My take on the whole survey/insurance thing is probably different from the norm.The whole problem goes back to boundaries that haven't been created/es...

Sort of like Domino's. First the surveys and next title insurance. Let's see, a insurance that's pays out less than 2% of premiums on claims. That'...

Is the public being protected? I'd say probably not, so there you have it.

If you lost your license but others keep theirs and you needed a license to do work it would be a problem.If all licenses where cancelled and you no l...

Wouldn't really bother me, I think things are way over regulated. I do believe there is a subset of land surveying that should be regulated but only ...

When I lived and worked in the city I would get calls from people that had bought a house in a new subdivision that didn't have a clue where their bou...

13 or 14 years. Did he finally have qualified experience to get a license? Is a robot worth 10 years salary? RTK GPS maybe 25 years salary?

I suppose the celebration has subsided.

Dual Responsibility BoardsAt least surveyors are included with a respected profession, Architects, instead of one of the trades.

Livestock will disturb survey setups. Horses are the worst. Set something up in a horse pasture and it won't last 10 minutes. Most exciting thing f...

I run everything off either sealed lead acid or gel cell batteries. A wholesale place has them in all sizes. For GPS receivers I have some 5Ah for ...

How many times does a parcel need to be surveyed before someone gets it right? The answer should be once, the first time. I know that's not how it i...

I can understand the statements about making measurements. Surveyors don't have any exclusive domain there. With all the technology available to alm...

Right of Entry BillWhy do you need "right of entry" or "immunity from prosecution." Because without it you are trespassing. In Utah surveyors don't ...

That's a trespassing bill. A couple years ago Utah passed bill that made it criminal to trespass onto ag and range land. Up to that time trespass wa...

How's the rabbit?

DaveI don't view Dykes as some grand change either. It's a landowners acceptance and reliance issue. After a long time the court isn't going to upse...

New improved descriptionHow do you say something like "to 2 inch pipe with a brass tablet engraved......" in math? You don't! To lots of folks only ...