The thing about minimum design values is that whether it is determined by determining the minimum space needed for clearance (i.e. the "gnat's hair" m...

I've fiddled a bit with the surface data output from drone camera surveying. It is interesting. I see it as a good tool, assuming that the initial set...

Related to the lack of setting pincushions, don't call a monument off by 0.01'. The instrument can't reliably measure to that precision, you can't hol...

I imagine it would depend upon what common practice in that area is (there's that "it depends" line again). But, I would say that if the plat was appr...

JaRo, post: 374266, member: 292 wrote: I could make that trip in a weekend. My brother and I drove from Modesto, CA to the south rim of the Grand Can...

I haven't been to the canyon in probably 10 years. The first time I saw it was at 3 AM on an (early) Friday morning. There was no moon in the sky, so ...

I know a few businesses around here (though not any surveying businesses) that are members of some trade bureaus. Basically, they are groups that acce...

I'm still a "One potato, Two potato, Three potato" kind of guy.

Cary, I have my old MacBook Pro (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM) running Windows XP using VMware Fusion. I have AutoCAD LDT 2009 installed there a...

I think that this thread demonstrates quite well the "Doctrine of It Depends". I've found pipes that I can tell were hit by a blade or disc and are be...

In my experience, whether the merger is initiated by the owner or by the local agency, in both cases, a new description is recorded (either in a deed ...

eapls2708, post: 372621, member: 589 wrote: It's possible that some communities believe that they have the authority to do that, but they don't. The ...

I'm sure someone here will be able to point at the specific ordinance, but I do know that in some communities in California, the local agency has the ...