Due, true, 0 degrees, and 90 degrees are all semantics. Every deed description can be interpretted or misinterpretted. What reall counts is the analys...

How about 'Thence due north 123.45 feet'?

@norman-oklahoma Thank you. I do always record the map. The cost is only slightly more than one hundred dollars. In our jurisdiction a map my b...

What about writing a short paragraph that simply refers to the survey map? I really don't see why a surveyor should be responsible for writing a 'lega...

How about with no prism? Make a closed traverse of at least three points where the building corner is visible from each station. Turn angles only ...

On the construction of a bicycle trail we found several stakes of the original survey that had been done by others. One had the tack still in it but w...

I keep my proposals to one page. It states the property owner, the address, and deed reference. It describes what we do, the estimated fee, retainer...

I do speak a little Spanish. It's nice to have an international community here Best wishes to Wendell and the rest of us.

I read it too, and thought I was having a stroke.

I worked for a person who insisted that the lines be trimmed within the monument symbol. I refused. Perhaps he grew up with drafting by hand. What are...

Here is an advisory ruling from 2022 where the types of tasks and who is qualified to perform them are explained.

I have a science education, so it doesn't matter to me what system of measurement we use as long as we decide which that is, and not spend time expres...

Based on this discussion, I think I will stick with historic boundaries and stay away from any requests for ALTA surveying. I do have one question t...

Have you looked into the purchase of a dedicated serial port? Desktop computers will have slots called the expansion bus. Notebook computers have a ca...

Some additional information found indicates that surveyors were 'expected' to fix the location. Most of the stories indicate that the mayors of the ...

@landbutcher464mhz The story explains that the historians were local and were perambulating the boudary between two border towns. They suspected th...

When I worked for DOT we took classes in the winter when things were slow. In one of the classes, the professor was also a surveyor. So, after the c...

When I compose an email AI asks if I want help, so I dismiss. Then when I am finished composing AI asks if I want help 'polishing' my writing, so I di...