OK, they include law when defining a Professional Land surveyor which is good.But when they define what the practice of surveying is it is mostly tech...

Looks like the model law is what is being substituted for the most part.My biggest concern is with the model law. Instead of referring to statutory a...

I went to the NCEES website and looked at the Model Law. I could link it but I’ve been chastised before for linking a document that is copyrighted, b...

Here is Utah's definition. It appears to me to be mostly centered on boundaries, alignments of public works, platting and land records. These things...

All calls are to seconds and hundredths of a foot, so it looks "surveyed".My local title companies do that all the time. What was originally one chai...

I probably would stop and not go in. If I needed to get in there I'd try to get permission.I don't have pictures but about 15 years ago I came to one...

I'd go for that. Just deregulate all survey work except boundary stuff. It's out of the corral anyway, it's not going to be roped in.The other optio...

Utah has a structural PE. It requires 4 years more experience and another test after you get the initial PE. I think a PE can design up to three sto...

Yeah, I hate the Borg Collective. Trying to not get assimilated is a constant battle. The Borg has got so big that it's impossible to stay out. One...

Yup, a lot of surveying in the field can be done with a one person crew. So where is the mentoring, I suppose a computer screen.I'd say mentoring in ...

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"I asked myself (and colleagues) what would happen when they effectively stopped the flow of approvable applicants."The states should stick to their g...

I've always sort of felt that boundary surveying or land surveying needed and extra boost of law, education and experience that should come in additio...

Interesting. The Utah board tried to deny me a LS license based upon my experience working with a business partner (LS) other than as an employee (an...

That's a great write up on the subject Duane!!!!!

That's he way I'd look at it. The easement exists (row) until it is vacated. Non use doesn't vacate, it needs to be done by the proper public body.