I was unable to attend the class, but ordered the course materials. Even without attending I found the binder very helpful. I'll pass on the advice ...

A lot of these things started as ordinance or application requirements in the days of traversing with black transits. Over the years they are 'updated...

@bstrand Idaho allows deannexation by a County or City through their ordinance process. Statutes describe the process for districts but are oddly sile...

We have areas where Surveyors try to use a title report as a basis of a survey or subdivision. That's like selling my truck based on the insurance car...

The idea that surveyors 'create' orphaned srips is off the mark. What is created is the appearance of an orphaned strip. It takes a host of other idi...

@not-my-real-name 'Oh' is a letter in the alphabet. Lol

Actually that is a VERY BAD THING. Our job is to recover boundaries as established. The very last tool we should use is a calculator. Found monuments ...

I no longer do elaborate sketches, but I sketch up control and monument recovery ties and accessories. This is especially true on base points. If my f...

The DLC Act and the Homestead Act of 1862 had some stark differences. Under the Homestead Act you had to be head of household, 21 or over, and a few o...