics of the discrepancy...

What a bunch of: ?ÿ

@Larry Scott, brain fart @10:00 noted. Sometimes another set of eyes is beneficial. It's even more of a problem for solo practioners. Nate