I would say that they can negotiate a limited approach to the NSPS/ALTA Standards, but cannot negotiate out of fulfilling the requirements of your sta...

What is "MT plat"? Mineral Transfer?

Nice find. I, too, was not familiar with invar tapes.

I agree with the Philly rod for your intended use. Quick, easy and reliable. I have to disagree with OleManRiver's statement about achieving the sam...

Oh, that's easy. Just don't give any dimensions at all.

Besides Robert Frost, we have instructions from the Massachusetts government: Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 49, Section 1. The mayor of each...

Mending Wall By Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And...

You should have trademarked that term. My retirement plan now includes selling bumper stickers that say "PLSSia is my home".

Looked them up on Wikipedia: "The slitting mill was a watermill for slitting bars of iron into rods. The rods then were passed to nailers who made the...

Those sound like industrial revolution terms. What were they slitting and rolling? Iron? Bison hides?

No experience, but possibly you want to explore "GIS/Note/Point Attribute Labels".

Shire town. What they used to call the county seat.

If by "qualifier language" you mean describing what the easement is to be used for - no. I write a description of the parcel boundaries only. It's up ...

I think barway is still in common use in the rural parts of New England.

Just found a new one. Balm of Gilead tree. According to Wikipedia it is a naturally occurring hybrid between the Balsam Poplar and the Eastern Cottonw...

I agree that you should not sign any statement about "what should be done" regarding the town codes. Stick to your survey.

So far, the interpretations are 100% consistent with what I have always thought. I got a phone call from a guy looking to have somebody print out on...