a few years ago I was asked if I would flag a line for timber cutting for $50 (fifty).

Look for a plat that shows which one is right, and that the wrong one is 0.13' "out of position".

I am proudly serving as the elected county surveyor in a small county in Colorado. Currently, the position is only funded for the purpose of filing "l...

There are no easy answers, but foremost in consideration in my state is, our statute of limitations lasts 10 years. Therefore, IF your 1963 surveyor w...

Do your level best to follow instructions. If your crew chief looks good, YOU look good. don't argue. show up early, do not make appointments that req...

I agree with David Karoly's post, along with all the above. I did my firs digital field trig solutions in the 70's as a young surveyor, using the HP25...

CO, OK, Living/working in CO.

around here, my favorite red flag is: "I just want my corners flagged approximately. You dont have to set them THAT close". Usually, there is not a lo...

In a button pushing world, with button-pushing problems, this is a good sight to see.

In Colorado, all subdivisions are done by surveyors who must follow certain statutes, and applicable Board Rules. Board Rules require County, State, a...

I could be mistaken, but the word "portion", or phrase "being situated in" or "being a portion of", does not appear anywhere in the manual. In the con...

county planners are educated professionals, and surveyors are woefully uneducated about preparation of public documents. In Colorado, and I'm sure alm...

I have an example of a boundary survey done entirely in black, with the exception of one line in bright red, being an unmonumented, calculated, theore...

Steve Gaines was one who didn't survive the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash. He was honored with the title on their live recording when Ronnie Van Zant sai...