I'll second that on computations. It's mostly 8th grade stuff.<div>Work in SPC. Multiply the scale reduction by average 1/csf and you have the l...

My reply is missing. Trying again..In Idaho a recon starts with written notice. That includes monuments along the right of way. Failure to provide not...

We should also take note that had the 'surveyor' done his job no 'reporter' would have been called. The general public doesn't speak our language or u...

We modeled our ROE after Oregon. It is well balanced and prevents these black eye incidents...

The plat creates the parcels and descriptions. The distances are an ambiguous and inferior call. The real questions are: Are there monuments and what ...

Don't neglect establishing stable control monuments. The tightest network in the world is useless if the monuments move...

I've beat this horse more than a few times. You are spot on.

We have a similar goal. I simply don't see charging a client the value of a product as a violation of trust...

That last sentence is it. Our products have value. Every time we stamp a map we extend our regulatory and civil liability to another party or group. W...

Rover,I agree with your quote of Ken regarding original surveys. Those monuments are the first expression on the ground of the intent of the owners. Y...

Without state context, it's tough to say, but there may be a workaround. Have the owner draft an affidavit explaining the circumstances and record tha...

Crafting ROE legislation is challenging. We negotiated a balanced law that protects surveyors and land owners. The law does not limit access to immedi...

"... will swear up and down there’s not a single sliver or anything else off…"I usually find that true on the ground where I put away the calculator a...

As always, the State will change the answer. If the underlying owner did not have a reasonable purpose for the strip it probably passed with the deed....

Having someone without a license hounding a PLS on billing or admin functions can be beneficial. On the flipside, no unlicensed person (including a no...

Chris, Nearly (if not every) State will need to change statutes to integrate the new datums. NSPS published a 'model law' that capured the most common...

I was waiting to be sure I didn't interfere with Mr. Mosier. If you still have it I'm i terested..

It's easy to understsnd if you have 40 years of finger memory running a true 41. I ran the 11c and 41c for decades. I can still pick up an 11 and run ...

Your method is cleaner than putting pins in the ground for an easement that may not happen. In times past we would prepare descriptions prior to any f...