@lurker If monuments are called for in the writings we may presume that the parties knew about them. If they are not called for we can't make that ...

@mightymoe OK, it existed in 1957. Still to be proven is that both of the parties knew about it when the originating deed was exchanged and agreed ...

@mightymoe If you can show by clear and convincing evidence that the parties to the original deed knew about that monument and its location when th...

For now, actual OPUS is GPS only.

There has been a lot of talk about adding GNSS to CORS downloadables, and I think that some of the stations have that. But OPUS, for now, is still GPS...

I believe that OPUS is still a GPS only service, whereas most other services use all of the GNSS constellations.

Paraphrasing Shakespeare, a 12 foot "2 by 4" by any other name would smell as sweet.

Is that he actual size you get or is it closer to 38mm x 90mm x 3.65m?

The alternative is US Survey Feet, so the "International" part is mainly for US consumption. When you buy lumber in the NZ big box home center how is ...

Oregon has 39 zones and scaling is unnecessary. Many states of similar size are getting only ±4 zones with '2022, which would still want scaling. It ...

Recording requirements greatly reduce the number of pin cushions and when they do occur one knows which came first, and why there are others.

It seems to me that this is a case of lack of local knowledge. I’ll wager that the origin of this directive came from outside of your state.

Original Skelton's have been out of print since the '30s. If you find one they will be very expensive. In the 1990's the "Michie Company" had reprints...

You have a record showing 3 monuments in line at 50.00 ft intervals. Your survey fails to find the middle one, and the two outside ones measure 100.06...

Local Knowledge. Over the years the title of both the document and the committee editing it migrated. While I relied heavily on "Report 4" when st...

That document was updated a couple of times, the most recent being in 1977. That version is available for free download at: More recently Jerry B...

@nate-the-surveyor a thing like that you could just attach to a posting, Nate.

Microsoft Word - CATALOG.doc The above link is to a "catalog" of Wattles Publications. I don't know how old this is or if there is anyone still answ...

The scarcity of Wattles yellow book tells me that it is not being used in the classroom. Nevertheless, I have always considered it to be the "bible" o...