If you haven't already tried, checking with the County Surveyor's Office might be helpful. I think that Douglas County recently got a new County Surv...

A lot of those statutes read like they are intended to give ammunition for slapping down "out-of-town" surveyors back before the digital age. I bel...

here is the pdf for Caltrans material. can go through the lessons or just skip to the quizzes at the end of each section. the things I learned I need...

If you haven't backed up lately, now could be a good time.?ÿ External drives are cheap and a change in drive behavior can be bad.?ÿ Good luck

@holy-cow yes, that is legalization (making the paperwork match the reality on the ground that most people acknowledge - the road is where the road is...

Some states have conflict between licensed land surveying and unlicensed GIS work (occasionally this ends in sensational news headlines).?ÿ Some state...

Great to hear all the thoughts on these proposed rule changes here in Oregon.?ÿ I hope that those involved with Oregon thoughtfully engage with PLSO, ...

There is a "Download" in the upper right for offline use.?ÿ

If other meridians are feeling left out, you can explore your initial point in this book,or maybe via this link,/p>

Yes, belief (best if based on training and experience) that it is possible (and worthwhile) is critical.?ÿ (Hopefully this line of reasoning doesn't g...

Also Fresno is not known as, uh... shall I say "a destination city." ????

As a recovered archaeologist, this article looks to be overwhelmingly accurate.?ÿ There is more to it but this hits most of the important aspects.?ÿ I...

Here is a great book all about it. ?ÿDefinitely worth a read for anyone in Oregon and Washington and maybe other PLSS areas as well. ?ÿ In some way...

"Commencing...Beginning" (or the "Beginning...True Beginning") along some established line also establishes a basis of bearing for the legal descripti...

see also the old caltrans videos and PDFs. ?ÿLinked from here:?/p>

This may be of interest as well,and/p> ?ÿ

@dmyhill 6. Oral examination is a great idea and as you point out is a part of other professions.?ÿ A three person panel can figure out if an appli...

@dave-lindell While I appreciate the cynicism, I think that the job posting is a sincere attempt to find a good candidate.?ÿ I don't work there and ha...

That's supposed to be just part of the weirdness but if you dig a little further you'll find this,Surveyors just can't help themselves from examining ...