The lot was on the perimeter of the plat, the piece to the south got platted later.

I surveyed a mental institution once, the first dude to strike up a conversation recited the legal description of the property from memory.

Even in a simple lot inside a modern plat it can be worthwhile, I worked on a job where a real estate agent had informed the buyer that the woods to t...

Is it just me, or does it look like Mr. John Harvey covers a lot of ground in a day?

Another OptionI have known some that were more "Professionals of Surveying" and hence should have their stamp changed to POS.

I like Leica guns, 1200 series and more recent for robotic. If your work is pretty wide open you could go as far back as the 1100 series but they will...

Another disadvantage of alpha coding if you are working in a two person crew is that so many letters sound the same as others, with numbers you really...

When I have run numeric coding it was with LisCad and the way that strings were handled were as follows: Say the code for Top Back Curb (TBC) was 210,...

Mark the side of the rod with foot demarcations that take into account the tip.Put a defined point on the top of the 360 prism with a little level bub...

The only locators I have ever worked with were hired by the client or by the surveyor.I do not doubt that you have run into locators with a poor work ...

Well to be fair, our work is not that hard either. Just set up fancy equipment, measure a couple things, and put some rebars in the ground.

If you have never used one you should try renting one for a day before committing. The closures are crazy good and it is nice not having to book all t...

I worked at a company where we had the 365 page hard bound daily journals. One guy I worked with was a really funny dude and turned me on to the idea ...

Rebars placed in chain link at a 45 make good ladder rungs at interior fence corners, getting back in can be a challenge.I have thought about how to m...

Nice lightweight gun, strong EDM and intuitive interface. When the battery dies it just goes, no "last few shots before the battery dies" time, so if ...

Work to pass a recording act in your state?Is there a understanding of confidence amongst surveyors? It seems foreign to me that you would have to kee...

I remember a chief of parties once who told a younger party chief that he would not give him a raise until he could pass a test showing that he could ...

I would be concerned that the realtor may not disclose anything for fear of holding up the sale and and if I had concerns about notifying the police I...

In my experience taking time to check the calcs and the match line is the most productive use of my "on site quality control time allowance".But I agr...

Set and grade with the gun, maybe check with a level for something really critical. Depending on methodology I would say that if it is important enoug...