My counter-argument would be that the call to the center line of the creek is not at all ambiguous, and that the selectmen can't change the definition...

That kind of survey is a rare beast around here. Not quite a unicorn, maybe a coelacanth. If it were close to my office, 1,800 for the survey, and $40...

So now I have a question about "Beginning at corner 1, an unmarked point in Cape Cod Bay, at the mouth of Quivett creek; thence southwesterly along th...

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Sure, but unless you want a FIRMette of some random area, such as the Playboy Mansion, you'll need to post or send me the coordinates. plothian at dgt...

Check this out, page 92 in particular (page 6 of the pdf file):?ÿ/p>

I'm thinking they are plotting features to within 1/50th of an inch on paper of where they should be. At a 50 scale, that would be +/- 1 foot.

A right-of-way is an easement. It is a particular type of easement, with a large bundle of useage rights. In Massachusetts it is defined as an easemen...

I'm baffled by how they can legally restrict private business in this way. The word "unconstitutional" comes to mind.

It looks like you are going to have to return to the site, orient on the backsight correctly, then re-measure to a few of the same points you measured...

A list of coordinates is generally useless in figuring out what went wrong, and how to fix it. You should post the actual raw measurements - angles an...

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Here's a piece of advice, judgement free: most manufacturers' EDMs are calibrated to use tripod prisms with either a 0 mm or a -30 mm offset. Leica is...

Posted by: Stacy Carroll Its either a survey or not. Kinda like being pregnant, she is or she ain't. No inbetween. Schroedinger would say she was both...

Leica TS12, pricey, but you get what you pay for. Reliable and the crew has no problems with it. Use Carlson data collection, and process data on the ...

There does not appear to be any link to the "Ask a Surveyor" forum from the Community Home page. I've cleared my browser caches in both Firefox and In...