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Norman_Oklahoma
Norman_Oklahoma
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Joined: June 15, 2015 7:55 am
Last seen: June 7, 2026 4:48 pm
Topics: 192 / Replies: 8118
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RE: Notes from the Virgin Islands

Mr. Nadal's position is utterly indefensible. The fact that he makes it openly and unapologetically is disturbing. The fact that your board can hear i...

1 year ago
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RE: Advice Needed - Getting Back Into Trimble

I entered a job with a mid sized city in Oregon 5 years ago as a long term Trimble user. We needed new equipment of all sorts. I soon learned that Lei...

1 year ago
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RE: Lets see some good examples of field notes

Just like all GLO "field notes". I have a small collection of "field books" from c.1980 here. Beautiful examples of the draftsman's art. But clearly h...

1 year ago
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RE: radar is missing

John Minor was at the PLSO Conference last week, looking fine.

1 year ago
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RE: Let's Talk Tree Surveys

With regard to using GNSS to tie trees - here is a GE street view from the area I happen to be working on this morning. There is very little chance of...

1 year ago
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RE: Sea Change

Will the county even know? Taxes are generally accessed on the basis of assessed value. Of which land area is a factor, but it's not a direct relation...

1 year ago
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RE: Strange (to me) ALTA practice

Yea, verily. Except on a time and materials basis. And not begin work without a retainer.

1 year ago
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RE: Lets see some good examples of field notes

Notes for control, for boundary, for topo, and for construction all have unique features. Notes for ALTA will typically be a compilation of the first ...

1 year ago
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RE: Sea Change

Basically adds payment of taxes on the claimed property as a requirement. That part is common. Nevertheless, it is going to be really hard to positiv...

1 year ago
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RE: Strange (to me) ALTA practice

Me neither. Sounds like BS. I might offer the attorney a screen cap of the tax map.

1 year ago
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RE: Lets see some good examples of field notes

What constitutes good notes has everything to do with what sort of job you are doing, what equipment you are employing, and what work flow - field to ...

1 year ago
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RE: The number 4

Have you ever confused one for a 1/9th corner?

1 year ago
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RE: The number 4

Have you ever confused one for a 1/9th corner?

1 year ago
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RE: The number 4

My thought is that the "goalpost" style is less likely to be mistaken for a 9. But if the figures are marked carefully it shouldn't be an issue either...

1 year ago
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RE: Let's Talk Tree Surveys

When doing a tree survey in the woods your main purpose is to inventory the trees and not to precisely locate them. A horizontal distance offset shot ...

1 year ago
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RE: Orphaned Lands

Further from Cross v. Talbot.... "We are of the opinion, and we take it, that the weight of authority is to the effect that where the land described...

1 year ago
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RE: GS14 lost hook how do I do a measure up

Yes. That is what I do. I use a folding ruler rather than a box tape. I will cut a hundreth to account for the slant.

1 year ago
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RE: Best practice to measure GNSS Antenna Height used with tripod?

@davidgstollnemince The OP asked for the “best way” and I’ve given 4 alternatives already. The last 3 aren’t particularly practical, I grant you. W...

1 year ago
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RE: Orphaned Lands

This issue was dealt with in some detail by Mike Berry in his presentation at the PLSO (Oregon) Conference this week. In it he quoted the Oregon case ...

1 year ago
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