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- What should a boundary survey plat include?
We're updating our plat template. What should every boundary survey drawing show?
Standards and ALTA surveys0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do you handle Table A item 11 utilities on ALTA surveys?
Clients want all underground utilities shown, but we can only see surface features.
Standards and ALTA surveys0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - What changed in the latest ALTA/NSPS standards?
We want to make sure our ALTA surveys follow the current standards.
Standards and ALTA surveys0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - Where do you find older plats and field notes for research?
Starting research on a rural tract with a long chain of title. What sources do you check?
Legal descriptions and records0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How should surveyors approach adverse possession questions from clients?
Clients often ask if a neighbor has "taken" land by using it. What is our role?
Legal descriptions and records0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do you write a clear legal description for a new parcel?
Looking for tips on writing descriptions that title companies and future surveyors can follow easily.
Legal descriptions and records0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - What is the priority of calls when deed elements conflict?
Need a quick refresher on how to weigh monuments, distances and bearings.
Legal descriptions and records0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do you handle a deed description that doesn’t close?
An older metes and bounds description has a large misclosure. How should it be treated?
Legal descriptions and records0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do I explain GIS data limits to clients who expect survey accuracy?
Clients send us GIS parcel lines and expect our survey to match them.
GNSS, GIS and data0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - What is the difference between NAD 83 and the new NATRF2022 datum?
We keep hearing about the National Spatial Reference System modernization. What should we prepare for?
GNSS, GIS and data0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do you combine drone data with conventional survey data?
We're adding drone mapping. How do we tie it into our total station and GNSS work?
GNSS, GIS and data0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do I handle grid vs. ground distances on a project?
A client compared our state plane distances with taped ground distances and found differences.
GNSS, GIS and data0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - Should I use a VRS network or my own base station?
Our state has a real-time network. When is it better to run our own base?
GNSS, GIS and data0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - What is the best way to set up a GNSS base on a known point?
Looking for good practice when occupying a control point with an RTK base.
GNSS, GIS and data0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - What safety practices matter most for survey crews working near roads?
We do a lot of corner searches along rural highways. What should our safety plan include?
Field work and equipment0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do you schedule crews when demand spikes in spring?
Every spring we have a backlog of fence and closing surveys and clients get frustrated.
Field work and equipment0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - What is the best way to search for an old monument that isn’t where the record says?
Record calls put a stone corner in one place, but we can't find it.
Field work and equipment0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do you plan field work for heavily wooded boundary surveys?
Rural boundaries with thick woods and steep ground are eating our field budgets.
Field work and equipment0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - What checks do you run on a total station before starting a job?
Looking for a practical daily routine for instrument checks in the field.
Field work and equipment0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026 - How do you protect monuments during demolition and site work?
We often lose control points and property corners on redevelopment sites. What practices work best?
Field work and equipment0 answersAI answerOct 25, 2026
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