I agree completely.?ÿ In my LSIT days i worked under one of the most knowledgeable surveyors I have ever worked with.?ÿ Unfortunately he couldn't mana...

@mightymoe Do they not have qualification based selections in your state for work by government municipalities of any sort?  It's very prevalent ...

@mightymoe Was not us.  We thought it was odd that they used that as an aerial target.  I didn't know you could fly a site on the border.

?ÿA little international boundary survey monumentation from a few days ago.

We offer a stipend to use their personal phone for work related calls.?ÿ That works best for us and keeps things simple IMO.

Part of the problem is ignorance of the laws, especially with municipalities that have never understood the laws and never retained a consultant that ...

@paden-cash That is certainly not true for WA and ID.  ID requires a degree while WA doesn't, among other differences.

Stay away from the point cloud if you can help it, that's my advice.?ÿ We process topos weekly some with drone data, some without.?ÿ We process the da...

Any word in WA state on land surveying being essential??ÿ I looked through the list and it was not listed.

In 2005 i can understand your logic but in today's world it's almost harder not to tie your data to state plane.?ÿ The downstream and upstream efficie...

@bstrand A few years ago.  There was a lot of discussion and further clarification by the board on this matter in a whiter paper and in News bul...

Idaho now requires monuments to be set and a record of survey filed for most easements.?ÿ There are exceptions to this rule such as following a platte...

While we don't work in that area of WA I can assure you it is not exclusive to your side of the State.?ÿ I see this scenario quite often on the east s...

The new fad is the dual sitting and standing desk. In our office everyone that wanted one got one?ÿ ?ÿI didn't think I would like it but now i can't l...

I also can't disagree with you about WSDOT and their right of way surveys and their general lack of any coherent deeds or plans.?ÿ With that said, the...

@flga Good question.?ÿ A typical scenario we see often is a city or district that wants to create a parcel of land for a new water tank or borrow pit ...

All public agencies and districts in the the WA-ID cities and counties I work in are exempt from the subdivision process.?ÿ It's very common. ?ÿ

I have done several elevation certificates in Zone A.?ÿ From large rivers to non existent creek bed.?ÿ You will definitely need a PE that knows what t...

Lump sum when possible.?ÿ Not all projects lend themselves to a lump sum setup.?ÿ Lump sum is by far the quickest and most efficient way to increase p...