I'm always intrigued by the imaginary ones the land owner knows are there but can't find. Mostly because they never existed.Nowadays I like the ones ...

My days back in MI they could be pretty lucrative if you didn't consider them a survey. Just a nice map to let the bank know that the house 1) existe...

Now that is some really cool numbers. Been to both the highest and lowest points in the 2 states I've lived & worked in for too long. Skied the ...

I read some of the posts, but I'm in lock step with Mr Cash.I take the time to talk to them. Sometimes I even learn a bit more that I knew when I pul...

Thanks Jim. I see it as a win-win deal for me. I am just a little guy and don't really do that much high precision cadastral work, but when I want t...

Like many of the above posters, I'll reiterate what they've said. In the 2 states I've done such work, there is always an "Owners Certificate", where...

Best of luck to you Jim and hope you and/or your client/boss do not get in trouble. $$$$ comes to mind.Read the guys below. They know what they are ...

Interesting sequence of problems/comments. My question though is what ever happened to the concept/doctrine that you cannot sell what you do not own....

> after a good nap, all i have to say is "what a bunch of slackers"> > i took the whole day offNot too far off. But in reality isn't geeking...

I like the ones somebody wrote with such wording as "...thence N 03 deg...S; thence E 87 deg....W; thence S 42 deg....N to POB..."A surveyor goofs up ...

> ...Another tactic I have heard of is to give them permission to use your land for the time being (in writing). That makes it not adverse to the ...

Every state is different with different time requirements, but I think all of them include open, notorious, adverse, and some other ones I can't remem...

craigslist ad i just happened upon.Exact same setup I have. Now I know what it may be worth, maybe worth. It's worth more to me in my truck though.

> Is reflectorless really that big of an advantage?Another ditto. Great for remote building corners or just about anything you don't want to climb...

I believe there isn't any difference in the base. Either of them will create a .DAT file of everything, which you can send to OPUS. Optionally if yo...

> The standards are pretty clear. No other certifications are allowed. What you are doing might be a great product, but it's not an ALTA...The solu...